Tim told me this story today after we rode the kids to school. One of her employees lives in a neighborhood on the other side of town. As he was going home, he saw a couple of children dressed up trick or treating.
As I've written before, Halloween is not a holiday that is usually celebrated in Thailand. Tim's employee was familiar with Halloween from Tim talking about it. Unfortunately, none of the people in the neighborhood were familiar with or practiced the holiday. The employee saw the kids go from house to house, leaving with the full brunt of the trick and no treat.
The hero of the story (Tim's employee) felt bad for the kids, so he bought a bunch of candy from 7-11 and gave it to the kids. He talked to them a few minutes and learned that they had recently moved to Thailand and didn't know where they should trick or treat. My guess is that by next Halloween the kids will be haunting the streets of Nichada and finding a much more sugary bounty.
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