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'Giri' chocolate custom still popular for Valentine's Day in Japan -
02-14-2007, 06:18 PM
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
TOKYO — More than 40% of working women in their early 20s favor a custom that requires female workers to give chocolate to their male colleagues on Valentine's Day even from a sense of obligation, while less than 20% of those in their late 30s approve of the practice of so-called "giri" (obligation) chocolate, a survey showed Tuesday. Of the 515 working women aged between 20 and 39 polled, 78% said they will buy chocolate for Valentine's Day. Of them, 71% will give chocolate to their husbands and boyfriends, 48% to bosses, 44% to family members and 37% to co-workers, according to Internet researcher Macromill Inc. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend.-- Albert Camus 
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02-14-2007, 08:34 PM
See, that goes to prove that Japanese ladies are so nice and caring. All the reason to want one more.
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02-14-2007, 10:10 PM
But remember that with chocolates on Valentine's Day, comes the responsibility of White Day. White is 14th March and on that day men must give a present worth 10x what they got in chocolates for Valentine's.
This can be a very ruinous affair ^^; The custom was parodied in Ken Akamatsu's manga Love Hina where Kitsune gave Keitaro chocolate along with a catalog, pointing what she wanted in return. Buying chocolates is for giri. When a girl wants to show her love, she makes the chocolate.
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07-02-2007, 06:13 PM
its fun to watch the girls give chocolate to the guys...
once i saw this cute little girl,i think she was 10 yrs old,she was giving chocolate to her guy and it was so cute i started to giggle   I'll beat anyone who challenges me, I'll beat anyone who thinks they are better.  
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