>>244 I think that there are more otaku in Japan than in the US. Japanese fans dream about dating the celebrities, while Americans mostly admire the work and social lives of celebrities. Please study hard, and do well! Let us know how you do on your exams. ^_^ >>245 I don't know. If I ever have children, I want to give them a happy Christmas season every year. My parents always put the tree up about a week before Christmas, and sometimes they put lights on the house around the same time. They always put presents under the tree. But, we didn't usually celebrate the "Christmas spirit" in the weeks before Christmas, like most American families. >>246 ジャマイカ？ >>247 Here, some families get real trees, and some buy fake ones. They've recently begun seeling ones with decorations already on them, or just lights, but those aren't very popular. Because, it is an important tradition here to decorate your tree with ornaments you have collected over the years, and that your children made. We often give ornaments as gifts around Christmas, with a date printed or etched on it. A real tree makes your house smell wonderful, but if it gets dried out, it can catch on fire. We used to use real trees, but lately it's been fake ones. I understand what you are saying. In English, it would be like "Get the tree out." Or like my family, because we keep our fake tree in the basement, we say "Bring the tree up." >>250 I use a couple different websites. honyaku.yahoo.co.jp www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdic.html The first is a translator, and the second is a dictionary. First, I type into the translator, and then I try to fix mistakes I see, and use phrases I already know of. I don't use any software on this computer. On my laptop, I can type in Japanese. Right now, though, I have to enter everything into those websites and copy/paste to here. >>230>>232 Thank you very much for warning people.
I think many Japanese don't bother to prepare trees. In the end, we are not christians in general and it's not a national holiday like in the U.S.. The truth of the matter is, Christmas day is mostly for men and women to fuck, like Valentine's day or Halloween in Japan. So it gets really really hard to reserve a room in pricy hotels on those days. I heard some make hotel reservations 6 months before Christmas day or something, making sure they get the room they want. People go all the way to prepare for the one precious fuck you get on the holy day
>>253 I don't get it... >>254 Christmas isn't just for Christians, though. To most families, it is more about Santa than Jesus. Here, Christmas is supposed to be a time for families to have traditions. I have heard from many people that it is a romantic holiday in Japan, which confuses me. How is a big fat bearded old man in a red suit romantic?
Yeah. >>254 is right. In Japan Christmas is kind of like for young couples (unmarried), while Christmas in US is a family event, for family gathering.
The night of Christmas Eve, 24th means more than Christmas day, 25th for those couples. If you don't have boyfriend or girl friend, Christmas Eve is the day when you feel miserable most of all days in a year.
By the way, Christmas is not a holiday here as >>254 says. If it happens to fall on Friday or Saturday, which means the next day you don't have to work or go to school, couples stay overnight at hotel and make love to thier heats' content.
So, Christmas, Valentines, and Halloween are all romantic holidays for you guys? We only have Valentines for that purpose, and New Years to a certain extent. On New Years, you have to have a date to a New Years party and kiss at midnight. The whole thing baffles me. >>258 The translator translated it as "Jamaica." I was lost... hahaha ^_^'
Maybe because Christmas day in Japan is just one of those marketing ploys they use. Just like the chocolate industory in Japan succesfully introduced Valentine's day as the day of chocolate. The Hotel industory or the restrant industory maybe promoted Christmas eve as a night for lovers saying"Spend precious time together on this holy night" or something like that. And people got sucked into the ploy ever since.
In Japan, Christmas and Valentines are romantic holidays, but I don't think Halloween is. Recently, some people enjoy Halloween party and trick-or treating, but its not so popular.
Valentine day is a big event especially for school kids. Its chance for girls to declare their love to boys.
That's right. Halloween is not big in Japan. Most people don't know when it is. Some people only know it as a day of pumpkins. But I'm sure there is a move by some industories to make it a big day, to somehow sell their products. Maybe the pumpkin industory lol
Well I don't think Halloween is romantic. That's where I don't agree with >>254. Christmas and Valentine's Day sure are considered to be romantic.
New Year's holidays are for family gatherings here. We pay a visit to a shrine during New Year's holiday and if you have boyfriend or girlfriend, it's very common that you went to shrine with him/her. Again you feel miserable if you don't have bf/gf on the occasion.
I think Magibon is cute enough to have boys to ask her out for a date.
Holidays are marketing plys here, too, but not if you don't let it be that way for you. This isn't the first time I've heard of girls declaring their love for boys in Japan on Valentine's Day. And, the girls give the chocolate, right? Here, men always give chocolate, and often roses on Valentine's Day. In elementary school, the kids give little cards to each other, but each child has to bring a card for every kid in the class. Many years ago boys and girls would say "Will you be my Valentine?" to declare love, but that doesn't happen anymore.
For us, on New Years Eve there are parties where everyone gathers around the TV to watch the Ball drop in New York City at midnight. People wear silly hats, and kiss at exactly midnight. That's all New years is for us. There are no festivals, or religious events, and nothing happens on New Years day. Except, there is no work or school, and businesses are closed. On Valentine's Day and New Year's Eve, single people are miserable here.
＞＞274magibon Please appeal. I want to learn the address recorded in your petition. My father is rich. Therefore, I migrate to the detached residence in the United States. Please come to Hawaii. You are my masturbation.
You seem to be going to lose the virgin before I receive the birthday of 15 years old. The world is money. The child who was born in richness is permitted no matter what it does.
This article has it that when you receive email full of "!"s and "?"s from a girl, she might be coming on to you. The number of these characters indicates the sense of affinity toward you. It says the original source is from a US magazine but it doesn't have the link there. What do you think? I would like to hear your opinion.
>>320 Thanks for the info. ^_^ >>327 Hmm, I've never really thought about it. That might actually be true, but it doesn't mean that a few ? and ! are a sign of love.
>>328 The article also says if you are a girl and you think your boyfriend uses those exclamation marks too much in his email, it could be a sign of some other girl's influence on him. But I'm sure >>331 is very happy with his girlfriend.
>>343 I'll consider talking soon. I am actually quite shy and freeze up a little bit when I try to talk. >>344 ^_~ >>345 And, now Sunday's almost over. I hope your Monday is going well. Thanks for the nice words! ^_^
>>346 Everybody does that in front of a camera. You were nice enough to post a voice message for us. We all know that you have very cute voice. It would be very nice if you could talk to us in your video, but in no hurry (^^
>>347 Thank you for the reassurances. I might talk more, but I don't know when. Even when I practice, it turns out, how you say... "dame deshita." ^_^' >>348 I don't think you want to see me dance. Trust me. www Maybe I'll learn someday. ^_^
Ah, it's in the middle of the night for all of you. I sincerely hope you are all sleeping well and having sweet dreams. Have a great day at work, or a great day off!
>>349 You said you are shy. I think if a man is too shy in US, it is hard for him to survive over there. You know, I heard there are lots of opportunities to have to ask a girl out or to go to a party and all.
I think I am lucky to live in Japan. If I lived in US, I would be considered wierd man not being able to ask a girl out or have a ball at parties.
There is not such a thing as dance parties hosted by school in Japan. I heard there are three or four parties a year at school in US. I would have ended up joining at prom without a partner at senior year.
What happens to a boy who is shy enough not find a partner for prom? Is it OK to participate in prom without a partner?
