A topic that was missed in this video was Valentine’s Day cards in Japan and how Japanese experiences in elementary school days were different than American V-days. Maybe ask them next year? In my childhood, there was a school party for each homeroom class on Valentine’s day. Some of the parents volunteered to bring a few treats and desserts to share. We made decorations for our classroom and each kid made a Valentine’s mailbox. There’s different ones you can make, but using a shoebox and covering it with paper, cutting a large slit in the top to drop the Valentines in, and decorate it with markers, paper hearts, stickers, and your name, is a typical design. The cards are usually bought at the store. Girls pick ones with pretty cartoon characters or cute kittens on them. Boys would buy Valentine cards that are more funny or cool. They come on a small sheet of poster board with perforated lines which have to be bent to break the individual cards apart. Each card has a picture and a silly pun or simple ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’ saying on the front side of the card and To and From on the back side. Sometimes your parents would let you pick out the shiny foil or holographic cards to buy. More costly cards that you can insert a treat into like a lollipop or pencil or, best of all, attach a chocolate to the card were highly popular. You had to buy a card for everyone in your class and, and many kids would give one to their teacher too. The teacher’s card is the largest one in the Valentine card box. The teacher would send a list of your classmate’s names for your parents to help you get enough supplies. You would pick out the “best” cards to your friends and your crush and address the cards the night before the party. At school, the next day, we’d all go from desk to desk delivering our cards like little mailmen. Afterwards you’d have the classroom treats at your desk. I always saved my cards to read at home and tape my favorites around my room. I’ll tell on myself, I actually continued giving Valentine cards and treats to my friends and teachers in High School. Nowadays, I bring holiday treats for my coworkers in our break room. Tonight I made chocolate chip cookies and put Hershey chocolate hearts on top right out of the oven. I hope everyone enjoys them! Another interesting fact is holiday clothing. I expect to see many people wearing red or pink tomorrow. On the holidays, many people like to wear the color(s) connected to those days, for example St Patrick’s Day green, Mardi Gras’ purple, green and yellow, Easter’s pastel colors, Independence Day’s red, white, and blue, Halloween’s orange and black, and Christmas’ red and green.
waltzingaranel I remember those cards! I also remember Valentine’s Day themed cupcakes and sugar cookies with a juice box or Capri sun (is Capri sun still a thing lol) I hope she asks them next year too.
I'm kinda surprised Parents are never involved in this holiday, during my youth sometimes I gave both my parents a gift for being together, and it made sense to me, if they were never together in the first place I wouldn't exist.
Valentine's Day in America is NOT just for couples. I'm from the midwest of America and Valentine's is celebrated by everyone, not just couples. At elementary and middle schools, kids buy prepackaged Valentine's Day cards and candy and bring them to school to give to all their classmates and teachers. In lower elementary kids will make Valentine's Day cards for their parents during class. Parents can even buy big Valentine's Day gift baskets at stores for their children, filled with candy and toys. So ya, Valentine's Day is NOT just for couples. I'm 31 and my mom still sends me a Valentine's Day card and snacks/gifts every year still 😊
In American elementary schools, children give chocolate and other treats to their classmates, boys and girls. I remember we made decorated boxes (red and pink hearts) that we put on the front of our desks so we could go around and put the candy in each classmate's Valentine's Day box. That was cute. As adults, it's more of a romantic partner holiday. In straight relationships, men typically have to do more of the work, making dinner reservations or cooking dinner, and whatnot. Gift exchanges are sentimental, jewelry, chocolate, or roses. Some adult couples choose not to celebrate at all, seeing it as a Hallmark holiday.
Stephanie Patterson Too much importance is put on the holiday. If you aren’t nourishing your relationships during the other 364 days of the year than an amazing V-day date wouldn’t save it.
Let's clarify some things. Singles do receive Valentine's gifts from admirers as well as family and friends. Guys are expected to give gifts because if they don't, they are teased by others for not giving Valentine's gifts most of the time. Friends do give friendship gifts, the same with families. Valentine's parties are mostly a school's way of celebrating although some people do have one. If I left anything out, please feel free to add or amend.
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Well its not only couples though. At least for me as I don't speak for everyone. But our mother would buy people in the family chocolate hearts so everyone can have it as well. Sometimes I used to get one from my grandmother and aunts as well. 😋
In elementary school in the US, students give valentines to everyone in class! It's very important. Also, often times, you get a valentine from your mom (even as an adult haha). Ummm and I buy myself Valentine's Day chocolates. Cuz I want chocolates either way.
I found out the hard way that even if a girl claims she doesn't like Valentine's day and doesn't want anything, you'd better observe the holiday regardless. No worries inn the single life though either. Half a dozen and six as they say.
In Brazil the equivalent of Valentine's Day is called Lovers Day and it is June 12th. This was imagined by a publicist and marketing agency back in the 1950's (I guess) because V Day was too close to Carnival dates (february/march)... besides that, since june was kind of a blank period for sales, they came up with this date.
Valentines in Brazil...is actually June 12th, and I always get confused with the dates! There's a lot of things about Valentines in other countries this time of the year, and then I completely forget about it when the day here actually comes! Lots of couples go out for dinner on that day and chocolate stores go crazy with themed chocolate boxes.
@@waltzingaranel Well, Valentine's Day is considered a winter holiday, and since Brazil is in the Southern Hemisphere, that means the seasons are the reverse of the Northern Hemisphere. So I guess it would make sense for Brazilians to observe Valentine's Day during their corresponding winter.
OK, on second thought, I just read Bruno BB's post down below, and his explanation makes a lot more sense than mine, so feel free to disregard my last post.
As a mother in the US I always make it a point to make my 3 sons feel special on V-day and have chocolates and roses delivered to them at school along with other small gifts when they get home. I do the same for my husband while he is at work. Although I do special things for them outside of Valentine’s Day it’s always a pleasure for me to go that extra mile on this day.
So interesting! I go to an American college, and on Valentine's Day I see a lot of people dress in pink (me included). I often get little gifts from my parents and friends, and I like to make hand-made cards for my close friends and maybe bake something for my class. I miss the elementary school tradition of making valentines for the whole class and exchanging them!
I was told that when Japan embraced Valentine's Day, that there was no clear communication from Western World on what it was. Instead, chocolate companies made special chocolates, and girls buy more chocolates than guys (perhaps due to 'cute' packaging). Japan had to make a day specifically for Guys to return this favor because Japanese people are generally polite like that.
My parents always gave me and my sisters stuff toy animals, balloons and a bag full of chocolate/ snacks. They would send it to our our schools. So you always have to hear the announcements so you can pick it up from the office and have it with you all day to basically show everyone. I would even send stuff to my sisters schools. It's the norm over here in southern Texas
In the U.S Valentine's day is deppressing because you get rejected and don't get anything even thought deep down inside u want someone to say happy Valentine's day
I don't know if the people who decide what to "ask Japanese" even read these comments... But what is more important to young people in Japan... Being told by mom and dad that they are loved. Or that mom and dad are proud of them? I know Asian parents are not exactly effusive when it comes to being "lovey dovey" with their own kids. edit: I don't mean to imply that it is one or the other. Just curious what means more... :)
This is the first time I see one of your videos with Arabic subtitle… good translation indeed… To what concern valentine day in France, which is tomorrow (14 02 2019), we offer Suisse chocolates, we drink champagne and ….💋❤💖 Thanks for this video
I live in New Zealand and i'm pretty sure we don't even have a Valentines culture. I've literally never seen or even heard about anyone doing anything for valentines day. I doubt no one does anything for their significant other, but if they do they likely keep it private and not make a huge deal about it.
Extremely cute outfit and love the hair! So we dine and gift out of obligation or stuff ourselves with sweets in sorrows... and universally drink either way. There are far more break ups than hook ups, depending on how you look at it I guess... and most people that work during all of this make pretty good money either way... which may or may not be loosely related to some of those "hook ups" ._. *_BUT THAT'S BORING!_* Cant you just say it's one big giant lead up to the Sexy times here in America. Also Kids have their own tradition giving out themed valentines to their classmates... *_and who on earth wouldn't want a Lenticular Thanos Valentines card!?_* My card has... twerking! :D Wait what...?
The camp is divided between bitter anti-V-day singles VS lovers only holiday VS family and children holiday. The holiday is what you want it to be, I think. Love is the theme. We can appreciate the people we love however we want.
@@NotThatUser we had never had VDay before in russia, for us its foreign one just like halloween or thanksgiving day, usually only some young couples celebrate it now, about 16-25 yo
So the japanese females seem to forget about white day because that want a day wherr guys gice them stuff.....the guys forgetting on white day isn Probably because either the guy doesn't like them or they did not get the chocolates where love choclates because as Kathy said last video sometimes girls give chocolates and do not say it's love chocolates. Also i didn't hear any mention about how the whole day falls on men in America because women get angry if there is a dinner date at some expensive restaurant......that's right chocolates, flowers, a card, some other gift and dinner......easily cost you over a hundred dollars but the chicks were mad in one video because they had to spend 30 for a group of people....but are happy if a dude spends 100 on them.....
As a 23-year-old American male, I personally think it's kind of cruel that women are responsible for the giving on V-Day in Japan. My reasoning lies in the difference of feelings/emotions in males and females. For example, if a bunch of girls were to give me stuff on V-Day, I'd feel it necessary to return gifts on White Day to all of them because I would be afraid of hurting them and their self-esteem. However, I'd also really struggle with the fact that returning gifts to everyone on White Day could potentially lead to some girls getting "lead on", which could ultimately result in more pain for her/them down the line. I think it's a much better system in America because guys won't feel the same pain as girls do when things don't turn out how they hoped. We still experience pain, of course, but I feel that the pain females experience can cut much deeper in their heart. I had more to say, but I think I got the gist of it. Thanks for the vid! Just found this channel, and I'm really enjoying it! :)
the fact that Valentine's day and white day are so far apart is another thing ... anyways @DirectorSan, you may want to consider using a larger fstop to help with focusing ;)
I'm here in the States, but I'm single, so I went to work, vo-tech (trade school), went home, then went to see a really cool sci-fi movie (Alita: Battle Angel). It was a pretty easy day and ended on a good note (great movie). Wait a minute... "white" stands for "death" in Japan. So are y'all's guys saying the day they have to give gifts back to women is DEATH Day for them?! Seriously?!?!?!
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A topic that was missed in this video was Valentine’s Day cards in Japan and how Japanese experiences in elementary school days were different than American V-days. Maybe ask them next year?
In my childhood, there was a school party for each homeroom class on Valentine’s day. Some of the parents volunteered to bring a few treats and desserts to share. We made decorations for our classroom and each kid made a Valentine’s mailbox. There’s different ones you can make, but using a shoebox and covering it with paper, cutting a large slit in the top to drop the Valentines in, and decorate it with markers, paper hearts, stickers, and your name, is a typical design. The cards are usually bought at the store. Girls pick ones with pretty cartoon characters or cute kittens on them. Boys would buy Valentine cards that are more funny or cool. They come on a small sheet of poster board with perforated lines which have to be bent to break the individual cards apart. Each card has a picture and a silly pun or simple ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’ saying on the front side of the card and To and From on the back side. Sometimes your parents would let you pick out the shiny foil or holographic cards to buy. More costly cards that you can insert a treat into like a lollipop or pencil or, best of all, attach a chocolate to the card were highly popular. You had to buy a card for everyone in your class and, and many kids would give one to their teacher too. The teacher’s card is the largest one in the Valentine card box. The teacher would send a list of your classmate’s names for your parents to help you get enough supplies. You would pick out the “best” cards to your friends and your crush and address the cards the night before the party. At school, the next day, we’d all go from desk to desk delivering our cards like little mailmen. Afterwards you’d have the classroom treats at your desk. I always saved my cards to read at home and tape my favorites around my room.
I’ll tell on myself, I actually continued giving Valentine cards and treats to my friends and teachers in High School. Nowadays, I bring holiday treats for my coworkers in our break room. Tonight I made chocolate chip cookies and put Hershey chocolate hearts on top right out of the oven. I hope everyone enjoys them!
Another interesting fact is holiday clothing. I expect to see many people wearing red or pink tomorrow. On the holidays, many people like to wear the color(s) connected to those days, for example St Patrick’s Day green, Mardi Gras’ purple, green and yellow, Easter’s pastel colors, Independence Day’s red, white, and blue, Halloween’s orange and black, and Christmas’ red and green.
waltzingaranel I remember those cards! I also remember Valentine’s Day themed cupcakes and sugar cookies with a juice box or Capri sun (is Capri sun still a thing lol) I hope she asks them next year too.
I'm kinda surprised Parents are never involved in this holiday, during my youth sometimes I gave both my parents a gift for being together, and it made sense to me, if they were never together in the first place I wouldn't exist.
That’s adorable.
Valentine's Day in America is NOT just for couples. I'm from the midwest of America and Valentine's is celebrated by everyone, not just couples. At elementary and middle schools, kids buy prepackaged Valentine's Day cards and candy and bring them to school to give to all their classmates and teachers. In lower elementary kids will make Valentine's Day cards for their parents during class. Parents can even buy big Valentine's Day gift baskets at stores for their children, filled with candy and toys. So ya, Valentine's Day is NOT just for couples. I'm 31 and my mom still sends me a Valentine's Day card and snacks/gifts every year still 😊
In American elementary schools, children give chocolate and other treats to their classmates, boys and girls. I remember we made decorated boxes (red and pink hearts) that we put on the front of our desks so we could go around and put the candy in each classmate's Valentine's Day box. That was cute.
As adults, it's more of a romantic partner holiday. In straight relationships, men typically have to do more of the work, making dinner reservations or cooking dinner, and whatnot. Gift exchanges are sentimental, jewelry, chocolate, or roses. Some adult couples choose not to celebrate at all, seeing it as a Hallmark holiday.
Stephanie Patterson Too much importance is put on the holiday. If you aren’t nourishing your relationships during the other 364 days of the year than an amazing V-day date wouldn’t save it.
Its not like observing the holiday gives you a free excuse to just not care, its a day wherein you do something extra special with your love ones
Let's clarify some things. Singles do receive Valentine's gifts from admirers as well as family and friends. Guys are expected to give gifts because if they don't, they are teased by others for not giving Valentine's gifts most of the time. Friends do give friendship gifts, the same with families. Valentine's parties are mostly a school's way of celebrating although some people do have one. If I left anything out, please feel free to add or amend.
If you like chocolate, I bet there will be a lot of great sales in stores on February 15th!!!
I hope there is chocolate left to buy at half price when I get out of work.
Buy one get one free
WESTERN feminism (women group) send & deliver HATE MEN culture & WEAK MEN culture to WORLD.
now, WESTERN movies are full of STUPID & WEAK men.
WESTERN feminism's methods are :
call men are regresssive.
call them are progressive.
Well its not only couples though. At least for me as I don't speak for everyone. But our mother would buy people in the family chocolate hearts so everyone can have it as well. Sometimes I used to get one from my grandmother and aunts as well. 😋
In elementary school in the US, students give valentines to everyone in class! It's very important. Also, often times, you get a valentine from your mom (even as an adult haha). Ummm and I buy myself Valentine's Day chocolates. Cuz I want chocolates either way.
I remember doing that I school until 4th grade
I found out the hard way that even if a girl claims she doesn't like Valentine's day and doesn't want anything, you'd better observe the holiday regardless.
No worries inn the single life though either. Half a dozen and six as they say.
In Brazil the equivalent of Valentine's Day is called Lovers Day and it is June 12th. This was imagined by a publicist and marketing agency back in the 1950's (I guess) because V Day was too close to Carnival dates (february/march)... besides that, since june was kind of a blank period for sales, they came up with this date.
Wow, just wow! It really is a holiday for the card companies and chocolate companies to make money. 😆
@@waltzingaranel indeed... let's not be too naive about all these celebrations.... 😉 oh! Btw... ruclips.net/video/yhuthuyP_Ik/видео.html 😂
I really respect Japan for its traditions, I think it would be fun to do it their way
Valentines in Brazil...is actually June 12th, and I always get confused with the dates! There's a lot of things about Valentines in other countries this time of the year, and then I completely forget about it when the day here actually comes! Lots of couples go out for dinner on that day and chocolate stores go crazy with themed chocolate boxes.
Wow, that’s so interesting. I had no idea the date was difference in other countries.
@@waltzingaranel Well, Valentine's Day is considered a winter holiday, and since Brazil is in the Southern Hemisphere, that means the seasons are the reverse of the Northern Hemisphere. So I guess it would make sense for Brazilians to observe Valentine's Day during their corresponding winter.
OK, on second thought, I just read Bruno BB's post down below, and his explanation makes a lot more sense than mine, so feel free to disregard my last post.
As a mother in the US I always make it a point to make my 3 sons feel special on V-day and have chocolates and roses delivered to them at school along with other small gifts when they get home. I do the same for my husband while he is at work. Although I do special things for them outside of Valentine’s Day it’s always a pleasure for me to go that extra mile on this day.
"Girls will give chocolates to boys. They do it."
That escalated quickly.
So interesting! I go to an American college, and on Valentine's Day I see a lot of people dress in pink (me included). I often get little gifts from my parents and friends, and I like to make hand-made cards for my close friends and maybe bake something for my class. I miss the elementary school tradition of making valentines for the whole class and exchanging them!
At least where I live in America, there is no more pressure on men than women, so I’m surprised it’s still that way in other parts of the country.
Your outfit is so cute Cathy!
I was told that when Japan embraced Valentine's Day, that there was no clear communication from Western World on what it was.
Instead, chocolate companies made special chocolates, and girls buy more chocolates than guys (perhaps due to 'cute' packaging).
Japan had to make a day specifically for Guys to return this favor because Japanese people are generally polite like that.
My parents always gave me and my sisters stuff toy animals, balloons and a bag full of chocolate/ snacks. They would send it to our our schools. So you always have to hear the announcements so you can pick it up from the office and have it with you all day to basically show everyone. I would even send stuff to my sisters schools. It's the norm over here in southern Texas
In Germany Valentine's day really isn't a big deal 🤷🏻♀️ most couples do anything special, some eat fancy or make a cake but that's about it 😅
Well,it is a weird fact,but in South America countries there are two days for valentine (february 14 and a day in september that I dont remember now )
In the U.S Valentine's day is deppressing because you get rejected and don't get anything even thought deep down inside u want someone to say happy Valentine's day
Happy Valentine's Day, Japan!🌹🍫💌
I don't know if the people who decide what to "ask Japanese" even read these comments... But what is more important to young people in Japan... Being told by mom and dad that they are loved. Or that mom and dad are proud of them? I know Asian parents are not exactly effusive when it comes to being "lovey dovey" with their own kids.
edit: I don't mean to imply that it is one or the other. Just curious what means more... :)
This is the first time I see one of your videos with Arabic subtitle… good translation indeed…
To what concern valentine day in France, which is tomorrow (14 02 2019), we offer Suisse chocolates, we drink champagne
and ….💋❤💖
Thanks for this video
I live in New Zealand and i'm pretty sure we don't even have a Valentines culture. I've literally never seen or even heard about anyone doing anything for valentines day. I doubt no one does anything for their significant other, but if they do they likely keep it private and not make a huge deal about it.
Lmao for valentine's Day I got a massage from a teacher saying that she hopes ill do homework more often haha
Extremely cute outfit and love the hair!
So we dine and gift out of obligation or stuff ourselves with sweets in sorrows... and universally drink either way. There are far more break ups than hook ups, depending on how you look at it I guess... and most people that work during all of this make pretty good money either way... which may or may not be loosely related to some of those "hook ups" ._.
*_BUT THAT'S BORING!_* Cant you just say it's one big giant lead up to the Sexy times here in America. Also Kids have their own tradition giving out themed valentines to their classmates... *_and who on earth wouldn't want a Lenticular Thanos Valentines card!?_* My card has... twerking! :D
Wait what...?
The camp is divided between bitter anti-V-day singles VS lovers only holiday VS family and children holiday. The holiday is what you want it to be, I think. Love is the theme. We can appreciate the people we love however we want.
@@waltzingaranel Well said! People find their way to get through the day.
What is white day in japan?
that is everywhere in europe... maybe you should say something like that... USA is not onlyone state in the world where mens respect womans
Waaah awesome :'0
In russia most of ppl dont celebrate VDay at all, even couples
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But why? Is it just a preference thing?
@@NotThatUser we had never had VDay before in russia, for us its foreign one just like halloween or thanksgiving day, usually only some young couples celebrate it now, about 16-25 yo
same here in the states
Where my singles at?
Cathy, Be my Valentine!
So the japanese females seem to forget about white day because that want a day wherr guys gice them stuff.....the guys forgetting on white day isn
Probably because either the guy doesn't like them or they did not get the chocolates where love choclates because as Kathy said last video sometimes girls give chocolates and do not say it's love chocolates.
Also i didn't hear any mention about how the whole day falls on men in America because women get angry if there is a dinner date at some expensive restaurant......that's right chocolates, flowers, a card, some other gift and dinner......easily cost you over a hundred dollars but the chicks were mad in one video because they had to spend 30 for a group of people....but are happy if a dude spends 100 on them.....
I wonder if those two guys return the favor and give chocolate to their moms and sisters on White Day.
I told my japanese girlfriend we're doing the japanese style 🤣🤣🤣
Wow ldr?
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Some boyfriend you are 🤔
@@NotThatUser White day...?
@@RavinFox exactly. If we're doing the japanese style then naturally i would reciprocrate her gift on her white day.
@@NotThatUser the best in her opinion. 🤭😊😏
Japan mm
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feb 14 is coming soon but i am still single..........
....
Black pink
So sorry 😕
Single... **sigh**
Fuck Valentine's Day, MGTOW
As a 23-year-old American male, I personally think it's kind of cruel that women are responsible for the giving on V-Day in Japan. My reasoning lies in the difference of feelings/emotions in males and females. For example, if a bunch of girls were to give me stuff on V-Day, I'd feel it necessary to return gifts on White Day to all of them because I would be afraid of hurting them and their self-esteem. However, I'd also really struggle with the fact that returning gifts to everyone on White Day could potentially lead to some girls getting "lead on", which could ultimately result in more pain for her/them down the line. I think it's a much better system in America because guys won't feel the same pain as girls do when things don't turn out how they hoped. We still experience pain, of course, but I feel that the pain females experience can cut much deeper in their heart. I had more to say, but I think I got the gist of it. Thanks for the vid! Just found this channel, and I'm really enjoying it! :)
the fact that Valentine's day and white day are so far apart is another thing ...
anyways @DirectorSan, you may want to consider using a larger fstop to help with focusing ;)
Japanese Style, because I want grils buying me chocolates, just for a change.
I'm here in the States, but I'm single, so I went to work, vo-tech (trade school), went home, then went to see a really cool sci-fi movie (Alita: Battle Angel). It was a pretty easy day and ended on a good note (great movie).
Wait a minute... "white" stands for "death" in Japan. So are y'all's guys saying the day they have to give gifts back to women is DEATH Day for them?! Seriously?!?!?!