Egyptians can really pull all the stops when it comes to being excessively romantic, sentimental, and dare we say, cheesy. This corny characteristic comes out in full force during the month of February as the masses celebrate the day of love. We do not need to see one more red teddy bear or car covered with flowers and mushy stickers. But believe it or not, there are actually some places around the world that top even Egypt

1. The Philippines

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The Philippines easily take the cake in this competition. It has become a trend in this country to have mass weddings on Valentine’s Day, making February 14th a shared anniversary between thousands and thousands of couples. Each year, thousands of lovers either tie the knot or renew their vows on this day. It actually makes sense; they just guaranteed that they will always be able to kill both their anniversary gift and Valentine’s Day gift with one stone.

2. South Africa

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South Africa comes in next, with its mushy ritual of women wearing their hearts on their sleeves. This is an ancient Roman tradition known as “lupercalia,” where women pin the name of their sweetheart to their sleeves. Even for those who are in relationships, this is way too cutesy for us to get on board. For those who are not in relationships, we think it would be better to tell your crush you like him in person rather than letting everyone else find out first.

3. Ghana

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Ghana isn’t in this competition because of anything the lovers do, but actually what the tourism of ministry does. Because Ghana is one of the largest cocoa exporters in the world, there is a rush of propaganda on Valentine’s Day as “National Chocolate Day.” This promotion is complete with museum exhibits and special chocolate-themed restaurant menus. We love chocolate as much as the next person, but that’s a little over the top.

4. Denmark

In Denmark, Snowdrops are the flowers of choice instead of roses. That’s something we can work with, at least it’s different. But then sometimes lovers exchange romantic poems. Please, you’re making us cringe.

5. Estonia

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In Estonia, Valentine’s Day is commonly known as “Friends Day” instead. That’s like replacing one cheesy thing with another, we don’t need a day to appreciate our sweethearts or our friends! We can handle that fine on our own, thank you very much. On top of that, Estonians like to play cupid on this wintry day and send singles for a ride on the Love Bus in hopes they might find someone that catches their attention. We don’t even know what to say.