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[DarkJediKnight]

Such a weird culture.

 

[SquiddyCracker]

'Kakuhido', which translates as the Revolutionary Alliance of Men that Women Find Unattractive

Man, Japanese is an information condense language.

 

[Lucumo]

My men. Valentine's is a corporate soul sucking holiday.

It certainly is.

 

[Mrs. Manky]

So they are against three foreign holidays... something something nationalism.

Yeah, but the current chairman's name is Mark Waters. Unless that's a pseudonym, it seems as if someone went planeflyingintothesunset.gif and got very disappointed in the outcome.

 

[Zoe]

Man, Japanese is an information condense language.

Kakumei-teki himote doumei

Lots of Japanese phrases get shortened to four syllables.

 

[GorillaJu]

Man, Japanese is an information condense language.

kakumei-teki (revolutionary) himote (unpopular) doumei (allies)

Not quite as elaborate as what the article states.

 

[HolyBaikal]

Well that's... not good. It sound like they're bitter from not being flirted with..

To be honest, I really like Japanese valentines day. I wish we had it here.
Our Valentine's day seems to be like Japan's white day. But Japan has both.

I love it when women buy men gifts, and confess their romantic feelings for them.

 

[AudioNoir]

This was a strangely adorable read.

 

[Condom]

Well that's... not good. It sound like they're bitter from not being flirted with..

To be honest, I really like Japanese valentines day. I wish we had it here.
Our Valentine's day seems to be like Japan's white day. But Japan has both.

I love it when women buy men gifts, and confess their romantic feelings for them.

Is it because of Christian culture that in the west, women have no special occasion to confess romantic feelings?

 

[_Ryo_]

Chocolate boxes are priced like luxury items in Asia, they don't buy chocolate from Walmart or Kinder. Just in Hong Kong where flowers are the minimal expected gift by the average "princess"... around US$ 120 for few roses

Price was not my point at all. It's more about the myriad gifts one has to scramble to think of. Do you get jewelery? Spa treatment, massage? New phone ?

Narrowing it down to chocolate is much less stressful even if the chocolate is expensive as hell. Also, I know about the Asian chocolate boxes and how some even go about making their own chocolate to gift.

 

[kmax]

Revolutionary Alliance of Men that Women Find Unattractive

 

[Ingueferroque]

This is funny.

 

[Chojin]

The chairman's name is Mark Waters? Herm.... Is he a Gaffer?

 

[HolyBaikal]

Is it because of Christian culture that in the west, women have no special occasion to confess romantic feelings?

Goodness, I have no idea. I don't know what causes differences in culture on things like this. I don't know how Japanese Valentines Day and White Day happened.

.. it doesn't... seem like Christianity would be the reason..

 

[mdubs]

Looks like some guys aren't getting chocolate from their

Spoiler

real life

waifus like I am

 

[TheBaldEmperor]

RAMWFU = Ram Waifu

They certainly seem to be sending mixed messages here.

 

[cryptic]

suicide for the lonely and it's just a bigger joke

 

[Cheesecakebobby]

Aw man I spent most of the day in Shibuya but I didn't see these guys. Then again I was paying more attention to the girl I was with COS I'M NOT A GROTESQUELY UGLY FREAK

 

[Robot Carnival]

wonder if they were singing this song...

 

[Toxi]

Yeah, but the current chairman's name is Mark Waters. Unless that's a pseudonym, it seems as if someone went planeflyingintothesunset.gif and got very disappointed in the outcome.

I would laugh so hard if this was the case.

 

[Rentahamster]

I was about to google for a picture of Karl Marx wearing a fedora, but I don't think I care strongly enough to do that.

 

[Avixph]

Why didn't they anonymously send each other chocolate? Or date each other?

 

[The Silver]

sounds like something out of a chapter of prison school

 

[DiscoJer]

My men. Valentine's is a corporate soul sucking holiday.

Is it? I mean, it's not like there are giant mega corporations all based around selling Valentine's gifts.

Mostly it's local businesses - flowers, upscale confectionery shops, restaurants. I don't think the really big companies like say Hershey or whatever really make a killing from it, while the smaller places (especially the confectionery shops) need the business to stay afloat for the year.

 

[ReiGun]

People who hate Valentine's Day have officially become more tiring and annoying that the day itself.

 

[Dugna]

This thing is like a weird mix of the right ideals and the left ideals, overall though not sure what's the problem with how japan does things it's pretty equal in terms of ideas.

 

[Cheesecakebobby]

Is it? I mean, it's not like there are giant mega corporations all based around selling Valentine's gifts.

Mostly it's local businesses - flowers, upscale confectionery shops, restaurants. I don't think the really big companies like say Hershey or whatever really make a killing from it, while the smaller places (especially the confectionery shops) need the business to stay afloat for the year.

Apparently, in Japan chocolate manufacturers see more than half their annual sales in the week before Valentine's Day (25% on the actual day)

 

[Cipherr]

Not so much "chase after", but women give chocolates to men on valentines day be it out of love, friendship or social obligation, then white day you return chocolates to the people who gave them to you. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Day

You get chocolate that you can't eat because you have to return it to the person that gave it to you on valentines?

 

[kiunchbb]

Despite the Marxist rhetoric, Mr Furusawa has since stepped down as head of the group, posting distinctly un-Marxist photographs of his new set of wheels, boasting "thanks to our actions I purchased a Mercedes" as a parting shot.

LoL


.........

LoL

 

[kirblar]

My men. Valentine's is a corporate soul sucking holiday.

They've even started to push "Reverse Valentine's Day" a month later in Japan.

 

[IceCold]

Japanese work culture is so fucked. The idea that I can't leave work until my boss leaves or that I'm expected to partake in all work events is ridiculous. Productivity is super low in Japan. At the same time they are super sexist. If you're a woman and pregnant forget about getting a job. It's not surprising that birth rates are so low.

The fact that work is so stressful that you have to put your sex & social life on hold is seriously messed up. Japanese people should really look at their society and fix this.

 

[SenorArdilla]

You get chocolate that you can't eat because you have to return it to the person that gave it to you on valentines?

You can eat the chocolate or throw it away. But you are obligated to make/buy a White Day chocolate for that person come March 14. It's considered "paying back" the giver from Valentines Day.

Which is ingenious from a corporate standpoint.

 

[Shaanyboi]

Public kissing is terrorism? Fuck off.

 

[faridmon]

Why don't they play League of Legends all day instead of making themselves feel bad

Spoiler

like I did

 

[Avixph]

Why didn't they anonymously send each other chocolate? Or date each other?

Anyone?

 

[vypek]

I wonder if there would be a group of women who will protest White Day

 

[Dai101]

How pathetic.

 

[FeenixRising]

I thought that Naruto SD episode was only joking....

 

[SenorArdilla]

I thought that Naruto SD episode was only joking....

It's like one of my Japanese animes.

 

[Magni]

http://youtu.be/Y3MchdmrR2g



My girlfriend and I had a good laugh at these guys :lol

For the curious, the closest equivalent to the western Valentines Day in Japan would actually be Christmas. That's the "couples day". As said above in this thread, Valentines Day is more about women giving chocolate to the men society expects them to give chocolate to, and White Day a month later is for men to give chocolate to the women who gave them chocolate a month earlier.

My girlfriend was surprised to see men lining up outside in the snow and cold (we're currently in NY, not Japan) to buy flowers today, she had never seen that before!

 

[speculawyer]

Gotta have a hobby I guess.

 

[UltraGunner]

What's the japanese equivalent to a fedora?

 

[Avixph]

What's the japanese equivalent to a fedora?

An Otaku or a moe fan ;-)

 

[UltraGunner]

An Otaku or a moe fan ;-)

so a Dakimakura then? Sounds about right.

 

[Avixph]

so a Dakimakura then? Sounds about right.

Yep.

 

[GorillaJu]

What's the japanese equivalent to a fedora?

 

[Avixph]

Hhhehehehe.

 

[L00P]

It's a lot like one of the characters in Welcome to NHK was bitching about in one episode. But then a girl he liked called her back and was like "lolol nvm"

 

[Zoe]

Anyone?

Because they're not gay?

 

[HolyBaikal]

I-I'm a moe fan. :<