I think you've underestimated just how much American Tv/Movies we get.
The influence is MASSIVE.
For example, Halloween only exists as it does in this country (and is growing) because of US entertainment.
Kids see it in films and TV and think that it actually happens, therefore it does...
This.
Halloween seemed pretty much non existent back in the 90s when I was growing up as a young kid.
Fast forward to the 00s, and suddenly every 'Halloween', as each year went by, more and more kids went 'Trick or Treating'. And more will continue to engage in the activity each year.
Really pisses me off too.
Just more American influence this country doesn't need. I guess to the 5-10 year old kids, it's just a bit of fun, but they don't realize that supporting these kind of celebrations is putting a further strain on this country trying to maintain some kind of unique identity.
It's partly the parents to blame too, for their ignorance and not giving a shit about the fact they're making the situation worse.
Now that's there enough kids that like this shit, you can go into stores and buy all this Halloween related stuff, whereas back in the 90s when I was a kid, I just don't remember that being anywhere near as common as it is now, because the idea of halloween for many kids my age at the time just didn't really exist outside of American movies.
I don't hate all aspects of Americanisation, but I just really hate how I get to live in a country with far too many dumb fucks who get told and shown by Americans the way to do things, and everyone will just willingly bend over and take it in the fuck arse, instead of actually thinking for themselves and asking themselves "Hang on, do we really need this?".
