I’m a going as a social butterfly. I got a cute rainbow monarch wing cape thing at the renfair and I am going to print social media logos and tape them to a shirt. It’s cheap, cute, and funny lol.

    • yermaw@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      8 days ago

      UK here and Halloween is in a weird place. Its shoved down your throat really hard by every retailer. Adverts on TV, radio, pumpkins everywhere, SPOOKTOBER DEALS and such.

      But, like, nobody cares? For the party animals its an excuse to dress slutty and get pissed up, and its an excuse for kids to dress up and walk around at dark, but everyone just seems to be going along with it because everyone seems to be going along with it.

      I wish we could either have it be a bigger deal than it is so everyone cares, like Xmas (inb4 calling me secularist - piss off) or nobody cares and we can just stop.

      As it currently is its just awkward.

      • remon@ani.social
        3·
        8 days ago

        I’m in Switzerland and it is indeed a weird place. Supermarket will sell Halloween themed candy and stuff but really most people don’t care. It’s actually funny how you can tell where the Americans live this time of the year, because only a few houses will have Halloween decorations up.

        And I guess there will be Halloween themed parties where people wear costumes as well, but it’s certainly not a mainstream event and more like marketing gimmick.

    • cRazi_man@europe.pub
      2·
      8 days ago

      I will be at home that evening in my tracksuit bottoms and hoodie.

      Need to think of something for my kid though.