Valentine Day in other countries

That day I was watching "Zhong Yi Da Ge Da" on TV and they were discussing about how people celebrate Valentine in Korea and Japan.

I have always thought that Valentine Day was celebrated in the same manner throughout the whole world. Oh I couldnt be more wrong!

In Japan, on the 14th of February, it is the females who will present a gift to the guys they are interested in. (OMG! That is so helpful for singles like me!) After the guys know the intentions of the females, they have a month to ponder over whether anot to accept the female.

On the 14th of March, the guy will have to return a gift to the female. There are four choices.

1) Handkerchief
2) Soft candy
3) Biscuit
4) Hard candy

The handkerchief represents non-interest and I suspect its intention is for the female to contain her tears.

The soft candy represents friendship and it is a subtle hint from the guy that things are better off being what they are now.

The biscuit represents a sort of a trail relationship a sort of “see how it goes” kinda intention.

The hard candy if you havent already guessed it, means the guy has officially accepted the female as his girlfriend.

If you haven’t already see the trend, yes, the harder the item received, the more the guy is attracted to the female.

In Korea, a practice similar to that of Japan is in place. In addition to that, Korea has an additional festival at 14th of April where the females who have been rejected and guys who are single (or rejected) will have friend dumplings together to get over the unhappiness.

Oh man, the Koreans are so smart. They are creating opportunities for the single guys and females to mix around, so dont grieve even when you receive a hanky for a gift. You might just meet that someone special while tucking in that bowl of fried dumplings. (effect of this implemenation in Spore will result in hundreds fold increase in the turnover of wanton mee!!!) SDU should take a leaf outta the book from our Korean and Japan counterparts!

Make a guess what does 14th April represents in Japan after reading what I have written? I will leave the answer in the comment box.