Happy Halloween, everyone. Halloween night was last night for me. I had some bourbon and watched Ghostbusters. I thought about getting candy but my sweet tooth seems nonexistent these days. I feel nostalgic about it. I go to the store and look at candy but then when I imagine what it tastes like it's not remotely appealing. Just a few months ago, I was routinely snacking on chocolate bars but the desire seems to have totally vanished.
Halloween candy is very different in Japan. There's a lot of cookies, cakes, and wafers. Candy corn is totally absent. Unlike candy canes, I can't even order candy corn on Japanese Amazon. I don't especially want any, I guess. I can enjoy a candy corn but two of them generally seem to be slightly more than enough for me. Japanese candy is said to be not as sweet as American candy. I'm not sure that's an adequate description of the difference. American candy tends to more of a waxy, oily, or gelatinous quality while Japanese candy tends to a breaded or creamy quality. KitKats are very popular in Japan and they famously come in a variety of unique flavours here. The chocolate covered wafers fit in pretty well with home grown Japanese products like Pocky and Melty Kiss.
I've been in the mood to watch a Hammer movie but I always get decision paralysis when trying to pick one and end up watching something else (like Ghostbusters). It's easier to just keep moving forward and watching things I've never seen, I guess.
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