As you might know, Valentine's day is the special event when girls give chocolates gifts to boys.
Actually, there are two kinds of chocolate gifts in Japan.
One is Giri chocolate, the other is Honmei chocolate.
Giri chocolate is the chocolate gift to show your friendship or thanks. For example, there is a custom that a women employee gives her boss a chocolate gift with her gratitude.
On the other hand, Honmei chocolate gift is totally different. Honmei chocolate is the gift that a girl gives to the boy that she loves.
After she gives Honmei chocolate to the boy, she will sometimes ask him to go out with her.
For this reason, especially in school, girls often tell the boy which type of chocolate gift it is so that he doesn't misunderstand.
However you should pay attention when you are given a chocolate gift even though that is Giri chocolate because someone might be too shy to say that it is Honmei chocolate.
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