It used to be said that if America got a cold, Japan would sneeze.
How about, if America comes up with a good business idea, China will soak it for all it's worth?
China has imported Valentine's Day.
A great way to make money indeed. And it's catching on despite the best efforts of professors or otherwise to come up with China's own alternative to the holiday.
Chinese spend out the gazoo for roses, chocolates, candelight dinners.
Hotels give discounts, restaurants and flower markets bloom.
Couples use the day to get married.
In the 80s Valentine's Day was translated Lover's Day, even Mistress' Day.
No more. Now it's money day.
The days of the Chinese not showing public affection, their wealth even, are long gone.
Ads abound any more of single men with big apartments, expensive cars, overseas education now advertise for the perfect wife.
Even, private detectives find business good when wives hire them to track their husbands this time of the year.
The Edison Chen, Gillian Chung fiasco is evidence of the new Chinese attitude toward sexuality and displaying a lot more than public affection.
See - Edison Chen, Gillian Chung Sex Scandal, Nude Photos Sink Hong Kong to New Low
and
Edison Chen, Gillian Chung Sex Scandal, Nude Photos Scandal in Japan?
University students, ever the activists, even in China, have called on peers to buy less roses and donate money to the snow-plagued of China instead.
In any event, Valentine's Day is alive and well in China.
Like it or not, the Middle Kingdom has to make use of this American 'festival.' To be sure, businesses throughout the country are happy to make money any way they can.
What do you think?
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