EPTThe Strange World of Japanese Hallmark Holidays - Page 2
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Loser777
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Blisse
Canada3710 Posts
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Otolia
France5805 Posts
On August 01 2013 17:00 Blisse wrote: Random customs from non-Americanized cultures are pretty entertaining to learn about. ^^ Contrary to popular beliefs there isn't a lot of Americanized cultures on these matters aside from maybe Halloween but even that never really took off in Europe. | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
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Phrogs!
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yokohama
United States1116 Posts
On August 01 2013 19:49 Phrogs! wrote: How does valentines day work between couples? Is it still only the girl who gives something and the guy gives something back on white day? I ask because I'll be in Japan with my gf (Japanese) for next valentines. It would feel kinda weird receiving something but not giving anything lol. On Valentines Day the girl will give the guy a gift and on White day the guy gets the girl a gift. I guess traditionally it is mostly chocolate, but I hate chocolate so I receive and give out other things. | ||
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Capped
United Kingdom7236 Posts
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Phrogs!
Japan521 Posts
On August 01 2013 22:03 yokohama wrote: On Valentines Day the girl will give the guy a gift and on White day the guy gets the girl a gift. I guess traditionally it is mostly chocolate, but I hate chocolate so I receive and give out other things. Thank youu m(__)m I'm looking forward to my first christmas in japan too lol. | ||
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opisska
Poland8852 Posts
On August 01 2013 07:53 thedeadhaji wrote: I redacted my birthday from Facebook That's the unimaginative way. I have put fake birthday on Facebook to see who actually gives a shit and who just clicks on "hey, it's X's birthday, write him in the wall". The results are not very encouraging for the society, I cann tell you that. Anyway, this is one of the things I always had a gripe about with my mother (not that the list really needs help) because I started ignoring all these asburd date-related celebrations and both of my parents went nuts when I didn't mention it's their birthday, because, you know, it is so important, because ... well.. because everybody things so and so it has to be right! On the other hand, public holidays are great: free time - earlier from school, now from work. And Christmas are really awesome, almost everyone stays at home on Christmas (to the level that it gets really, really creepy in the streets after 6 pm, its' like an apocalypse just happened and everyone died), so being a Christmas ignorer can bring you some nice things, such as very cheap plane tickets or the ability to see otherwise crowded places completely deserted. (But also bad things, such as completely halted public transport.) | ||
thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On August 01 2013 16:58 Loser777 wrote: I don't think the consumerist bias quite reaches Thanksgiving (Black Friday) levels in good old 'murica though. No one even bothers to attempt to associate any legitimate historical relevance to what happens once that Friday rolls around. I actually like black friday because it doesn't pretend to be anything other than what it is: unabashed mega sale consuption bonanza  | ||
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aike
United States1629 Posts
On August 02 2013 02:18 thedeadhaji wrote: I actually like black friday because it doesn't pretend to be anything other than what it is: unabashed mega sale consuption bonanza The idea of black friday is that you don't necessarily want to start preparing for a holiday until after the holiday before it is out of the way. So the earliest possible time companies felt they could get away with pushing Christmas sales down your throat is immediately after Thanksgiving ended  Of course, these days the sales are starting before thanksgiving haha. I think Black Friday is a great day/weekend/week because I can just sit at my house and buy stuff online for great prices for myself ;D | ||
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MountainDewJunkie
United States10347 Posts
On August 01 2013 09:04 thedeadhaji wrote: hahahahah she is a clever one! sucks for you though T_T Per daphreak, it's not Aiko he was talking about lol [19:29] <dAPhREAk> i've dated 4 japanese girls It ain't easy being cheesy :| | ||
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