Comments on: Cards http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/14/cards/ JFK: ''we choose to go to the ...'' Wed, 23 May 2012 09:06:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Todd http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/14/cards/#comment-33905 Todd Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:42:45 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/14/cards/#comment-33905 V-Day? And White Day? In Japan. There's a joke there. But I'm too much a gentleman to say it. V-Day? And White Day? In Japan. There’s a joke there. But I’m too much a gentleman to say it.

]]> By: igeek http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/14/cards/#comment-33588 igeek Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:14:31 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/14/cards/#comment-33588 My guess is it's probably shunned in most Islamic countries. My guess is it’s probably shunned in most Islamic countries.

]]> By: Chuck http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/14/cards/#comment-33563 Chuck Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:04:59 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/14/cards/#comment-33563 William that doesn't seem weird. When I was in elementary school we had theme lunches for many holidays. Heart-shaped pastries are not unheard of. William that doesn’t seem weird. When I was in elementary school we had theme lunches for many holidays. Heart-shaped pastries are not unheard of.

]]> By: The Bad Seed http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/14/cards/#comment-33538 The Bad Seed Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:10:02 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/14/cards/#comment-33538 In general, amongst couples I know who are over 30 and who've been together for at least a couple of prior Valentine's Days, the spending is generally pretty equal between the genders and usually $10 or less. People who "forget"/ignore the holiday and people who go hog-wild seem to be evenly split between the genders, at least for couples I know. In general, amongst couples I know who are over 30 and who’ve been together for at least a couple of prior Valentine’s Days, the spending is generally pretty equal between the genders and usually $10 or less. People who “forget”/ignore the holiday and people who go hog-wild seem to be evenly split between the genders, at least for couples I know.

]]> By: Keera http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/14/cards/#comment-33510 Keera Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:17:05 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/14/cards/#comment-33510 JR #2, same thing in Norway, too. Tain't natural but younger Norwegians are embracing the new imports. This year we had a full-on collision with Mother's Day and the first day of Lent. Mother's Day and Lent won. JR #2, same thing in Norway, too. Tain’t natural but younger Norwegians are embracing the new imports. This year we had a full-on collision with Mother’s Day and the first day of Lent. Mother’s Day and Lent won.

]]> By: William http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/14/cards/#comment-33479 William Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:17:29 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/14/cards/#comment-33479 In Japan, you can also give 'tomo-choco', which are when women give chocolates to female friends. In fact, school lunch on Friday at my elementary school included a muffin tart in the shape of a heart, which went out to all the kids. That would probably be a bit weird in America(?). It's also my understanding that the men are supposed to return the gift many times over on White Day. Not just chocolate, but expensive jewelery and designer clothing. In Japan, you can also give ‘tomo-choco’, which are when women give chocolates to female friends. In fact, school lunch on Friday at my elementary school included a muffin tart in the shape of a heart, which went out to all the kids. That would probably be a bit weird in America(?).

It’s also my understanding that the men are supposed to return the gift many times over on White Day. Not just chocolate, but expensive jewelery and designer clothing.

]]> By: mkilby http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/14/cards/#comment-33474 mkilby Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:42:11 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/14/cards/#comment-33474 @ JR (2) - Three cheers for the Swedes! In Germany, there is an irritating willingness to import all sorts of imported holidays and customs. At least Valentine's Day was already a known concept here, but Halloween went from a minor oddity to a major commercial epidemic. It was formerly known only in a few areas that had major (American) military bases, but once the Harry Potter books publicized it a bit among kids, the industry discovered that they had a new marketable commodity. Two years ago the number of kids that rang our doorbell in suburbian Berlin was higher than at my parents place in the suburbs of Washington. @ JR (2) - Three cheers for the Swedes! In Germany, there is an irritating willingness to import all sorts of imported holidays and customs. At least Valentine’s Day was already a known concept here, but Halloween went from a minor oddity to a major commercial epidemic. It was formerly known only in a few areas that had major (American) military bases, but once the Harry Potter books publicized it a bit among kids, the industry discovered that they had a new marketable commodity. Two years ago the number of kids that rang our doorbell in suburbian Berlin was higher than at my parents place in the suburbs of Washington.

]]> By: Chuck http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/14/cards/#comment-33464 Chuck Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:17:24 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/14/cards/#comment-33464 My boyfriend didn't get me a card this year. I don't mind. The one I got him was not one of my best. Couldn't find any cute blank ones. My boyfriend didn’t get me a card this year. I don’t mind. The one I got him was not one of my best. Couldn’t find any cute blank ones.

]]> By: furrykef http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/14/cards/#comment-33461 furrykef Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:38:15 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/14/cards/#comment-33461 Elyrest -- 'tis Japan. My understanding is limited -- I've never been there -- but from what I can understand, obligation is a big, big thing over there. If you give a gift, this tends to make the other person feel obligated (more than in Western countries) to give something in return. Elyrest — ’tis Japan. My understanding is limited — I’ve never been there — but from what I can understand, obligation is a big, big thing over there. If you give a gift, this tends to make the other person feel obligated (more than in Western countries) to give something in return.

]]> By: Kit http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/14/cards/#comment-33457 Kit Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:56:57 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/14/cards/#comment-33457 @Elyrest: Not if you're on the receiving end ;) @Elyrest: Not if you’re on the receiving end ;)

]]>