It's not uncommon for youths to spend the day with their families and then go out with their friends. Herran said the time spent with her family was even more enjoyable than the time spent with her friends. Razan Sweiss, a freshman premajor, said in Amman, Jordan, people of all ages acknowledge that Valentine's Day is time meant for friends and loved ones. Then at night, my mom and my dad go out to dinner. During the day, schools sell flowers, which are delivered to friends and dates while they are in their classes.
Flowers are really expensive that day.
Though Valentine's Day is also important to young couples in Cairo, Egypt, there is another aspect of the day that is just significant, said Germaine Mikhail, a junior psychology major. It doesn't have to be romantic. My best friend and I used to exchange really important gifts. We exchanged something that was really special to us. Some of the gifts the girls would exchange included childhood pictures that no longer had any negatives to use to make copies.