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i mean, i guess a lot of ppl do think its jst tht? but like, where i come frm its pretty normal 2 get gifts n stuff 4 ur friends 2. just lil things 2 show u care. u kno like platonic? x
[ Give him several minutes to decode this. Normally Radio helps but, Radio is currently relaxing elsewhere and not in his Gear. Still, there's not much to say but; ]
None that involved gift giving. None of the Order's holidays involve gifts to other people and we did not celebrate birthdays in the orphanage. Christmas is a Christian holiday that I didn't celebrate in my life.
i mean i thnk mst didnt strt out with the whole gift thin? they were 'holy days' to strt with. i dunno when the gift giftin thin strted. somethin to do with christian saints and europes beliefs idk.
pretty sure i heard christmas strted as like a combination of pagan stuff and a big roman celebration about wine n orgies.
[Whoops. Just texted Walter the word 'orgies'. Better get back on track.]
bt now big companies wnt u 2 spend money on every holiday bc it makes them a ton of money.
tht sux abt nt havin birthdays. bt u got one here bc ppl care abt u.
u dnt hve to celebrate if its nt ur belief. bt ppl r still gonna get u gifts bc they like u.
[ There's a pause as he reflects on this, walking with the Pokemon and gazing over the quiet water of the route. ]
Are there any other events like this, that I should be aware of? Christmas, birthdays and now this...are there others, when presents are usually given to friends?
um. i think sum ppl do it 4 easter? bt its nt a major thing. they usually giv chocolate and candy on tht day 2. sum ppl get presents. sum dnt. depends on ur family i think. n its really only family tht get you easter presents frm wht ive seen.
the big ones 4 gifts with friends r usually wht u said. christmas n birthdays.
valentines has got more popular so theres tht bt its not expected of u. sum friends do. sum dont. others just stick to the romance part.
oh n if sumthin important has happened. like if you got a new job or are moving somewhere new. life changes. ppl get gifts 4 tht. bt again. not expected.
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Valentines Day!
i mean, i guess a lot of ppl do think its jst tht? but like, where i come frm its pretty normal 2 get gifts n stuff 4 ur friends 2. just lil things 2 show u care. u kno like platonic? x
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I always thought it was only romantic. I haven't gotten anything for anyone.
[ It's like Christmas all over again, where he didn't buy anyone anything because he didn't expect anything.</small ]
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i gt u this stuff bc i like u n i thought ud like it. thts pretty much as far as it needs 2 go.
[As Diana no doubt continues to give Walter a headache with her texts.]
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I really don't understand holidays.
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pretty sure i heard christmas strted as like a combination of pagan stuff and a big roman celebration about wine n orgies.
[Whoops. Just texted Walter the word 'orgies'. Better get back on track.]
bt now big companies wnt u 2 spend money on every holiday bc it makes them a ton of money.
tht sux abt nt havin birthdays. bt u got one here bc ppl care abt u.
u dnt hve to celebrate if its nt ur belief. bt ppl r still gonna get u gifts bc they like u.
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Are there any other events like this, that I should be aware of? Christmas, birthdays and now this...are there others, when presents are usually given to friends?
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the big ones 4 gifts with friends r usually wht u said. christmas n birthdays.
valentines has got more popular so theres tht bt its not expected of u. sum friends do. sum dont. others just stick to the romance part.
oh n if sumthin important has happened. like if you got a new job or are moving somewhere new. life changes. ppl get gifts 4 tht. bt again. not expected.