Weddings!!
Since Japanese weddings are expensive, do you think having a massive wedding like Korea or UAE is a good idea? Eloping?
I think it is good idea!! Japanese weddings are tooooooooo expensive!! I don't want to change dress many times! and I don't want to artificial churchs. This building is only used wedding like ceremonial occasion places. I don't want to pay my wedding ceremony, so I agree a massive wedding. However, I disagree with eloping. I want to be celebrated by everyone, so someone disagrees with my partner, I should talk them and give their assent.
Having it in a foreign location like Hawaii?What is your ideal wedding? What would you definitely do or wear or go to on that big day? Why is that important?
I want to go foreign location as honeymoon. My ideal wedding is simple one because I think it is not important in the wedding, it is important to become husband and wife, it's not just lover. They make a new relationship between husband and wife. so I hold wedding at church or shrine with family and some friends. Then, I hold simple party. I want to spend much money as honeymoon than as wedding.
2007年12月3日月曜日
2007年11月28日水曜日
Homework #5
Superstitions!!
Do you think it is important to talk about supersitions? why?
I think not so important to talk about them, but if somebody go to another country, you should know a little bit what kind of supersition there is in the country. becase superstition is a kind of costom and culture. something is taboo or good things in that country, so you should know what you can do or you can't do, I think.
Is communication affected by superstitions?
I think it is sometimes did, because some poeple has a strong believe in superstitions, but other poeple doesn't have. then believer can't explan what it means in superstitions, but they DON'T do that. probably, people fights in the cross culture situation by superstitions. friends of mine and I fought about standing chopstick in rice. she came from foreign country.I just said 'oh, no! don't do that' ,friend said, 'why not?' I can't explan it, then just said 'it is one of taboo in Japan. ' then I thought why I believe this thing and I noticed it is rude manner for me.
Don't you think??
Do you think it is important to talk about supersitions? why?
I think not so important to talk about them, but if somebody go to another country, you should know a little bit what kind of supersition there is in the country. becase superstition is a kind of costom and culture. something is taboo or good things in that country, so you should know what you can do or you can't do, I think.
Is communication affected by superstitions?
I think it is sometimes did, because some poeple has a strong believe in superstitions, but other poeple doesn't have. then believer can't explan what it means in superstitions, but they DON'T do that. probably, people fights in the cross culture situation by superstitions. friends of mine and I fought about standing chopstick in rice. she came from foreign country.I just said 'oh, no! don't do that' ,friend said, 'why not?' I can't explan it, then just said 'it is one of taboo in Japan. ' then I thought why I believe this thing and I noticed it is rude manner for me.
Don't you think??
Do you believe in Japanese supersttions? If so, what superstitions, what do they mean and why do you do, use, or believe in them?
I believe some in Japanese superstitions.
'If a tea leaf stand in a tea, you have a luck.'
'you don't use chopstick to chopstick to pass something.' and I used to believe
when a hearse passed the front of me, I had hided my thumbs.
Reasons of them, a tea leaf is a rare thing, so if I have a chance, I believe I will be brought something luck by a tea leaf. And for chopstick, I think it is rude manner for me. And for a hearse, I don't know why I believed, but everybody had hided their thumbs so I just had mimicked them.
I think superstitions have one of precept from the ancients. so when a hearse passed the front of us, you don't forget caring your parents, or you always think about parents or family. And old the time, some people used to persuade children what you can do or what cannot do by superstitions.
2007年11月22日木曜日
Homework #4
Time
Explain what you think are the meanings of each of the following expressions.
1. Time is money.
I think this is same meaning in Japanese, '時は金なり'. time is important, so you should spend time more usefully. but I think time is more important than money, because we cannot buy time by money.
2. A stitch in time saves nine.
If you have a small snag then you leave the snag, the snag will get bigger. you should keep little by little each time, then you finsh work. It is important to keep little by little. I think this expression is interesting, isn't it? In Japanese, we say '転ばぬ先の杖'.
3. There's no time like the present.
You have a chance to do something and you should do now, because you don't know you have a nice time again.
4. Fashionable late.
I have no idea of this expression, but I tried to find out of meaning from Internet.
if you participate in a party, you'll go to be late on purpose, becasue you can distinguish in the party. this expression comes from fashionable worlds(社交界). I think it is not good habit for me. everybody should go just in time.
Explain what you think are the meanings of each of the following expressions.
1. Time is money.
I think this is same meaning in Japanese, '時は金なり'. time is important, so you should spend time more usefully. but I think time is more important than money, because we cannot buy time by money.
2. A stitch in time saves nine.
If you have a small snag then you leave the snag, the snag will get bigger. you should keep little by little each time, then you finsh work. It is important to keep little by little. I think this expression is interesting, isn't it? In Japanese, we say '転ばぬ先の杖'.
3. There's no time like the present.
You have a chance to do something and you should do now, because you don't know you have a nice time again.
4. Fashionable late.
I have no idea of this expression, but I tried to find out of meaning from Internet.
if you participate in a party, you'll go to be late on purpose, becasue you can distinguish in the party. this expression comes from fashionable worlds(社交界). I think it is not good habit for me. everybody should go just in time.
2007年10月30日火曜日
Homework #3
The Language of clothes
1. Do you judge people according to what they wear? Why?
yes, because I don't have any idea of people so, I can get information from what they wear, then I guess people's character or what kind of person.
2. Do you think Japanese society puts an importance on clothing when judging other people from another country?
Yes, I think so too, because Japanese communication is gussing culture, I think. so we don't talk so many but we want to get many information about people. I think clothing is one of information to know who you are.
3. What colors are you wearing now? Do they reflect your mood?
Today's wearing is blue. I sometime reflect my mood what I am wearing today. I always reflect weather what I wear. If I wear clothes by my mood, I want to cheer up myself or feel relax.
Next topic: Friends
1. What are some subjects that you will never discuss with a friend?
I almost talk with a friend. but I talk with deeply friends about more personaly subjects, like weight or grade or family problems.
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, they have many energy in their lives. They have job and have husband or wife now, then they have a baby. They have already had a sense of responsibility in social life. They don't care about public image and they have own their life style. I am concerned with appraeances. I get some energy from them.
1. Do you judge people according to what they wear? Why?
yes, because I don't have any idea of people so, I can get information from what they wear, then I guess people's character or what kind of person.
2. Do you think Japanese society puts an importance on clothing when judging other people from another country?
Yes, I think so too, because Japanese communication is gussing culture, I think. so we don't talk so many but we want to get many information about people. I think clothing is one of information to know who you are.
3. What colors are you wearing now? Do they reflect your mood?
Today's wearing is blue. I sometime reflect my mood what I am wearing today. I always reflect weather what I wear. If I wear clothes by my mood, I want to cheer up myself or feel relax.
Next topic: Friends
1. What are some subjects that you will never discuss with a friend?
I almost talk with a friend. but I talk with deeply friends about more personaly subjects, like weight or grade or family problems.
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, they have many energy in their lives. They have job and have husband or wife now, then they have a baby. They have already had a sense of responsibility in social life. They don't care about public image and they have own their life style. I am concerned with appraeances. I get some energy from them.
2007年10月29日月曜日
homework #2
1. death and funerals;
a. Do you have any international friends or a host family? If so, how would you express your condolences to them if a family member died? If not, then how would you express consolences to an American host family if their Grandmother died?
b. have you ever been to a foreign funeral?
No, I haven't. I have never been to Japanese funeral, too.
2.the language of clothes
a. why are Japanese designer label crazy?why is what you wear so important?
I think it look at outside of people, so people judge about your character or knowledge by your clothes what you are wearing.
a. Do you have any international friends or a host family? If so, how would you express your condolences to them if a family member died? If not, then how would you express consolences to an American host family if their Grandmother died?
Yes, I have internatinal friedns and host familys, but I never have had like situation yet. so if I have this situation, I say ' I'm sorry. ' I can't say any more, I think. It is difficult to say sorrwful in English, even though I could say it in Japanese.
b. have you ever been to a foreign funeral?
No, I haven't. I have never been to Japanese funeral, too.
2.the language of clothes
a. why are Japanese designer label crazy?why is what you wear so important?
It is not important for me to wear designer's clothes. I wear nomal label rather than designer label. I don't care about brand name. I just care what material is used to make clothes and how clothes sew or tailor. so I like some brand, becuse tailoring is great!!
I think it look at outside of people, so people judge about your character or knowledge by your clothes what you are wearing.
2007年10月15日月曜日
Homework #1
1. Reflecting about today's class;
Do you agree with hte web site's description? what do you do that can be called 'wrapping'? Give examples and reasons for your actions.
Do you agree with hte web site's description? what do you do that can be called 'wrapping'? Give examples and reasons for your actions.
yes, I agree with some parts in the web site. when Japanese people say something to someone, we wrap some word by something kind of sugar-coating. I think 'wrapping' has 2 reasons Japanese are done. One of the reasons is Japanese people are important to be community, so they avoid arguing with someone. The another is Japanese people like to keep secrets or hide ourselves?? it is difficult to explain, but make sense??
However, I don't agree with Kimono is not 'wapping' !! This is one of our traditional costume, so this comment is rude. I feel it makes a fool of us.
2.Preparation for the next class "Death and Funerals"
a. where do you go when you die?
I don't know. BUT I THINK, ...
when I die my soul goes to heaven or hell or somewhere. when I die, I think that only a soul remains in somewhere. then, a soul can be back in the real world only after a person's death like 1 month, 1 year, 3 years, 7 years....
b. Explain why do Japanese have death memorial services 1 month, 1 year, 3 years, 7 years, etc. after a person's death?
I explained the above, we hold memorial services and greet the dead because we don't forget the dead.
2007年7月28日土曜日
Politics and International Relations
Today, we heard about politics in Japan. I was not interested in Politics in Japan, because I didn't know who should be trusted. They made a noice when they had campaign, and some politicians did bad things or said something to bad. I had a bad image of politics. However, I talked with foreign friends and they asked some questions. One of question was 'What did you talk with friend in a bar? ' and I said, 'Almost Japanese talked about boyfriend's matter or it had happend by personal appearance. ' Then, foreign friends asked 'Have you ever talked about politics with your friends in bar?' I said, 'Never!!' They were surprised at us and they saied, ' our country, if we go to a bar with friends, we talk about politics and always fight with friends. ' When I heard this comment, I was ashamed me by myself. Then, I began to get interested in politics little by little.
If I had a chance to work at UN, I would want to be a WFT(World Food Programme) staff, becasue I love eating, I enjoy eating food and I can eat something enough, but in the world, many children cannot eat food enough. It is too sad and terrible things, don't you think? Why so many children can't eat food?? There are many reason, one of the natural disaster. It is hard to solve this problem, but we can try reducing carbon dioxide or keeping forest. And the other reason is conflict. It is harder than the disaster. However, why are children caught up in that problem? That is not children's business. Then, they just born which there are conflics many times. We can not change childrend's fate, but we can help them, so I would like to help like that childrend, if I had a chance to work at the UN. Then, I will use my English skills and I make a new rule of the world. If you leave a dish half eaten, you should pay a penalty, so I will make like rules. We should think more like problems even if you think it just little bit, I think it is better than you thought before.
If I had a chance to work at UN, I would want to be a WFT(World Food Programme) staff, becasue I love eating, I enjoy eating food and I can eat something enough, but in the world, many children cannot eat food enough. It is too sad and terrible things, don't you think? Why so many children can't eat food?? There are many reason, one of the natural disaster. It is hard to solve this problem, but we can try reducing carbon dioxide or keeping forest. And the other reason is conflict. It is harder than the disaster. However, why are children caught up in that problem? That is not children's business. Then, they just born which there are conflics many times. We can not change childrend's fate, but we can help them, so I would like to help like that childrend, if I had a chance to work at the UN. Then, I will use my English skills and I make a new rule of the world. If you leave a dish half eaten, you should pay a penalty, so I will make like rules. We should think more like problems even if you think it just little bit, I think it is better than you thought before. Thank you very much Meiki sense!! In the class, I could lean and realize a lot of things I never have thought. I had a nice time with my classmate, Rolf, Alison, and you!! Thank you so much!!
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