Halllowe'en Costumes

[Mile-O]

Does anyone else work in an office where, when it comes to silly events like Hallowe'en, the women get over-zealous about dressing up at work? (For fun, apparently.) Now, I don't know about everyone else, but I don't go to work for fun.

So will there be any dressing up in your places? Or is this just a stupid UK thing?

 

[MacFil]

Where I work, men and women are allowed to dress up for special occasion like Hollowe'en.
We call it Moral booster..

 

[TeST911]

i work in the uk, and that NEVER happens where i work...

 

[Greyowlsl]

Yea whats this dressin up for work thing, you ethier do you job properly and professionaly or you dont do it at all, so we just take the day off . Also we bearly practice the whole halloween thing in aus.

 

[Adeptus]

The closest we have to dressing up is "casual day" on fridays...

 

[Ron_dK]

So will there be any dressing up in your places? Or is this just a stupid UK thing?

Nothing of that here in the dutch mountains, but I figured that this dressing up thing came all the way from good ol' USA ?

...get over-zealous...

Nice word, had to look that up, but noted that you're still oversealess on the Neubauten ? (last.fm)

 

[Mile-O]

noted that you're still oversealess on the Neubauten ? (last.fm)

Oh yes indeed. Do you use last.fm yourself, or were you just being curious?

 

[ColinEssex]

Nothing of that here in the dutch mountains, but I figured that this dressing up thing came all the way from good ol' USA ?

I reckon the whole halloween thing came from the USA, thats why we now get these horrible little brats practising extortion on the 31st. "You give me nice sweets and I won't smash your car up" - it stems from the American way of life where extortion and protection payments are the norm.
We never even knew halloween existed when I was little.

We don't dress up in the NHS for anything.
Even nurses don't look like traditional nurses any more. I got told off once for not wearing a tie, even though I had no meetings and was not going out.

Col

 

[Ron_dK]

Oh yes indeed. Do you use last.fm yourself, or were you just being curious?

I occasionally pop in , mainly in the jazz section ( i know you hate jazz) ,
but that's all. I noted your lastfm friend Kaninaki. Ain't she a beauty with a good taste

 

[Ron_dK]

"You give me nice sweets and I won't smash your car up"

Get rid of the car, then you won't have to give them anything

I got told off once for not wearing a tie, even though I had no meetings and was not going out.

Sounds like you dress up every day and nobody noticing the difference between every day and the halloween event

 

[ColinEssex]

Rak - totally off topic (sorry Mile-O) but just one post answer will do Rak.

I'm toying with the idea of touring the NL next May on the motorbike. The ferry goes from Harwich (just 10 miles from me) to the Hook.

What do you reckon? lots to see, nice towns? Amsterdam nice? expensive? any recommendations?

Col

 

[ColinEssex]

Sounds like you dress up every day and nobody noticing the difference between every day and the halloween event

we always have to be "smart", always wear a tie, no jeans, no trainers.
A friend of mine was given a verbal warning once for wearing jeans on a friday even though he was not going out that day.

Col

 

[Ron_dK]

What do you reckon? lots to see, nice towns? Amsterdam nice? expensive? any recommendations?

Col,
Depends on your interests, but I reckon that you might pay a visit to Paradiso Amsterdam or the Bamboo bar Amsterdam, the old city of Delft,
the lakes in Friesland ( up north) and if you pass by Rhenen, I'll buy you a beer.
Google for Paradiso to see what events will come in 2007.

Oh I forgot, the Bimhuis in Amsterdam is great for jazz and improvised music sessions.

Ron

 

[Rich]

Rak - totally off topic (sorry Mile-O) but just one post answer will do Rak.

I'm toying with the idea of touring the NL next May on the motorbike. The ferry goes from Harwich (just 10 miles from me) to the Hook.

What do you reckon? lots to see, nice towns? Amsterdam nice? expensive? any recommendations?

Col

It's flat and expensive

 

[Ron_dK]

It's flat

Not where I live

and expensive

Prove it !

 

[Rich]

Prove it !

In what way? oh and don't ride the bike with clogs on Col

 

[Ron_dK]

In what way?

Things have considerably changed over here, since the last time you was in the lowlands ( 1945 ?) and inflation over the past 50 years is about half of that in the UK.

 

[ColinEssex]

Now now, stop fighting.

I was thinking of a change (from Spain) and as the ferry is so close, I like to see other countries, architecture, way of life, chat with the people etc.

I know Amsterdam has a "reputation", but like most cities, there's much more to it than that.

Plus, the neighbouring countries are close, so one could pop over there too.

I'll do some net research, maybe get a book from the library.

I'm sure there's more to it than clogs, windmills and tulips

Col

 

[Rich]

Things have considerably changed over here, since the last time you was in the lowlands ( 1945 ?) and inflation over the past 50 years is about half of that in the UK.

actually we arrived at 1535 and left at 1135, pennyless

 

[ColinEssex]

Rak - whats some basic prices?

Say

a cup of coffee in a cafe

a litre of petrol

20 fags

a fry-up meal in a cafe

a hotel room for a night (say 2 or 3 star)

you can do it in euros, I'll convert to GBP

Col