The Language of Clothes
1. DO YOU JUDGE PEOPLE ACCORDING TO WHAT THEY WEARE? WHY?
Sometimes I do. We often heard "Do not judge people by their looks." but I think What people weare sometimes shows what they are. ex, who weare a wrinkled shirt should be sloppy.
2. DO YOU THINK JAPANESE SOCIETY PUTS AN IMPORTANCE ON CLOTHING WHEN JUDGING OTHER PEOPLE FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY?
I think the old Japanese society does and the modern doesn't. That's why the old has prejudice against differences: foreigners, but I don't feel like that so much recently.
3.WHAT COLORS ARE YOU WEARING NOW? DO THEY REFRECT YOUR MOOD?
beige, brown, pink, yellow, light blue.. I'm wearing a floral-print dress now. I cant say these colors refrect my mood but I can say dresses especially floral-printed are refrect my mood.
Friends
1. WHAT ARE SOME SUBJECTS THAT YOU WILL NEVER DISCUSS WITH A FRIEND?
About my biggest worry.
2. DO YOU HAVE DIFFERENT FRIENDS FOR DIFFERENT THINGS? GO TO DIFFERENT PLACES? GIVE ME SOME EXAMPLES.
No, I don't.
2009年10月25日日曜日
2009年10月17日土曜日
HOMEWORK - Death and Funerals & The Language of Clothes
1. Death and Funerals
a. DO YOU HAVE ANY INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS OR A HOST FAILY? IF SO, HOW WOULD YOU EXPRESS YOUR CONDOLENCES TO THEM IF A FAMILY MEMBER DIED?
Yes. I would bring them bouquet of flower to express my condolences.
b. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN A FOREIGN FUNERAL?
No, never.
2.The Language of Clothes
a. WHY ARE JAPANESE DESIGNER LEVEL CRAZY? WHY IS WHAT YOU WEAR SO IMPRTANT?
Japanese have absorbed and assimilated foreign ideas and cultures suce as Japanese believe not just a religion Buddism but other religions, so Japanese have more flexibility. That's why Japanese designer level crazy I think.
b. WHAT DOES "DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER." MEAN TO YOU?
Just as the term indicates. We never know the inside of people and things before communicating with them or examining them properly.
a. DO YOU HAVE ANY INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS OR A HOST FAILY? IF SO, HOW WOULD YOU EXPRESS YOUR CONDOLENCES TO THEM IF A FAMILY MEMBER DIED?
Yes. I would bring them bouquet of flower to express my condolences.
b. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN A FOREIGN FUNERAL?
No, never.
2.The Language of Clothes
a. WHY ARE JAPANESE DESIGNER LEVEL CRAZY? WHY IS WHAT YOU WEAR SO IMPRTANT?
Japanese have absorbed and assimilated foreign ideas and cultures suce as Japanese believe not just a religion Buddism but other religions, so Japanese have more flexibility. That's why Japanese designer level crazy I think.
b. WHAT DOES "DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER." MEAN TO YOU?
Just as the term indicates. We never know the inside of people and things before communicating with them or examining them properly.
HOMEWORK - Wrapping & Death and Funerals
1. DO YOU AGREE WITH THE WEB SITE'S DESCRIPTION, THE JAPANESE CONCEPT OF "WRAPPING"? WHAT DO YOU DO THAT CAN BE CALLED "WRAPPING"? GIVE EXAMPLES FOR YOUR ACTIONS.
Each piece of cookie is wrapped individually, and futhermore, they are all beautifull packed in a box wrapped in paper in Japan. That can be make people happy when they take the wraps off.
Buildings under construction are covered in Japan. That shows "Japanese Underserved Kindness".
2.a. WHERE DO YOU GO WHEN YOU DIE?
Go to the other world where is nothing spetial.
2.b. WHY DO JAPANESE HAVE DEATH MEMORIAL SERVICES AFTER A PERSON'S DEATH?
Not to forget our appreciation for ancestors cause we tend to dismiss the past. And also to have a time for the family function.
Each piece of cookie is wrapped individually, and futhermore, they are all beautifull packed in a box wrapped in paper in Japan. That can be make people happy when they take the wraps off.
Buildings under construction are covered in Japan. That shows "Japanese Underserved Kindness".
2.a. WHERE DO YOU GO WHEN YOU DIE?
Go to the other world where is nothing spetial.
2.b. WHY DO JAPANESE HAVE DEATH MEMORIAL SERVICES AFTER A PERSON'S DEATH?
Not to forget our appreciation for ancestors cause we tend to dismiss the past. And also to have a time for the family function.
2009年7月30日木曜日
HOMEWORK - Working for the UN
IF YOU WERE WORKING FOR THE UN, WHICH JOB WOULD LIKE TO DO USING YOUR ENGLISH ABILITIES? WHY?
I would like to work as a public relations officer if I were working for the UN.
The UN hosts periodic events for everyone, regardless of age, sex or nationality. I want to create advertisements which could attract a lot of interest, in Japanese, English and French. Comming up with the design and style be liked by all sounds really fun, cause I am interested in the advertisement so much.
I would like to work as a public relations officer if I were working for the UN.
The UN hosts periodic events for everyone, regardless of age, sex or nationality. I want to create advertisements which could attract a lot of interest, in Japanese, English and French. Comming up with the design and style be liked by all sounds really fun, cause I am interested in the advertisement so much.
2009年7月29日水曜日
HOMEWORK - Personal Space
1. YOU'RE TALKING TO A CO-WORKER. HOW CLOSE DO YOU STAND?
i stand 1 or 2 metres away, but it depends on the person.
2. YOU'RE TALKING TO A FRIEND. DO YOU TOUCH EACH OTHER?
if she/he is a close friend, i often touch each other. but i don't touch friends who are not so close to me. cause i don't want her/him to think that i am overly familiar.
3. LOOK AT THE DIAGRAM OF A WAITING ROOM. WHERE DO YOU SIT WHEN YOU ENTER?
i sit the next to the upper left corner. i want to seat where i can see who is comming.
4. YOU'RE IN THE CLOWDED ELEVATOR. WHERE DO YOU LOOK?
i look at the numbers, bend down my head or look around others.
5. YOU'RE STANDING IN LINE. HOW CLOSE DO YOU STAND TO THE PERSON IN FRONT?
1 or 2 metres away.
6. YOU GET ON THE BUS. THERE IS AN EMPTY ROW OF SEATS AT THE BACK, AND AN EMPTY SEAT CLOSE BY. WHERE DO YOU SIT?
i basically sit the seat close by. but when it is in the sun, i prefer the row of seats at the back.
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?
yes, cause it is difficult to concentrate something i do when someone is beside me. so i put my bag there from when i came.
8. YOU'RE GOING TO THE BEACH. DO YOU LIKE TO SEE LOTS OF PEOPLE OR VERY FEW?
i prefer to see very few people. i don't like any clowded places so much.
9. WHEN YOU'RE TALKING TO SOMEONE, DO YOU LOOK THEM IN THE EYE?
yes, i try to do this. the eye contact is important when we communicate with others.
10. YOU'RE ON A TRAIN. DO YOU TALK TO THE OTHER PASENGERS?
no, i don't talk to the others cause i almost always sleep on the train.
i stand 1 or 2 metres away, but it depends on the person.
2. YOU'RE TALKING TO A FRIEND. DO YOU TOUCH EACH OTHER?
if she/he is a close friend, i often touch each other. but i don't touch friends who are not so close to me. cause i don't want her/him to think that i am overly familiar.
3. LOOK AT THE DIAGRAM OF A WAITING ROOM. WHERE DO YOU SIT WHEN YOU ENTER?
i sit the next to the upper left corner. i want to seat where i can see who is comming.
4. YOU'RE IN THE CLOWDED ELEVATOR. WHERE DO YOU LOOK?
i look at the numbers, bend down my head or look around others.
5. YOU'RE STANDING IN LINE. HOW CLOSE DO YOU STAND TO THE PERSON IN FRONT?
1 or 2 metres away.
6. YOU GET ON THE BUS. THERE IS AN EMPTY ROW OF SEATS AT THE BACK, AND AN EMPTY SEAT CLOSE BY. WHERE DO YOU SIT?
i basically sit the seat close by. but when it is in the sun, i prefer the row of seats at the back.
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?
yes, cause it is difficult to concentrate something i do when someone is beside me. so i put my bag there from when i came.
8. YOU'RE GOING TO THE BEACH. DO YOU LIKE TO SEE LOTS OF PEOPLE OR VERY FEW?
i prefer to see very few people. i don't like any clowded places so much.
9. WHEN YOU'RE TALKING TO SOMEONE, DO YOU LOOK THEM IN THE EYE?
yes, i try to do this. the eye contact is important when we communicate with others.
10. YOU'RE ON A TRAIN. DO YOU TALK TO THE OTHER PASENGERS?
no, i don't talk to the others cause i almost always sleep on the train.
HOMEWORK - Family Life
1. WHEN DO CHILDREN USUALLY LEAVE HOME?
It depends on the people and families.
I think people usually leave home at 18 or 22 when they graduated from high school or university. But I'm still at home..
2. HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE IN YOUR HOME?
5 people live in my home: my father, mother, grandmother, uncle and me.
3. DO YOU HAVE A HEAD OF THE FAMILY?
Yes, my father is the head of the family. He goes through procedures for almost everything, though my mother has more power in my house.
4. WHO DOES THE HOUSEWORK?
My mother does almost all housework, but she goes to work from Monday to Friday. She is the busiest person in my house so my father and I often help her when we come home early.
5. WHO RUNS THE FAMILY?
I think my mother does. Because she works in and out of the home and handles all of the finance business for my family.
6. HOW MANY ROOMS DO YOU HAVE TO SLEEP IN?
There are 5 rooms to sleep in. My parents' room, my room, my grandmother's room, my uncle's room and my grandfather's room (used to).
It depends on the people and families.
I think people usually leave home at 18 or 22 when they graduated from high school or university. But I'm still at home..
2. HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE IN YOUR HOME?
5 people live in my home: my father, mother, grandmother, uncle and me.
3. DO YOU HAVE A HEAD OF THE FAMILY?
Yes, my father is the head of the family. He goes through procedures for almost everything, though my mother has more power in my house.
4. WHO DOES THE HOUSEWORK?
My mother does almost all housework, but she goes to work from Monday to Friday. She is the busiest person in my house so my father and I often help her when we come home early.
5. WHO RUNS THE FAMILY?
I think my mother does. Because she works in and out of the home and handles all of the finance business for my family.
6. HOW MANY ROOMS DO YOU HAVE TO SLEEP IN?
There are 5 rooms to sleep in. My parents' room, my room, my grandmother's room, my uncle's room and my grandfather's room (used to).
2009年7月26日日曜日
HOMEWORK - Working with Different Cultures
WHAT KIND OF WORK PLACE DO YOU THINK U WILL WORK BEST?
England is the best plase to work for me.
Cause i want to drink my love British ale with my friends or co-workers at a pub after 5. It is surely difficult to do that in Japan that is well-known as working overtime. I really need fun time or to rest everyday. And I think all of Japanese should have more rest, othe countries consistentry point out most Japanese work too much as well.
England is the best plase to work for me.
Cause i want to drink my love British ale with my friends or co-workers at a pub after 5. It is surely difficult to do that in Japan that is well-known as working overtime. I really need fun time or to rest everyday. And I think all of Japanese should have more rest, othe countries consistentry point out most Japanese work too much as well.
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