2010年1月24日日曜日

class#12 Education

Do you think Japan should give more students opitions to study more languages(other than English) in Junior and Senior High School?
I think not good, because more languages will fall on us. It is difficult to onother language. I think good thing that be able to speak many languages, but I study very hard. More students should study another languages from enough to study.

My opinion

I think so too. I think many Japanese young people less study national language.
They don't know word and Kanji because they use Internet and mobile phone. Elementery school students to have mobile phone that become commonplace. Mobile phone and computer can do transformation from Hiragana to Kanji, so they donen't remember Kanji.

I think that English to become global common language. We should study English.

But, I think we study English too early. Especially, elementery school bring in English education. I think it is good system but there are two problem. First, elementery school students may makes resistance to English. Second, national languages worry that may be neglected.

2010年1月22日金曜日

class#11 Men and Women

My opinion
I agree this author opinion. I think that Japanese men is fall into a fuck of Love relationship. Last year, "Sousyokudansi"(herbivore boy) was won the grand prize in the buzzwords contest. Also, there is the word is "otomen"(girlish boy). Otomen is the boy that can housework, and has girlish hobby and thinking. I think we shouldn't buck for merit in the love. Japanese women is active to love than men. Japanese women is strong.

class#10 Table manner

1.Have you ever eaten in a restaurant in a foreign country?
Yes.
Where?
Hawaii and England. but I ate foreign food at a host family house in England
What did you eat?
I ate "rocomoco" and "roast a hog whole pig" in Hawaii, and ate "roast beef" and "fish and chips" in England.
Did you make any mistakes?
In England, I put too vineger in fish and chips because I did't understand adequate amount. It is very sour.

2. Did you learn anything?
There is pay hotel staff extra in Hawaii. This rule to do not only Hawaiian but also American.
In restraurant, I do well to tip 15%~20% on the bill.

2009年12月12日土曜日

Class#8 Wedding

1.Since Japanese weddings are expensive, do you think having a massive wedding like Korea or USA is a good idea? Why?
I think massive wedding is a good idea, but it cost a lot of money. There are wedding form is various style, so I should select wedding of one's choice.

2. What do you think about eloping? Is it a good idea or romantic? Why?
I think it is romantic but it is dangerous. The eloping cause each family great trouble. I don't want to do. If my sister or brother eloping, I worry a great deal.

3. Have you ever thought about having a wedding in a foreign location like Hawaii?
Would you do it? Why?Or Why not?
Yes!! If I can wedding in a foreign location, I want to do in Hawaii or Europe. Hawaii has beautiful nature and sea. Europe has many historical building and church, especially England is nice place. I hanker for hold wedding foreign church.

4.What is your ideal wedding?
I want to wedding twice. First time, I hold in Tahiti only my husband and me. Second time, I hold church in Japan, and I want to wear wedding dress at twice. I invite each family and each friends.

5.What would you definitely do, wear or go to on that big day? Why is that important?
I want to wear white wedding dress and blue one. I would like to try Japanese traditional Kimono. Wedding once in a lifetime experience for girls. I think wedding is girls dream!

6. Have you ever been to a foreigner's wedding? What was your impression?
I have never been to foreigner's wedding, but I look someones wedding. When I went to York in England, man and woman held wedding in church. They are very beautiful and had a happy look. Many people said congratulation. They wedding makes me happy.

2009年11月29日日曜日

Class#7 Superstition

Which part surprised you the most?
I surprised about "apple soup". I think it is dessert, but it is not dessert. I was interested by it taste.

What kind of Danish food do you want to try?
I want to try to eat apple soup and Danish pastry. Japanese pastry is very delicious, so I would like to eat pastry made in Danish.



1.Do you think it is important to talk about superstitions in cross culture communication class? Why?
Yes, I do. Superstitions is the wisdom of the ancients. I am able to understand think of the ancients. I would like to know superstition various country. I think superstitions is good culture.


2.Is communication affected by superstitions?
No. Superstitions is idea of old religion, so communication don't affected by superstitions.

3.Do you believe in superstitions? If yes, what superstitions do you believe?Why do you do, use, or believe in them?
I don't believe in superstitions, but I care about food and food. For example, I eat eel and umeboshi, have a stomachache. Young people associate blood type with character. For instance, group B blood is goes own way. They judgement character with blood type.

2009年11月24日火曜日

Time

1. Please explain a time proverb in your culture.
「時を失う」It is lose the time. It mean that lose the great opportunity.
「時と場合」It is time and circumstance. It mean that the time depend on various situation.

2. What do the following proverbs mean:
a. Time is money.
Time is very important and effective for people also money, so we should not waste time.

b. A stitch in time saves nine.
I do not to fail, I prepare something in advance.

c. There's no time like the present.
Now is the good chance!

d.Let's meet at 4. If I'm not there by 5, leave without me at 6, and I'll be there at 7.
I'm sorry I don't know.

2009年10月29日木曜日

Class#4 Friends

1. What are some subjects that you will never discuss with a friend?
I never discuss family problem. This subject is complex to me.

2. Do you have different friends for different parts of your life? If so, how are they different to you? Do you talk about different things? Go to different places? Give me some examples.
Yes. I have different friends. For example, there are school mate, senior, junior and coworker. I talk about various thing with university friends, because I meet everyday. Especially, I talk about TV program and love talk. I talk about job hunting with my senior.
My university friend live in various area but my junior high school friend live in same area with me, so I go to city center with my university friends, and local place with my junior high school friends.