Does your SO want you to do this ? I would have been pretty pissed about the permission part . My husband talked to my parents about their Blessing instead of their permission . Going to his work is also . odd . Try calling and asking him out for lunch just the two of you . Either tomorrow or sometime soon . <| sep |> That ' s what I was thinking . It seems like it would be in poor taste to dress up as a monk and ACT LIKE ONE . But the general consensus here seems to be that a costume is all fun . I wonder if the context that every one is dressing up as other clutures makes it worse though ? <| sep |> Maybe he can use some of that extra money to buy popeyes chicken upon his return . Love that chicken from popeyes . Dun dun