[Text | 02/15]

[heartofasamurai]

[He thought it best to wait until the next day to even speak about this, as yesterday was indeed a very busy one, but it has been leaving him unsettled the entire time.]


I know it is typical to receive chocolates or simple gifts for Valentine's Day, as it the custom, but did any others receive larger gifts from an unknown source?

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[yokeye]

[Seiji is the second person to be confused over why his texts are all caps.]

NO! I ALWAYS USE UPPERCASE!
I'M STARTING TO THINK THAT I SHOULDN'T THOUGH!

[heartofasamurai]

[Seiji also had never texted more than two word responses until getting his new phone before the start of the semester so he is not a good judge of what is normal for text communication.]

If you prefer doing so you need not stop because I was unused to it. I am still learning. It is different when communicating in English than in Japanese when such differences do not exist.

[yokeye]

[Maybe that is the problem.]

EVERYTHING IN ENGLISH IS TRANSLATED!
I DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WAS MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE!

[There is apparently some capslock thing turned on in the settings, which he will now turn off.]

i guess it implies shouting? i don't know why!

[heartofasamurai]

It is how English emphasizes loud speech and yelling. I do not know why it became thus, but that is how it is interpreted in their writing conventions.

Japanese is much simpler in terms of how words are written.

[yokeye]

i see! i will not do that anymore!
it confuses people!