Office Christmas parties, the cultural appropriation edition

[Signora Pæsior]

Pæs and I are at our office Christmas party.

The theme is Mexican.

At least one person is dressed as a drug dealer named Sanchez, and cheap sombreros abound.

[Juana]

The fuck?

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Mexican is an emotion.

[Richter]

The Chi Omega Sorority just got a ration of shit for that sort of behavior.  Avoid all cameras so you don't even appear associated with it.

[Signora Pæsior]

Sorry, my mistake -- there are at least three drug dealers, because two of them just got Best Dressed.

Fuck everything.

[Suu]

That's just...yeah.

Why can't New Zealanders just have an Ugly Sweater Party like everyone else?

[AFK]

Everyone just pretended to be boring white people at mine.  It was VERY convincing, let me tell you. 

[Suu]

I have Navyguy's "office" party tonight with the base command.

Apparently it's okay for me to wear jeans and bring a flask.

[Signora Pæsior]

That's just...yeah.

Why can't New Zealanders just have an Ugly Sweater Party like everyone else?

Actually, that was a big thing about a year ago. Google image search "David Bain jumper".

[Cain]

I didn't go to mine.

"Fuck you, and fuck your party.  I'm going to go catch up on sleep LIKE A BOSS."  I may have hallucinated sending that, since I am not yet fired.

[Elder Iptuous]

 

ohlord.  that sounds like something that would be in Japan or something.  is this something that would fly in general in NZ?  like nobody batted an eye at a stereotype themed christmas party?

[Sita]

Sounds better than the 'White Trash' theme I'll have to deal with tomorrow.

[Elder Iptuous]

seriously? at an official function?

[Sita]

Oh, their Christmas parties are never official. Working in a pharmacy kinda makes a party hard to do.

But just about everyone, including the boss, tends to be there.

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

Who comes up with this shit?