And guess what is supposed to happen? Women go out and buy chocolate for the men in their lives. All of them. Like, your co-workers. Your boss. Your son. Your father-in-law. And of course your one true love.
Chocolates range from do-it-yourself treats (there is amazing packaging on sale) to one-or-two piece gift boxes to $50 assortments and more. Women (teenagers! sophisticated singles! matrons! grandmothers!) line up 30 deep at the popular shops in order to purchase these confections. Everyone says the economy is crummy, but you'd never guess it from the lines at the candy counters.
What a sweet way to put some vigor into the economy: Let's declare every day Valentine's Day.
Okinawa Looks Like This
Peaceful: a beautiful place for a walk
自己紹介
- Chura
- Born and raised in the USA (NJ), I’ve spent most of my adult life in Japan. One of my favorite places in Japan is Okinawa. To me, Okinawa is a land of stories and an island of music, magic and mystery. The music is shima-uta, songs sung to the rhythm of a three-stringed lute called a sanshin. The magic is in the colors of land, sea and sky. The mystery? Mystery begins where the line between legend and verifiable human memories begins to blur. I am a member of the Archaeological Institute of America, chapter chief of a sanshin study society, and a founding member of the Marine Culture Research Association of Okinawa.