1.Death and Funerals
a.Do you have any international friends or a host family?
No, I don't.
If not, then how would you express condolences to an American host family if their Grandmother died?
Firstly, I would say "I'm sorry to hear about her". Then, I try to avoid talking about her because I think talking about her is sad for the family members.
b. Have you ever been to a foreign funeral?
No, I haven't. I have been to only buddhism style funerals.
2. The language of Clothes
a.Why are Japanese designer label crazy? Why is what you wear so important?
Becouse someone who has designer label items looks fashionable, I think. Also, we can tell everyone that our clothes are not cheap by wearing branded clothes. I want people to think I am wearing fashionable and expensive clothes. So, I also like designer label clothes. ( but I can't afford to buy them.)
b.What does “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” mean to you?
I think it means we have to evaluate a book not only by its cover but also by its content. The cover is important to make someone pick up the book at bookstores. Also, if its content is not good, people give up to buy it. Maybe I have to care about both my clothes and my personality.
2009年10月18日日曜日
2009年10月4日日曜日
September 28 Homework
1. Today we discussed the Japanese concept of "wrapping". Do you agree with the web site's description?
Yes, but I'm not sure about heavy rope at the shrine.
What do you do that can be called "wrapping"? Give examples and reasons for your actions.
I wrap food because I want to protect it from dirty outside by wrapping. Wrapped food looks safe and clean for me.
I like to drew a curtain because I don't want to be seen by someone. I want to relax at home or somewhere I stay. If someone watches me, I should behave polite and can't relax.
2a. Where do you go when you die?
I think I just go to a grave after I died. I don't believe that people go to the heaven or hell after they died.
2b. Explain why do Japanese have death memorial services 1 month, 1 year, 3 years, 7 years, etc. after a person's death?
I don't know well about death memorial services, hoji, because I wasn't required to attend them. My mother and grandmothers always arrange hoji. My mother said that she knew we had to hold hoji on specific terms but she didn't know why we had to do so. According to Buddihism reason, we should hold it on 49th day after someone died because he or she is judged whether he or she go to the heaven or hell on the day. However, many people don't know this kind of reason and just pray for the person who passed away.
Yes, but I'm not sure about heavy rope at the shrine.
What do you do that can be called "wrapping"? Give examples and reasons for your actions.
I wrap food because I want to protect it from dirty outside by wrapping. Wrapped food looks safe and clean for me.
I like to drew a curtain because I don't want to be seen by someone. I want to relax at home or somewhere I stay. If someone watches me, I should behave polite and can't relax.
2a. Where do you go when you die?
I think I just go to a grave after I died. I don't believe that people go to the heaven or hell after they died.
2b. Explain why do Japanese have death memorial services 1 month, 1 year, 3 years, 7 years, etc. after a person's death?
I don't know well about death memorial services, hoji, because I wasn't required to attend them. My mother and grandmothers always arrange hoji. My mother said that she knew we had to hold hoji on specific terms but she didn't know why we had to do so. According to Buddihism reason, we should hold it on 49th day after someone died because he or she is judged whether he or she go to the heaven or hell on the day. However, many people don't know this kind of reason and just pray for the person who passed away.
2009年7月31日金曜日
July 13 Homework
1 You're talking to a co-worker. How close do you stand?
I think I stand one meter far away from a co-woker. Because I don't know them so much. Also, they are opposite sex.
2 You 're talking to a friend. Do you touch each other?
I sometimes touch my friends when I am excited to chat with them.
3 Look at the diagramof a waiting room. Where do you look?
I'll sit the seat next to the upper left corner. I want to avoid sitting next to someone.
4 You're in crowded elevator. Where do you look?
I always look the number above the door. If the elevator has the window, I sometimes see the window.
5 You're standing in line. How close do you stand to the person in front?
I think I stand about 70 centimeter far from the person. It is comfortable for me.
6 You get on the bus. There is an empty raw of seats at the back, and an empty seat close by, Where do yousit.
I will sit a empty seat close by. But I choose the back one if there is a sitting person next to the seat close by.
7 You're in a library and there's an empty seat beside you. do you want to stop someone sitting there? If so, how?
I never stop someone sitting beside me. Of course, I don't want to sit someone near me in the library. I want to spend time alone and quietly there. But I think stopping someone sitting is really rude.
8 You're going to the beach. Do you like to see lots of people or very few.
I like to see very few people. I really hate crowded place.
9 when you're talking to someone, do you look them in the eye?
I often do so. But I sometimes feel awkward when someone look me in the eye. It is funny.
10 you're on a train. Do you talk to the passangers?
I never speak to strangers. But I don't care when someone speak to me. I'm just shy and can't speak to the strangers.
I think I stand one meter far away from a co-woker. Because I don't know them so much. Also, they are opposite sex.
2 You 're talking to a friend. Do you touch each other?
I sometimes touch my friends when I am excited to chat with them.
3 Look at the diagramof a waiting room. Where do you look?
I'll sit the seat next to the upper left corner. I want to avoid sitting next to someone.
4 You're in crowded elevator. Where do you look?
I always look the number above the door. If the elevator has the window, I sometimes see the window.
5 You're standing in line. How close do you stand to the person in front?
I think I stand about 70 centimeter far from the person. It is comfortable for me.
6 You get on the bus. There is an empty raw of seats at the back, and an empty seat close by, Where do yousit.
I will sit a empty seat close by. But I choose the back one if there is a sitting person next to the seat close by.
7 You're in a library and there's an empty seat beside you. do you want to stop someone sitting there? If so, how?
I never stop someone sitting beside me. Of course, I don't want to sit someone near me in the library. I want to spend time alone and quietly there. But I think stopping someone sitting is really rude.
8 You're going to the beach. Do you like to see lots of people or very few.
I like to see very few people. I really hate crowded place.
9 when you're talking to someone, do you look them in the eye?
I often do so. But I sometimes feel awkward when someone look me in the eye. It is funny.
10 you're on a train. Do you talk to the passangers?
I never speak to strangers. But I don't care when someone speak to me. I'm just shy and can't speak to the strangers.
July24 Homework
If you were working for the UN, which job would like to do using your English abilities? Why?
I want to work for the UNESCO, because I' m interested in World Heritage sites. I like a view of old cities in Europe. I am happy if I work to protect these cities. Also, I'm interested in UNESCO's education sector. I have been studying at this university to take an English teacher's license. I think I can use what I learned if I work for the education sector.
I want to work for the UNESCO, because I' m interested in World Heritage sites. I like a view of old cities in Europe. I am happy if I work to protect these cities. Also, I'm interested in UNESCO's education sector. I have been studying at this university to take an English teacher's license. I think I can use what I learned if I work for the education sector.
2009年7月12日日曜日
July 6 Homework
What kind of work place do you think you will work best in? Choose a country other than Japan and research and explain 1 aspect of their business culture that is different than Japan.
I want to work in the Netherlands.
In the Netherlands, their working time is very flexible. There are many part-time workers and they are treated well.
Do you think it is a good practice? Why?
I think it is good because we can enjoy both working and doing other things. We can decide how long time we work depending on our lifestyle. In Japan, women often give up their job after they have a child, because we can't decrease our working time. After their children grow up, they often work as a part-time with very low salary and little benefit. In the Netherlands, they can continue working with decreasing their working time. Moreover, there is little difference between full-time workers' salary and part-time workers'.
I want to work in the Netherlands.
In the Netherlands, their working time is very flexible. There are many part-time workers and they are treated well.
Do you think it is a good practice? Why?
I think it is good because we can enjoy both working and doing other things. We can decide how long time we work depending on our lifestyle. In Japan, women often give up their job after they have a child, because we can't decrease our working time. After their children grow up, they often work as a part-time with very low salary and little benefit. In the Netherlands, they can continue working with decreasing their working time. Moreover, there is little difference between full-time workers' salary and part-time workers'.
2009年7月11日土曜日
June29 Homework
This is the graph of my ideal partner's characteristics. I think personality is important because it can't be changed easily. Having money or the same interests as me can be changed more easily than personality. Looks is also difficult to change. I like a good-looking person,but I think personality is more important than looks. Even if the person is good-looking, I'm feeling bad when I can't enjoy talking with him.
2009年6月28日日曜日
June 22 Homework
textbook on page 14, section 4 a-f.
a. When do children usually leave home?
I think childtren leave home when they are from18 to 22 years old, because they start going to the school or the company far from home. Since living alone costs a lot, some people don't leave home after they got a job. After Japanese got married, some people live with their parents. But I think many people don't want to do so.
b. How many people live in your home?
6 family members live in my house. My parents, grandparents and brother live with me. We have two kitchens and bathrooms, so we don't live completely together.
c. Do you have a head of the family?
d. Who does the housework?
According to my family, my mother does all of the housework. My father, brother and me never do it. I think it isn't usual in Japan, recently. I know many of my friends do housework in their house.
a. When do children usually leave home?
I think childtren leave home when they are from18 to 22 years old, because they start going to the school or the company far from home. Since living alone costs a lot, some people don't leave home after they got a job. After Japanese got married, some people live with their parents. But I think many people don't want to do so.
b. How many people live in your home?
6 family members live in my house. My parents, grandparents and brother live with me. We have two kitchens and bathrooms, so we don't live completely together.
c. Do you have a head of the family?
I think we have. I am sometimes required to write the "Setainushi's name" on some forms. But it doesn't mean Setainushi has storng power to decide everything in my family.
d. Who does the housework?
According to my family, my mother does all of the housework. My father, brother and me never do it. I think it isn't usual in Japan, recently. I know many of my friends do housework in their house.
e. Who runs the family?
Both of my parents work and get money. My father's income is higher than mother's.
f. How many rooms do you have to sleep in
I think there are four rooms we sleep in, but we use the rooms not only to sleep but also to do other things. For example, I sleep, study, watch TV and so on in my room.
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