tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post7915589058672038612..comments2023-07-12T07:22:02.075-07:00Comments on Pop Culture Junk Mail: When the marshmallows are in seasonGael Fashingbauer Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10720729203329325754noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post-18749871852161824832007-02-14T09:53:00.000-08:002007-02-14T09:53:00.000-08:00According to Japanese ladies I have known, the Val...According to Japanese ladies I have known, the Valentine's Day/White Day system really doesn't work to their advantage. On Valentine's Day, they give chocolate to a man they like, but they also have to give "<A HREF="http://www.takipedia.org/wiki/Giri_choco" REL="nofollow">giri-choco</A>" (chocolate of obligation) to other men of their acquaintance, like men they work with or go to school with. That can add up to a lot of chocolate! Then, when White Day rolls around, "the men always forget!" (That is a direct quote.) Moreover, there is no giri-choco system for men, so the ladies don't even get chocolate from all the men to whom they were obligated to give chocolate.<BR/><BR/>Of course, my information is purely anecdotal. Perhaps there are herds of Japanese men suffering under giri-choco oppression. Somehow I doubt it.100 word minimumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631727478697743537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936314.post-79789715662935709312007-02-13T22:05:00.000-08:002007-02-13T22:05:00.000-08:00I've had marshmallow candy with fruit filling like...I've had marshmallow candy with fruit filling like <A HREF="http://www.wizzywig.com/xcart/product.php?productid=41311" REL="nofollow">these</A> and loved them.<BR/><BR/>I can only imagine the chocolate would be equally delicious.MsMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678127669806973890noreply@blogger.com