I’m proposing an Orange-themed day instead of a Red one; where lovers gift each other Orange Carrots instead of Red Roses and I can assure you the price of one carrot will not jump to 7 JD’s, it won’t even reach 7 Piasters.
Jazarah! and Valentine’s Day are somehow parallel; being in a relationship requires dangling some carrots for the partner; you are my only love, you are the first person in life, I want to spend my life with you (that’s the biggest carrot in the history of all relationships), and so on.
Are all those who are celebrating the Valentine really happy and living a really two-way relationship? Or just pathetically desperate and just looking for someone?
An interesting survey conducted by Maktoob Research during the first week of February in 15 countries in the MENA region on people who are in a relationship and aged between 18 – 35 years old.
* 62% of Arabs referring to themselves as romantic people.
* 56% claim that they’ve never celebrated Valentine’s Day before.
* 69% say that they plan to do something special this year.
* 19% hoped to receive flowers topped while 17% hoped to receive phone calls from loved ones.
* 19% of respondents say they will present their loved ones with gifts this Valentine’s Day while 18% prefer to say it with flowers.
* Men are more likely to use cards, e-cards, and messages to proclaim their feelings to their ladies.
* Flowers are a very popular expression of love in Lebanon while Egyptians prefer giving and receiving gifts instead.
* Moroccans, Lebanese and Egyptians were most likely to celebrate the day unlike citizens of the GCC countries.
* 46% of Arabs heartily disagreed that Valentine’s Day is primarily meant for people residing in the Western world while 31% agreed.
* Younger people, aged between 18 and 25, preferred going for movies, sending and receiving phone calls, emails, e-cards and messages.
