Kaette Kudasai! Akutsu-san - Ch. 169

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I know she never will, but I wish she would ask him for a kiss as a reward
 
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White Day was not actually established until the 1980s

I did not know that.

when the Japanese National Confectionery Industry Association successfully campaigned to implement a ‘reply day’ for men to reciprocate the presents they received from women on St. Valentine’s.

That figures.

On White Day, men are expected to present girls with gifts roughly two or three times the value of what they received a month earlier.

The fuck? More of that Japanese gift giving culture I don't understand.

If the man does not return any gifts at all, it is considered a disdainful spurn

Societal pressure to give gifts on a forced holiday.

Although it has become traditional for girls to give chocolates on Valentine’s Day and boys to reciprocate on White Day, many Japanese woman have recently been pushing back against what they see as a stressful practice of ‘forced giving’.

The unease is mostly directed towards the practice of giving [obligation chocolate], as women often feel immense pressure to spend thousands of yen on chocolate to avoid offending bosses and co-workers. In response, many companies in Japan have banned the practice to minimize perceived harassment.
https://www.jrailpass.com/blog/valentines-day-white-day-japan

Does this expend to the men too? Though, I suppose if they do not receive any chocolate en masse, they don't have to reciprocate.

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I didn’t make this up. When I checked my husband never heard of it, but my girlfriends did, so I guess this falls under “general girl knowledge.”
https://tokyoexplained.wordpress.com/2015/03/15/a-few-things-about-white-day/

So, it isn't unheard of that a boy would be ignorant of the meaning behind the gifts.
 
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Love this chapter, especially the last panel. Just a chef's kiss.
 
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Man... i never give candies to anyone anymore. Last time i gave it to Chris Hansen and my life changed since then.
 
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Here's my prediction for next chapter based on the current pace. He didn't actually know what it meant when he bought it, but somehow knew after the fact, and didn't want to return it or didn't have the time. So he didn't actually meant to, but also knew what it meant.
I would be surprised if it turns out he did it on purpose.
 
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Here's my prediction for next chapter based on the current pace. He didn't actually know what it meant when he bought it, but somehow knew after the fact, and didn't want to return it or didn't have the time. So he didn't actually meant to, but also knew what it meant.
I would be surprised if it turns out he did it on purpose.
I think he knows. He said "I-I was way too worried, thinking about whether this would be okay or now." I read this as he was worried about expressing the feeling meant by the candy.
 

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