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The shop owners on a street (Danskavägen) in our neighborhood were celebrating their Fall evening hours by decorating with candles and giving out free apples.
We can think of a few reasons why this sort of thing wouldn't work in the US:
1. Everyone would be scared that somebody poisoned the apples.
1b. Somebody actually would poison the apples.
2. One moron would immediately take all the apples so that the street would be decorated with empty baskets.
2b. Another moron would then steal all the empty baskets.
3. Lawyers would not allow the open flames due to risk for personal injury.
3b. Someone would actually manage to burn themself (probably by parking their Hummer on top of the candles).
4. Someone would steal all the candles.
4b. The guy who stole the candles would burn himself and call a lawyer (ref. #3).
5. Kids would think it was fun to throw the hot wax at each other, at which point their parents (who ARE lawyers) would get involved.
