Philosophy
Of course Valentine's Day is celebrated today [February 14th] and the Japanese celebrate too but the giver is reversed where the females present chocolate gifts. And on March 14th the role is reversed on a day called "White Day" where the men distribute the goodies. On White Day, the converse happens: males who received a honmei-choco ["chocolate of love"] or giri-choco ["courtesy chocolate"] on Valentine's Day are expected to return the favor by giving gifts, usually more expensive.
Do you get the feeling that White Day is an economic marketing scheme?
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Philosophy
Howaito dē...Valentine's Day extension--Japanese style
Of course Valentine's Day is celebrated today [February 14th] and the Japanese celebrate too but the giver is reversed where the females present chocolate gifts. And on March 14th the role is reversed on a day called "White Day" where the men distribute the goodies. On White Day, the converse happens: males who received a honmei-choco ["chocolate of love"] or giri-choco ["courtesy chocolate"] on Valentine's Day are expected to return the favor by giving gifts, usually more expensive.
Do you get the feeling that White Day is an economic marketing scheme?
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One for the heart and mind today. What's difference between a crush, infatuation, and love at first sight? Happy Valentine's Day, everyone....
- Food Facts
General Tso's chicken is named after Zuo Zontang, a Chinese commander who put down the Taipeng rebellion in 1860. The dish is most likely North American in origin, since such a dish is not part of traditional Chinese cuisine. It is hypothesized that...
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Brothers, Sisters, and Transgendered Comedists Everywhere, This Valentine's weekend, I recall that a certain Playground regular has an alternate romantic use of the word "logic," and so inspired let's come up with the geekiest ways to describe...
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Brothers, Sisters, and Transgendered Comedists Everywhere, For those who will be in the Baltimore area, I'll be appearing at T.Brad Hudson's "Drink 'til We're Funny" at Damon's in Hunt Valley Sunday night. The show runs 9-11. Love...
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A left over chocolate bar from Valentine's Day may be used to measure the speed of light. "Mid Morning Experiment: Speed of Light" by Mark Steer Null Hypothesis: TheJournal of Unlikely Science Einstein realised that the speed of light was one of...