For Valentine's Day our Admin aka the most "in-the-know" person in the office gave each of us an exquisitely-wrapped box of premium chocolates. I thought that was a really nice gesture, given that she's the only girl in our group of twenty and probably the lowest-paid employee.
It's well-known that in Japan, the ladies typically give chocolates to the gents on Feb 14th, followed by a reciprocal gift(usually also chocolates) a month later. Even though giving something in return is said to mean that one is interested, I think it's only natural to give my (married) admin something in return. She's hilarious, and the only person in the company who can use informal language with the CEO! <- another fascinating case study of inter-personal relationships in Japanese culture.
Anyway, for her gifts, I hope I don't end up making the same gaffe as a co-worker when he was thirteen. So it was the first time he had to buy a gift for a girl who gave him chocolates. Being young and impatient, he grabbed the first pretty box he saw at the nearby konbini and presented it to her. The following day, she came up to him, pigtails, quivering in amusement.
"Do you know what's in the box you gave me?"
"Err... not really."
"Well check this out", and she waved a pair of lacy panties (oversized, too) in front of him!
Needless to say, his whole class remembers the story to this day :)
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