こんにちは！

英会話イーオン品川駅前校です♪

今日はValentine's Day

(バレンタインデー)ですね！

日本と外国では

少しだけ習慣が違うのを

ご存知でしたか？(#^^#)

今日はRicky先生が

アメリカのバレンタインについて

教えてくれました！

日本では、女性が

男性にチョコを贈るのが

一般的ですが、

外国では男性も

チョコや花束などの

プレゼントを用意するそうです♪

日本も「逆チョコ」や

「友チョコ」が流行っていますが、

外国ではいわゆる「義理チョコ」の

概念はあまりないそうです

特別な人にだけに贈る

特別なイベントのようですよ♪

今年は少し外国の文化を

取り入れてみるのも

いいかもしれませんね(#^^#)！

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Hi everyone

this is Ricky!

Today I will be talking

about Valentine's Day.

So in America,

Valentine's day is a little

bit different from

how it is in Japan.

In America,

both girls and boys

give presents

to each other in

a relationship.

Normally,

the boy will ask

the girl to be his Valentine,

but it is okay for

the girl to ask the guy.

This is a holiday

mainly meant for couples.

So you don't have to

bring gifts for

your co-workers.

While it might be appreciated,

it is not expected

or at all needed.

Instead,

focus on giving something

to your significant

other/partner.

It is normally

a very popular date night,

so you need to

make reservations early.

Typical gifts include

sweets, flowers,

and stuffed animals.

Gifts are not limited

to this though.

Getting creative with

what you know about

the other can really make

your partner happy.

It also can be a very

popular day for

proposals to be made.

So those are some of the

fun facts about

Valentine's day in America.

If you have any questions,

please feel free to ask me anytime!

Thanks for reading

- Ricky