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northway
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I agree with Feloria 100%. I haven't worn a halloween costume since I was 12 years old. This was pretty normal where I come from back home as well. I didn't know any adults who dressed up. Yet somehow over here in Korea it seems to be a big thing with the foreign community. Is this just a case of homesickness gone mad? Or do adults in other parts of the US actually do this as well?
It all seems a bit silly to me. I have friends/coworkers who call me "anti-social" or "no fun" because I don't want to dress up and go out. |
Same. It was kind of a thing in college, but more as an excuse to go crazy partying than anything else. |
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Leon
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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| nick70100 wrote: |
I agree with Feloria 100%. I haven't worn a halloween costume since I was 12 years old. This was pretty normal where I come from back home as well. I didn't know any adults who dressed up. Yet somehow over here in Korea it seems to be a big thing with the foreign community. Is this just a case of homesickness gone mad? Or do adults in other parts of the US actually do this as well?
It all seems a bit silly to me. I have friends/coworkers who call me "anti-social" or "no fun" because I don't want to dress up and go out. |
Not dressing up doesn't make you no fun, but act superior to people who choose to does, and self righteously annoying. No, because you do not dress up in a costume doesn't make you any more mature or adult than thoose who choose to. |
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northway
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Not dressing up doesn't make you no fun, but act superior to people who choose to does, and self righteously annoying. No, because you do not dress up in a costume doesn't make you any more mature or adult than thoose who choose to. |
But it does make me less interested in exhibitionism. |
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UknowsI
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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| I think it's fun when people dress up for Halloween. I don't see any harm in it, and it spreads some joy. What exactly are the negative points of people dressing up? Personally I never put on a costume, it doesn't really fit my personally well, but I don't mind when other people do. If they add a costume dress code to a party, I will simply not attend. |
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Leon
Joined: 31 May 2010
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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| northway wrote: |
| Leon wrote: |
| Not dressing up doesn't make you no fun, but act superior to people who choose to does, and self righteously annoying. No, because you do not dress up in a costume doesn't make you any more mature or adult than thoose who choose to. |
But it does make me less interested in exhibitionism. |
I don't think that it really qualifies as exhibitionism if someone dress up for halloween and attends a halloween/costume party. If they are walking around during the day in costume, then sure. If they are at an event that has been billed as a halloween or costume event than I don't think that could be charged as such. |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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| UknowsI wrote: |
| I think it's fun when people dress up for Halloween. I don't see any harm in it, and it spreads some joy. What exactly are the negative points of people dressing up? Personally I never put on a costume, it doesn't really fit my personally well, but I don't mind when other people do. If they add a costume dress code to a party, I will simply not attend. |
It's all a bit of a laugh, really. Nobody gets annoyed at Christmas when people are dressed as Santa, so what's the harm in this? I usually can't be bothered to make the effort, but I applaud those that do. There were some really creative costumes last year and if any of you are the Korean American chick dressed as Jessica Rabbit in Itaewon last year, that was smoking! |
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Squire
Joined: 26 Sep 2010
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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When I was at school I would have lost a lot of respect for my teachers if I knew they were wearing fancy dress outfits for Halloween, like the younger kids.
Imagine running into a coworker or one of your students (or their parents?) |
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Leon
Joined: 31 May 2010
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Squire wrote: |
When I was at school I would have lost a lot of respect for my teachers if I knew they were wearing fancy dress outfits for Halloween, like the younger kids.
Imagine running into a coworker or one of your students (or their parents?) |
Imagine not caring? |
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ThingsComeAround
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Squire wrote: |
When I was at school I would have lost a lot of respect for my teachers if I knew they were wearing fancy dress outfits for Halloween, like the younger kids.
Imagine running into a coworker or one of your students (or their parents?) |
They might think "This person isn't such a bore after all"  |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Leon wrote: |
| northway wrote: |
| Leon wrote: |
| Not dressing up doesn't make you no fun, but act superior to people who choose to does, and self righteously annoying. No, because you do not dress up in a costume doesn't make you any more mature or adult than thoose who choose to. |
But it does make me less interested in exhibitionism. |
I don't think that it really qualifies as exhibitionism if someone dress up for halloween and attends a halloween/costume party. If they are walking around during the day in costume, then sure. If they are at an event that has been billed as a halloween or costume event than I don't think that could be charged as such. |
This is fair, yet for people who get really into Halloween, more often than not it seems to be for the attention (and I'll be the first to admit this isn't the case all the time). |
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Squire
Joined: 26 Sep 2010
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Leon wrote: |
| Imagine not caring? |
I bet you would though
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| Squire wrote: |
When I was at school I would have lost a lot of respect for my teachers if I knew they were wearing fancy dress outfits for Halloween, like the younger kids.
Imagine running into a coworker or one of your students (or their parents?) |
They might think "This person isn't such a bore after all" |
Maybe  |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:17 am Post subject: |
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| We are EFL teachers in Korea, so we can't exactly be respected much less anyway, lol. |
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 4:27 am Post subject: |
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| On this issue: to each his or her own really. |
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adzee1
Joined: 22 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Feloria wrote: |
Last year a co-worker was throwing a Halloween party.
He said that anyone who came, HAD to be in costume. He asked me a couple days before if I was going. I asked "do you really HAVE TO dress up?" and he said "of course, it's a Halloween party!" I said "well, I guess I can throw on a baseball jersey and cap and be a baseball fan." He said "no, you have to go all out--be original!"
I told him maybe I'd go, but I wasn't sure.
He told me I was being "anti-social"
SIGH
Those of us who preferred not to dress up like morons had a nice "get together" of our own. |
Yes I agree 100% with you and would much rather go to the party where people are not dressed up, and I have been in the same situation where i have been told "you have to dress up" So i just dont go
I dont mind other people doing it but there is no way i am doing it myself !! |
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Pa Jan Jo A Hamnida
Joined: 27 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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| I dislike it as the practice distracts from performing work. In non ESL positions, I've seen personnel spend more time running a social committee than doing the job. |
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