Uh oh. It’s the
sappiest time of year.
The day when my Dad
buys my Mom flowers, chocolates, and sometimes jewelry. And THIS YEAR, he went
ALL out. He bought her a star! No, really. I guess you can do that—and it’s not
even very much money. It’s named after her and everything. * rolling my eyes *
Okay, I admit,
that’s pretty cool. I’m really interested in outer space — one of the Chase
Duffy adventure comics even talks about me going in a rocket to visit three
planets. And, Astronaut Robert Thirsk came to our Science class last year and talked
about his adventures, which really got me thinking about different career
choices.
But, um, getting
back to Valentine’s Day, it’s NOT my favourite time of the year. We exchange
cards at school, and I always buy my Mom and sister chocolate or candy hearts.
But sometimes, when I see all the red and pink and hearts and sappy Cupid
stuff, I wish I lived somewhere where they don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day
(like Korea or Brazil), or at least celebrate it in a different way.
Like, in Vietnam,
couples traditionally wear the same style and/or colour of clothes to celebrate
Valentine’s Day. (On second thought, maybe that’s not so cool…)
The Japanese
actually celebrate on TWO days. On February 14, girls give dark chocolate to the
boys that they like. And on March 14, boys give girls they like cookies or
white chocolate. Talk about dragging things out!
In Spain, only
people in love give and get presents—not family and friends. That makes sense
to me.
Maybe I just don’t get it. What do you
like—or dislike—about Valentine’s Day?
Gotta jet!
— Chase Superman Duffy
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