Talk about a depressing holiday. The South Koreans have holiday to mark having not received any gifts for St. Valentines day in February. I guess I have to chock this down to I don't understand. Ok, there can be some sadness at getting missed on St. Valentines day, that I understand but I would not want anyone to know I was sad much less make a big deal about it two months later.
It seemed strange to me also that in Korea and Japan women give gifts to men but most of the people celebrating this holiday seem to be women. I know sometimes I receive gifts on St. Valentines day and sometimes I don't I have never been particularly concerned with it. Unless, you have an active boyfriend or a husband I don't see how one could have that expectation or a need to make a public declaration of sadness. I would be afraid in a culture like South Korea about looking bad for having never found love but I guess it does not bother them so much.
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my dear old friend, hello, how are you- i know you too well to even question if it is you!!! I just wanted to send you a warm hug and to tell you that i miss you and think of you a lot. And i am so happy you have a blog- powerful voices like yours must be heaard as much as i still stand on the other side of the fence on most issues- i find your creativity and courage in speaking up inspiring. So right on sister! So, I am happily married and have a beautiful little girt and now live in the beaurocratically challenged and oftentimes outdated but never the less beautiful France- how are you, where are you, and i hope you know that you are always in my ever heretical prayers.
with many blessings,
your old roommate
V
ps, so, please email me if you still have my email- i cant remember yours; am not leaving it here just in case it is not really u!!!
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