Table Manners

1. Have you ever eaten in a restaurant in foreign country?
Yes!
Where did you eat?
I ate in America at Indiana.
What did you eat?
I ate Mexican food, tacos etc.
Did you make any mistakes?
No!

2. Did you learn anything?
I have no idea because I forgot.

Weddings

1. Since Japanese weddings are expensive, do you think having a massive wedding like Korea or UAE is a good idea?
Yes, because it is very fantastic. Everyone makes happy.


2. What do you think about eloping? Is it a good idea or romantic?
I think, it is not so good idea.
It injure my family and friends. And, it cause many people to trouble.


3. Have you ever thought about having a wedding in a foreign location like Hawaii? Would you do it?
Yes, of cause. If I have a lot of money, I would like to celebrate a wedding in Hawaii.
But I would like to celebrate a wedding in Japan at Hiroshima. Because I have a lot of friends in Hiroshima, and I want to invite a lot of friends.


4. What is your ideal wedding?
I would like to wedding is usual ceremony in Hiroshima.
And I want to hold a lot of friends and


5. What would you definitely do, wear or to go on that big day? Why is that important?
I will wear some wedding dress and I will read a letter for my family.
I'm woman, so I must leave my house that I appreciate for my family.


6. Have you ever been to a foreigner's wedding? What was your impression?
No, I never go to wedding.
So, my friends please invite me sooner.

Superstitions

I surprised about differ food.
For example, bread, Christmas food and open sandwiches.
Especially, Christmas food. Because, it is very wonderful. I never seen before.

I want to try Danish food is open sandwiches.
It is interesting way to eat.
Sandwiches is vegetables and meats in between bread and bread.
But it is different way.

1. Do you think it is important to talk about superstitions in cross culture communication class?
Yes, I do.
I think we study cross culture, so we have to know it.
It is also teach us country's traditional.

2. Is communication affected by superstitions?
Yes, it is.
But I have no idea now. Please tell me.

3.Do you believe in superstitions?
Yes, I do.
If I wear to socks during sleep, I cannot meet dying my parents.
So, I cannot wear to socks during sleep.

Time

1. Please explain a time proverb in your culture.

時はすべての物を貪り食う
Time devours all things.

時は万事を暴露す
Time discloses all things.

2. What do the following proverbs mean.
a) Time is money. 時は金なり
　We cannot buy time with money.
So, we have to use to cherish.

b) A stitch in time saves nine. 今日の一針、明日の十針
The small things is to do as soon as possible.
From small beginnings come great things.

c)There is no time like the present. 今よりほかにない
　Now is a chance. I have to do it.

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 do not know means.
But someday we will meet each other. ha ha!
　

Friends

1.What are some subjects that you will never discuss with a friends?
This question is so difficult for me. I am not very speak to myself. I do not like speak to myself.

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?
I have different friends, but I never talk about different things. I have no idea go to different places.

Homework #3

1. Do you judge people according to what they wear? Why?
Yes, I think clothes will develop one's personality.


2. Do you think Japanese society puts an importance on clothing when judging other people from another country?
Yes, we have TPO, so we must have a sence of decency.


3. What colors are you wearing now? Do they reflect your mood?
I am wearing pink and white Pajamas. Yes,they know.

Death and Funerals

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 condolences to an American host family if their Grandmother died?
I have international friends, but I not such get along.

b. Have you ever been to a foreign funeral?
I never go to a foreign funeral.

2. The language of Clothes (preparation for next weeks topic):
a.Why are Japanese designer label crazy? Why is what you wear so important?
I think that it trick someone into buying goods.

b.What does “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” mean to you?
I have no idea. Sorry.

Where do you go when you die?
I think my soul go to heaven and I watch alive people from sky.

Why do Japanese have death memorial services 1month, 1 year, 3years, 7years, etc. after a person's death?
I think we remember death person living here, so we have death memorial services.

The UN

If I were working in the UN, I would like to be public information section.

I do not know yet, what is the UN and what do I do.
But I want to inform the UN all over the world.
And I tell to explain how easy and intresting it is to people.
So, I think we can know the UN.

Work

I think the best work is in Japan for me, because I am Japanese so I have already known our custom work.

But, if I could work other country, I work in Hawaii.
My images, there has how to enjoy working and no stresses. It feels like lower pay than Japan at month, but they get some tip from tipper. So, it is even! If I could have the opportunity, I would like to work in Hawaii.

Make a pie chart

1. I think his personality is the most important, because I want him to have kindness, consideration and etc.

2. Health is necessary.

3. I love car, so I wish he has big cool car. I want to go driving with him.

4. I like good looking man.

5. We need money.

6. I like man who is taller than I.

Names and Addresses

1.Are feelings, emotions and facial expressions universal across borders, happy, sad, etc..?

I think universal across borders do not change emotions and facial expression. For example, smile to happy, cry to sad, yawn to sleepy, etc...

2.Try to name as many feelings as possible in Japanese.　
楽しい/happy
うれしい/glad
悲しい/sad
さみしい/lonely
疲れる/tired
眠い/sleepy
怒る/angry
だるい/lazy
面白い/funny
わくわくする/excite

3.Are there any feelings in Japanese that cannot be translates into English?
おじゃまします。
よろしくお願いします。
ごちそうさまでした。
お疲れ様でした。
いってきます。ただいま。など...

Greet of family

1.How do you greet members of your family?

I just say "Ohayo", "Ittekimasu", "tadaima", "Oyasumi".


2.How do you greet people that are important in society?

I use honorific word and bow.


3.Do I greet people from the opposite sex in different way?

No. Maybe I think greet same way.


4.Do you hug anyone? If yes, who and when. If no, why not?

Yes. When I meet friends, my feeling is good, I will hug my friends.
My feeling not so good, I will hug from me.


5.Means of my neme
I do not know mean.
But, Chinese character of first name is "center of village"
and last name is "friends" and "fragrance"

Greetings

1.How do you greet people in your life?
When I meet people for the first time, I say "ohayougozaimasu" and bow. I show honor to them.

2.Is it different for different people? How so and why?
Yes, It is different culture and custom for the country. So, it was decided by several country.


3.Do you touch people when you talk to then? Why? or why not?
No, I often make a gesture, but I don' t touch people. If the listener doesn't hear my talk, I may touch you.

About buddhism!

1.When I always eat meals, I say gratefully "itadakimasu" with my hands clasped in prayer. I apperciate to cook and foods.

2.I am regulary place a flower on a grave. I worship the god or ancestor.

3.When we sleep, we do not sleep directing our steps to the grave, the temple and the shrine. We must not direct our steps. So, I put my feet diffrent way.

4.I regulary put rice, manju and flower on family altar. I put a new rice and etc on there.

5.I sometime worship it in front of the buddhist altar. I tell occurence of day by day.

Japanese language education overseas

World of Japanese teachers and researchers gather "Japanese language education research festivals" was held in July by the Pusan foreign language University.
Came into view is that moved a p ivot foot increase to and from the Japanese language education overseas "taught Japanese" bring up the cross-cultural communication power through the Japanese appearance.
The Korian high school teacher said, it need enhancements in the cultural education. In addition to understand Japanese daily life and culture in high school, you clearly that attitude when you try to interact positively understand the necessity of Koria, cultural exchange.


http://www.asahi.com/culture/news_culture/TKY200808200113.html