Hmmm, I always get a little grumpy around this time of year. The crass commercialism gets me down a bit.
Incredibly expensive roses, bad service in over-crowded restaurants etc etc.
The doesn't seem to be a Valentine equivalent of "Bah, Humbug!" but if there were, I'd be using it.
Interestingly enough, Japan has something called White Day. This is a month after Valentine's Day (was going to abbreviate to VD but then, unaccountably, decided not to). The boys give gifts to the girls who bought them stuff a month earlier. So the girls have to show their cards first, all perfectly normal and to be expected in Japan.
The thing that makes me laugh is that this new day was invented in 1978 by the national confectionary industry association. Bloody Hell!
I would post the Wikipedia link but my stupid browser won't let me. Google "white day" if you are interested enough.
Bah, Humbug!
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