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[grapeeater]

So Christmas is coming up, I guess. It's more of a lover's holiday in Japan, but it doesn't seem like it is here? I guess it's more like the American version without the religion.

What sort of things do you guys do for Christmas in your home worlds? I usually just ignored it, mostly, since it's not as big of a deal where I'm from and I wasn't dating anyone. Apparently in other countries eating fried chicken on Christmas isn't a thing? I don't know why it's a thing in Japan, it just is.

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[awesmazings]

haha I know how that is
my Herdier Buster has been a Herdier forever pretty much
but they dont need things to evolve
Onix evolves into Steelix, yeah?

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[bylight]

Ah. I see.
That causes some problems, especially if they think you aren't spending enough on them.

[invigorating]

NOPE WE JUST GET MARRIED WHEN WE LOVE SOMEONE!!!
BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE FUN TO TEST IT OUT BEFORE YOU GET MARRIED!!!!
I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU WERE WRONG........

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[captainash]

Neither of those were very popular in my parts of the world, but they still have their followers. I wonder if their holidays have remained the same over time?

[grapeeater]

Yeah, it seems like a big risk if you didn't really know them well.

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[grapeeater]

I wouldn't know. I don't pay much attention to religion, personally.

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[grapeeater]

That's right. But my Lucario handles Steel attacks fine.

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[grapeeater]

Pretty much. People can be weird like that.

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[ladywithnovoice]

All the better to save it for the holidays, right?

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[grapeeater]

Yeah, I guess. Though it's important to work it off afterwards.

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[bylight]

Those aren't real friends.

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[ratherbelocky]

That's way more elaborate than what we do. Yeesh. At most, little kids just buy everyone in their class some cheap candy...

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[grapeeater]

Of course not. But you learn how to deal with them.

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[grapeeater]

Yeah. It's kind of annoying, but I guess the candy companies like it.

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[ratherbelocky]

Yeah, Valentine's and Halloween are the big candy holidays for us. I heard a rumor that the formulas they use in the chocolate actually changes in October to keep up with production demands, but who knows.

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[grapeeater]

No idea. Halloween isn't really a thing here. I kind of know about it because of movies and stuff like that, but almost no one celebrates that here.

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[ratherbelocky]

You got some other fall holiday instead?

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[bylight]

Or you get new friends.

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[grapeeater]

We have Bon near the end of summer, which is to celebrate the dead, and Respect for the Aged Day at the end of September. Autumnal Equinox Day is around then, too. Health and Sports Day is near the middle of October, Culture Day is at the beginning of November, and Labour Thanksgiving Day is near the end of November. There's also the 7-5-3 Festival which is in the middle of November, but since I'm older than five it doesn't really matter much to me and won't unless I have kids.

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[grapeeater]

There's that, at least. And sometimes it works out. Sometimes it doesn't.

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[bylight]

There's no pleasing everyone.

[invigorating]

YEAH I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT IT
EVERYONE DOES IT SO IT DIDN'T SEEM WEIRD???
BUT I'VE NEVER DONE IT SO I DUNNO
BUT!!! IT'S DEFINITELY NOT SOMETHING MOST PEOPLE DO HERE
I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT DATING BUT I'VE NEVER DONE IT!!!

[grapeeater]

I haven't done it either. Not really, at least.

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[captainash]

Neither do I. Wasn't raised to be either for or against it, though. We just had different priorities.

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[ladywithnovoice]

At least there's plenty of walking to do around here... Although I wouldn't recommend it right now with the weather like it is.