Refuge of a Maladjusted Moose

Japanese society is still quite a bit more chauvinistic in its tendencies. More than I am used to anyway. The woman's place is still primarily considered to be in the home and discrimination for jobs and such is less frowned upon. But this fact is no more apparent in my mind than in the Japanese adoption of Valentines day.

As you might have guessed, Valentines day in Japan has been taken over in order to favour men. It is a day where women give chocolates to the men in their life. This not only includes loved ones but also work colleagues. The later of which is termed “duty chocolates”. February 14^th is not a good day to be female.

Technically its not really a one sided exchange. Japanese women get their rewards (more chocolates) on March 14^th, so called “White Day”. But I think this is beside the point, the actual day is February 14^th, Japanese just twisted it to suit them and added an extra day on the end to keep their other halves happy. There inventiveness never seizes to surprise me.

Anyway, enough of this, I have chocolates to eat......