tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post6641034888262631242..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: Japanese Valentine's DayGruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-87965693503874782902013-02-18T15:59:57.877-05:002013-02-18T15:59:57.877-05:00Korea also has the "white day", but take...Korea also has the "white day", but takes it further with "black day" (April 14th) in which all the leftover singles commiserate over a bowl of jjajyangmyeon ("black noodles") a popular chinese food in korea, thus serving as a matchmaking day of sorts. <br /><br />Worse yet is "pepero day" named after the pepero candy (similar to japan's pocky). A completely manufactured holiday held on 11/11 because the 1's represent the candy "sticks". Teaching in Korea I was showered with tons and tons of pepero. Kids often exchange it as well, but I'm pretty sure more pepero is sold on that day than all other days combined. And you though Valentine's day was bad... Wickedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08435572370521702038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-54754706886034794732013-02-18T01:57:37.236-05:002013-02-18T01:57:37.236-05:00Cannot women resourceful such that it is unnecessa...Cannot women resourceful such that it is unnecessary for men to follow the traditional paradigm? I think you confuse biology and human social custom too often because you assume that all society runs by the standard male-as-the-provider modelKySocialist91noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-87528488107269150162013-02-18T01:57:09.120-05:002013-02-18T01:57:09.120-05:00Cannot women resourceful such that it is unnecessa...Cannot women resourceful such that it is unnecessary for men to follow the traditional paradigm? I think you confuse biology and human social custom too often because you assume that all society runs by the standard male-as-the-provider modelKySocialist91noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-66381704108594334762013-02-17T18:30:35.311-05:002013-02-17T18:30:35.311-05:00Not Western, but the norm of all courting animals....Not Western, but the norm of all courting animals.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864860607925412103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-53480036812046120612013-02-17T17:23:52.182-05:002013-02-17T17:23:52.182-05:00Is it necessary to go by the standard Western rela...Is it necessary to go by the standard Western relationship paradigm and have men prove to women they are resourceful? KySocialist91noreply@blogger.com