Mundane halloween

I can't tell you how many times I have been "girl who forgot trash pickup in the airplane by five seconds."

The idea behind "Mundane Halloween" is just as it sounds: people dress up in a costume that tells a boring story and involves plain and regular clothes.

Each year since 2014, a group in Japan holds a Halloween event where people come dressed not as witches, Avengers, or zombies but

Mr Bean and Teddy mom & baby costume

The Facepalm internet group shares cringe-worthy posts that make you wonder: are we all seeing the same world, or are there some truly peculiar people out there?

Would that we all dressed for Halloween as “lady who can’t find a seat at the food court.”

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you want to dress up for an office Halloween party, but really hate the idea of spending the whole day dressed in a flamboyant and uncomfortable costume? Well, the Japanese have found a solution to this awkward situation. In 2014, they started a subculture called Jimi Halloween (地味ハロウィン) which roughly translates to “mundane Halloween.” The idea behind it is as mundane as it sounds—people dress up in a costume that tells a boring story and…

Lauren: This is my son Jeremy. My mother made the costume.