Japanese women throng stores as they splurge on chocolate for men on Valentine's Day

[krafty]

Japanese women throng stores as they splurge on chocolate for men on Valentine's Day


TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese women jostled feverishly for elbow room at stores on Friday to buy Valentine's Day chocolates for the men in their lives - guys who do sweet nothing in return.
While the ladies splurge on the object of their desire - as well as friends, colleagues and bosses - men simply wait for the goodies to pour in on Feb 14 and gorge to their heart's content.
It's a far cry from the Western version of Valentine's Day with its saucy commercials featuring handsome hunks swooping in to leave a box of chocolates on a lover's bed.
Although the confectionery traffic is one-way in Japan, the country celebrates White Day next month, when men are required to reciprocate with a white gift - from cookies to lingerie. "It's madness today," said Ms Masako Fukuda, as she clutched a dainty bag of Belgian cocoa truffles that set her back a cool 8,000 yen (S$91).

 

[gingerlyn]

Re: Japanese women throng stores as they splurge on chocolate for men on Valentine's

different culture
japan women dont need to work and waiting for their husband to feed their mouths up there and down there.

 

[laksaboy]

Re: Japanese women throng stores as they splurge on chocolate for men on Valentine's

It's a different culture. In Japan, females give chocolates to males on V-day. Friend or lover or colleague or family member it doesn't matter.

For the more special males whom they like, they usually buy more expensive chocolates or make the chocolate themselves.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giri_choco

In Sinkieland, the best time to dump Sinkie women is on V-day.

 

[glockman]

Re: Japanese women throng stores as they splurge on chocolate for men on Valentine's

In Sinkieland, the best time to dump Sinkie women is on V-day.

Best time to dump is before valentine's day. No need to spend on anything

 

[nehtiongnoy]

Re: Japanese women throng stores as they splurge on chocolate for men on Valentine's

So TS, you bought chocs for any guy friend?

 

[Happyhour]

Re: Japanese women throng stores as they splurge on chocolate for men on Valentine's

How did this celebration become so popular and commercialised in Asia?

 

[Semaj2357]

Re: Japanese women throng stores as they splurge on chocolate for men on Valentine's

How did this celebration become so popular and commercialised in Asia?

heard that it was invented by a malay guy to see if he could up the minah after buying her a bowl of lontong to administer injection daging.
thereafter, it took a life on its own with guys all over the world and the rest is ......his-story

 

[virus]

Re: Japanese women throng stores as they splurge on chocolate for men on Valentine's

Where is the jippunese aunties in throngs?