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Message board > Valentine ´s Day: Commercial hype or romantic opportunity?
Valentine ´s Day: Commercial hype or romantic opportunity?
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Samantha.esl
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Well, we discussed this today in class and I have to think that my students are too young and idealists then!.. Almost all of them voted for it being a romantic, special day to celebrate and treat your husband, wife, lover, friend, etc!!!
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13 Feb 2010
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chisab
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Well I think your students are mostly right! WE have to be "dreamers"! Moreover I �m from Terni (Italy) and St. Valentine is our Patron Saint, so, I could I think differently! Happy St. Valentine �s day! Chiara PS There �s non need to buy presents for the ones you love, you can make it! |
13 Feb 2010
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ELOJOLIE274
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I think it �s a commercial thing invented to sell as much as possible - like mother �s day... - and yet I do celebrate it: nothing fancy, just a romantic dinner at home or an evening in town... sometimes, when you have been with someone for a long time, you get caught by everyday �s routine, and valentine �s day is just a nice way to remember that we �re in love... okay, i �m an hopeless romantic, but i won �t apologize... we all need love, so celebrating love isn �t such a bad thing, even though I find quite ridiculous the decorations in the shops, the "red and pink" everywhere...
Honestly, who would be angry on receiving a red rose or a valentine �s card tomorrow??
no offense to anyone, I understand your arguments, I don �t want people to think i �m for the commercial aspect of this day, i just think that we should celebrate love, even though it �s just with a phone call!!!
Elodie, a French hopeless romantic who found love on the internet 5 years ago!!!
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13 Feb 2010
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