http://www.missionmission.org/2012/10/31/a-very-aussie-halloween-party/ Saluting San Francisco's Mission District Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:29:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 http://www.missionmission.org/2012/10/31/a-very-aussie-halloween-party/#comment-65830 James Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:34:55 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=44508#comment-65830 I just spent my first Halloween in Australia. The neighborhood paper did an on-the-street interview. Five out of five people said they didn’t really celebrate it – “too American.” Several said “too commercial.” But for twenty-somethings looking for any excuse to party – it’s catching on as an excuse. And there are little parties for little kids springing up here and there – again, excuse to dress in a costume. So just like McDonalds, it is seeping in. Hey – out in the burbs, there are even a few Outback Steak Houses (yes, the American chain).

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