tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166121082138218879.post6137884518404658331..comments2023-10-07T07:24:25.022-07:00Comments on Sandy's France: Joyeux Saint Valentin (redux)Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02079274085194856593noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166121082138218879.post-80159050616743000482012-02-14T01:50:33.094-08:002012-02-14T01:50:33.094-08:00Actually I never even heard of valentine's day...Actually I never even heard of valentine's day before coming to the states. Until the nineties it was non-existent in France and in most of Europe. It creeped in over the past 2 decades. As it was bound to. It's a blackmail fest really. You cannot not participate in Valentine's day. Even if you promise each other to ignore this blatant mercantilistic manipulation, the odds are that she will buy something anyway, and then you're the grinch standing there grumpy and empty handed. So what do you do? you give in to St Marketing, like everybody else :-)Simon Bestemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06284849652229820594noreply@blogger.com