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- From: thmartin@romulus.rutgers.edu (Miss Animerica)
- Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
- Subject: Re: A Christmas Thought
- Message-ID: <Dec.26.04.02.58.1992.9097@romulus.rutgers.edu>
- Date: 26 Dec 92 09:02:59 GMT
- References: <1hdah0INNr0o@aludra.usc.edu>
- Organization: Rutgers Anime
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- dhiga@aludra.usc.edu (Darold Higa) writes:
- > Commenting on the crowd at Disneyland, one of the Japanese girls commented
- > that Christmas was a "lover's holiday" in Japan, not a family one.
- > Apparently the three big "lover's holidays" are:
-
- > -Valentines Day
- > (The girl gives Chocolates and gifts to a boy)
- And are expected to give chocolate to their boss, and their neighbor,
- and every other male of their acquaintance.
-
- > -I forgot the name, please help (in March)
- > (The boy returns the favor with expensive gifts--I heard Tiffany's far too
- > often here for MY comfort...)
- On "White Day" one month later (March 14 - my birthday!), the
- chocolate makers would have the men buy white chocolate for the women,
- but i've heard they usually don't.
-
- > -Christmas
- > (time for couples to take time out with each other...sigh)
- And buy presents.
-
- > MERRY CHRISTMAS!
- Felices Fiestas!
-