Let me just explain in a few lines how Valentines generally occur in Japan: on February 14th the girls give chocolates to the guy, and one month later, March 14th called "White day" the guys give the favor back to the girls. I received chocolate from one of my host sisters, dried banana chips covered with chocolate... I have to remember to give her something back one month from now. Chocolate is a big thing in Japan and chocolate companies capitalize on those holidays where receiving or buying chocolate is almost unavoidable. There are 3 types of chocolate you can buy: "maichoco", "tomochoco" and "girichoco". Maichoco comes from "my chocolate" and you buy it for yourself. Tomochoco comes from tomodachi chocolate, or "friend" chocolate where you buy for your friends and finally there is "girichoco" where you buy as an obligation... but I'm not sure how that part works...
Happy late valentines.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
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Happy Valentine Joel!!!!
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