Well Valentines Day was a few days ago, but I was still thinking about
it. In Japan things work a little differently. Only Japanese females
buy chocolate or some other small item to there boyfriends rather than a
gift exchange. Then a month later on March 14th, the roles switch. It
is White Day and the males should give chocolate back to the people that
gave them chocolate last month. It is also worth noting that not all
exchanges are romantic, some are formed by social obligations. The candy
used in these type of exchanges are called Giri Choco, while honmei
choco is used for romantic exchanges. You can sort of equate it to
flower buying in America. If you bought as red rose for a co-worker it
would be akward, but if you got her a mix of flowers it would be seen as
a nice gesture.
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