Operation Orange Balloons - Pt 2
Well, I spent some of last Friday and Saturday wandering around the streets and knocking on doors. People looked at me warily thought the screen / security door and I said I wanted to give them an orange balloon and a letter. They looked confused, but consistently opened the screen / security door to let me give them the items.
I explained my purpose and on the whole, got agreement to give it a whirl. At two places I got “Thank goodness, I’ve been doing it for years. Now it’ll really catch on when we do it again next year”. At most places I got “What a good idea, how reasonable”. At one place I got “I don’t celebrate Halloween”, but was able to get the picture of teenage kids with eggs out of her head. At one place I got “I don’t speak English”.
And at one place I got “What exactly are you celebrating on Halloween?” With an accompanying frown and subtext of “Are you a devil worshipper?” I was able to explain I was celebrating kids seeking lollies and nothing more. Lastly, I got two “We don’t celebrate Halloween”, Devil Worshipper!, cue door closed almost in my face.
On the whole, people were pretty generous with their willingness to give it a try.
I explained my purpose and on the whole, got agreement to give it a whirl. At two places I got “Thank goodness, I’ve been doing it for years. Now it’ll really catch on when we do it again next year”. At most places I got “What a good idea, how reasonable”. At one place I got “I don’t celebrate Halloween”, but was able to get the picture of teenage kids with eggs out of her head. At one place I got “I don’t speak English”.
And at one place I got “What exactly are you celebrating on Halloween?” With an accompanying frown and subtext of “Are you a devil worshipper?” I was able to explain I was celebrating kids seeking lollies and nothing more. Lastly, I got two “We don’t celebrate Halloween”, Devil Worshipper!, cue door closed almost in my face.
On the whole, people were pretty generous with their willingness to give it a try.