Because nothing say "I love you" more than triple the amount of diabetes for your loved ones.

you forget Bro-Chocolate, given between best bros, the chocolate sometimes comes in macho shapes such as sports cars, guns, swords, and Bruce Lee.

Things I've learned in this video: 1. Joey has a crush, a girlfriend, and a wife 2. Triple-return

Joey you forgot what the reasons was people send cards to the one they love: it's because St. Valentine was sentenced to death and before his execution his love (who I think was the princess) sent him a goodbye poem that was in a small card accompanied with his last meal. I know, it's messed up

4:07 "I want chocolate! No need for love. Just give me sugar!" That's so me. I don't care about feelings. Just give me food.

Oh wow, I've heard of White Day but I didn't know that Valentine's Day was only for women to give gifts/chocolates :o

Obligatory chocolates are a way for female Japanese students to be tsundere in real life

I was doing my presentation but then I was meant to say Roman numerals but I accidentally said ramen noodles... it was embarrassing.... 😂 😂

So Giri-choco can also be the friendzone-choco.

When I learnt this in Japanese class my teacher was like, “Don’t worry Jeremiah you still have a chance”

White Day as a battle royale, huh? Fund it.

The rules are backwards indeed... but I'd still have a heart attack if anyone liked me enough to give something back on White Day...

When you said reverse valentine I thought you meant celebrating the single! XD

The "WTF japan" becomes more and more censored each time so demonetisation-kun won't spank.

When you’ve been watching anime for a long time, you don’t think White Day is weird at all...

"Should other countries inplement white day?" Heck, countries should get rid of valentines day

In Elementary School everyone was your Valentine we were in this shit together

I’ve just realised that this is the content that i subscribed for. Cultural intricacies and japanese phrazes. All tied together by a laidback presentation

did you know that the act of getting engaged with a ring as a required part of it is also a marketing ploy from the 1950's and 60's

Triple back?! Well, I'll just cut my chocolate in three pieces then (nailed it).

Korea's Valentines day is very similar to Japan's Valentines day but on White Day the guys hardly give white chocolates but.....CANDY. Like strawberry, pineapple, apple flavored candy. Where I have NO idea where the idea came from 😂😂

The phrase that’ll keep you alive: *”IN A GOOD WAY”*

imagine confecing on valentines day and having to wait a month for you anwser

Woah woah woah. Are you telling me they replaced pi day?!? Truly, WTF Japan.

When the thumbnail is actually from a Lesbian Anime

I prefer Reverse Traps rather then reverse Valentine’s Day

*sees Citrus* *clicks*

I think it's cool, except for the "give three times what you received" thing

Joey: Originally Valentine's Day was established as a day to honor sai- Me: SATAN?! Joey: -nt Valentine Me: Oh...

A reverse Valentine's? Where instead of giving boxes and wilting flowers to loved ones, we can say, "FUCK YOU" to unloved ones? SIGN ME UP BABY.

"The day ended being a contest between guys about who can get the most chocolates. It lead to superiority complexes and bullying." Cool. It's just like the US then. :)

I love Forever-alone-and-proud Day. Also, coincidence that when you abbreviate it, it spells out "fap"?

I've watched anime for so long that white day is nothing new to me now

I learned about White Day from Rachel and Jun It was adorable

"You give back triple, the amount of chocolate on white day" I instantly thought back to the giant chocolate statue of Ichijo for Valentine's Day in nisekoi, made by tachibana. Then then laughed saying, "Good Bye, president and any future life savings!".

Joey: *wears Christmas sweater in March*

On this day, we celebrate Pi Day. Happy 3.14 Day

In my country there's no Valentine's day. On 14th Fabruary we celebrate "Trifon Zarezan" which is basically day of the wine. I just wanted to share~

I probably would be that girl that never gives chocolate. Hehehe.

One thing I love with your videos Joey is that most or all your videos are very very rewatchable. The fact of how you make every video shows a way off getting better and it's easy to say so. Have always loved watching you man and I just wish you good luck forward 👍

Is the 3 times return for every chocolate? From my limited knowledge I understood it as you either: 1. Not give back anything (you basically don’t give a shit to who gave you chocolate) 2. Give back something of equal value (wanna keep being friends) 3. Give something 3 times the worth of what you originally received (this would be the male confession, the equivalent of honmei-choco) Also apparently there were originally different meanings in what you gave back, it was something like white chocolate to who you love, marshmallows to friends; not sure about this. Also it looks like South Korea not only has white day, but there’s also a black day (April 14th) for the people who received nothing on the other two holidays.

Me in Japan on 'Valentines Day': Chocolate: 0 Ego: 0 Me: 🔪😭🔫 -these are plastic toys-

the song that played during the video was "jazz and rain" by nymano just for your information

He's saying that the chocolate race thing is bad but my mathematics department has found that More chocolate = More chocolate

Valentines day has never seemed equal to me in the west. Sure, sometimes the gifts are but there seems to also be the expectation that men arrange and pay for a posh meal out or similar romantic experience. The idea of splitting it into two days where there is a requirement that one day be a return for the other seems far nicer and fairer to me but then japanese culture has to work in its idea of making gifts to everyone obligatory. That drags its appeal down a lot, IMO. I'd rather be nice to my friends when I want than be a slave to the culture like that. Also, triple return is BS but I think its safe to assume most people feel that way.

I think in Japan, they make it like Parent's Day. There really is no Parent's Day in the west. They split it into Mother's Day & Father's Day.

I see Citrus, I click.

Very informative! Thank you so much! This'll help in my story writing!

I remember this one harem manga where it was white day and this one girl in the harem gave the dude chocolates and then pulled out a magazine and said “So I want this, this, this and this” or something like that. I think it was love hina but I’m not sure.

Today is also the day stephan hawking died😢 RIP

7:56 that means friend in sign language XD

2:19 YO! THIS PAINTING IS LEGIT HANGING IN MY DINING ROOM! WTF?!

In my school, girls would mix chili into the chocolate. Then on White day, the guys would do the same as revenge. It was weird.

I got Forced by a girl To buy her a Rose but I didn’t gave her shit

Lazy guys: *just give the same chocolate back to her a month later that's it*

when Joey started explaining the Japanese Valentines day thing I was starting to think of To Love-Ru, and when the clip of that episode popped up on screen I couldn't help but chuckle xD

Tbh, I kinda like the idea of Valentines-/ White-day. Because, Valentine's day here is a day that only tends to be celebrated as an existing couple. If you'd give a present to your crush without actually dating them, it might seem kinda weird. The fact that in Japan, you can do that, and even hide it a bit since you have these other types of chocolates (giri/tomo) to give out, is kinda cool. The closest we came was anonymous rose selling, organised by our school. And, making people give gifts in return is quite charming. I do have to agree Sanbai Gaeshi sucks there, although from what I've heard that's not always expected. Cause hey, white day can be as much of a chance for guys to proclame their love, as valentines is for women/girls. (only gonna talk straight people here) For example, if guys want, they can reciprocate a girl's honmei-choco with an equally meaningful gift and accompanying card, giving a chance for their relationship to blossom. Or, they can turn someone down by giving them giri-choco, at the same time, showing the girl that they did appreciate the gesture she made. They could even give a little white day gift to their crush even if they didn't give them anything for Valentine's day. Honestly, most holidays became what they are because of marketing companies, but if it's fun and makes people happy, why not?

I've heard of this holiday before and I was like wtf when I first heard it

I love the Acelora Orion Heart UnderBlade poster and Oshino Meme poster at the back.

Here in Finland we have Friend's Day (instead of Valentine's). It's for remembering those that are important in your life, but there's nothing particularly special about it. Maybe sending cards, but most of the time the day goes by unnoticed.

I THOUGHT "HONMEI" CAME FROM "HOME MADE". BECAUSE THEY ALL INSISTED ON DO THEM BY THEMSELVES AT HOME, AVOIDING BUYING ALREADY DONE CHOCOLATE.

I don't even celebrate valentines day to begin with, let alone some secondary valentines day-like holiday. xD Besides, this is pi day. Pls gimme pie, not white chocolate.

Don't forget 'Single's Day' on 11/11 in China. It's also a big sale day for online shops like alibaba and aliexpress.

6:16 best part

Forever alone and proud.

*Cough* vampire knight *cough*

There's actually, there's three: Valentine's\White and Black (all alone) Black Day is even more recent

Thank you for this informative video! Now I understand why there were two Valentine's days in Harvest Moon: Back to Nature.

Is it wrong that I only clicked on this video because Citrus was in the thumbnail?

1:17 yeah, through the sweetest thing Jungkook has done for Army

No matter the gender of the person who confesses on Valentine's Day, I think getting an answer back on White Day and maybe some candy is pretty romantic. Like, an official day to answer love confessions? Cute💘

Me sitting casually watching this info When my mom walks in 6:10 I-

Why is it that Japan doesn't consider sex a taboo yet they clearly censor much of it? Anime being a strong example.

Today is also the day Stephen Hawking died RIP :(

Thank you joey I'm glad you explained white day as I never knew. Great vid keep it up

yo thank you for this video came in clutch for a class assignment I had today

Joey: “what thumbnail should I use?” FUDGINGG CITRUSS!!! HELLL YEAAHH!!! *whispers: he knows his yuri ;) *

Before this video starts.... this is a video about White Day. It's also 'celebrated' in Korea, China, Taiwan and Vietnam (I think I'm missing a country or two), so it's not a WTF JAPAN video. AND... commencing video. Edit: OH YOU MENTION IT. COOL. Well then, White Day in Korea, as I know it, is A LOT MORE SIMPLER, to be honest. No rules like Triple Return, no different kinds of chocolate giving. White Day in Korea goes as follow: If you got chocolate from Person X on Valentine's Day, then you give back chocolate to Person X on White Day. It's literally that simple. Though I could be wrong on this, I haven't had anyone to give chocolate back to in a while #ForeverAloneOnceMore I personally will treat White Day as Valentines Day Part 2Reverse. This year, I baked my roommates a Black Forest cake for Valentine's Day, sort of a friend chocolate, I guess. And this year's White Day, I baked my secret recipe Habanero-Lime Cheesecake. They both came out perfectly.

“But I’m diabetic”

i don't know if this is a thing in other countries, but in Poland for example we have something like "green night". it is the last night of the camp when children and teenagers make pranks on each other.

At first I was thinking it must be great to be a guy in Japan because of Valentines day, but THREE times as much on white day? unless your my gf your not getting more than 1.3% more

The thumbnail on this video is from Citrus.

I'm from Thailand and there's a chocolate/cake shop chain called White Day here. Never ate anything from there before, but I might after seeing this.

How he keeps a straight face saying "icreatedthisforjoeyanditsverylong" lol he didn't even blink

OMG, Steven Hawkins died today happy white day everyone in Japan."

..Happy White Day, everyone? Anyway, here's some tomo-choco and some giri-choco for everyone! (Also, thanks for the lesson, Joey) 🍫🍬🍫🍬🍫🍬🍫🍬🍫🍬

Anyone else think it would be cool if Joey made a video about seeing the life sized unicorn gundam in the front of the gundam base.

I'm from Germany and from what I can tell, we barely ever even talk about Valentine's day. It was never a big topic in school, but if it was, it probably wouldn't be as one-sided as the one in Japan. It happens to be my brother's birthday, but that's about it. In general, we only give out sweets when somebody celebrates a birthday and not everyone did that either. The best part of Japan's Valentine's Day is WWW.Working. That season is hilarious! It's a spin-off of the Working/Wagnaria-series, but it's probably even better. In that season, there's a honmei choko that's almost lethal and it turns into a running gag. I'm just going to say: "Higashida-kuuuuun!".

White day

"The men dont have to do a goddamn thing" ....can i go to ramen land?

Didn’t know it was about returning like that, I always assumed it was just valentines day with white chocolate and you gave to someone you liked.

Love the jumper.And the video, always love the video.

Shit,I've been giving guys gifts like homemade cookies and cakes whenever I can on Valentine's day,only to get back a thank you and a goodbye(the thank you part feels nice though 😄) 😂 I feel out of place now lol 😅

On march 14 is mother language day in Estonia lol

In Finland Valentine's Day isn't just for couples and people in love but rather for all kinds of friends and people close to you and I think that is nice and fare. It's even called "Ystävänpäivä" which means Friend's day.

3:36 lol that anime face behind Joey is super funny

In most western country’s like America, the UK, and *a u s t r a l i a*

Oh I see, Tomo as in Tomodachi

I chocked on my chicken at that "ga nee!" at the end 😂😂

IMO: at either day. There should be either a "I'll give you this because what-ever reason" and a lovers one (which can also be used as a confession type)