Valentines Day

Februrary 14th is Valenentines Day. In Japan this means, thanks to the advertisement success of the chocolate industry, that girls give chocholate to males they like. (Or small "giri" (tribute) chocholate to their boss and coworkers to show them that they don't hate them). For the males this implies to return the favour one month later ("white day") with more expensive chocolate or an expensive dinner, which might get complicated if you recieve more than one chocolate :-P.
The page linked above, appearently written by some disappointed guy, describes the situation a little bit sad but perfectly: "... Anyhow, men become gradually irritated when St. Valentine's day draws, because they must feel awfully awkward if they cannot get any chocolate on that day, as it indicates that they are not worth even for "giri" chocolate. However, once they receive chocolate, they have to endure another suffering anyway."
Although this tradition is on the decline, for some reason I got 4 chocolates :-D: