If I have time and money, then I can go to a country I'm interested in, I would choose India.
One of the reasons why I want to go there is recently I talked that India seemed so interesting, exciting, historical, and exotic with my best friend. Also I read a book about India. It was very funny, interesting, and different from Japan, so it made me to want to go there much more. I am feeling that I have to go there someday.
Next, I like curry and spicy food. Sometimes I go to the Indian restaurant and enjoy eating them. But, I want to eat real Indian food with feeling atmosphere of real Indea. For example, eating curry by using right hand. We cannnot do that in Japan.
For other reasons, the Taj Mahal, India's hot weather, Indian ethnic goods and designs, and so on.
In short, I really want to go to Indea. If I go there, it must be a trip full of incident. But it's not bad meaning. I must see and learn something I cannot learn in Japan because India isn't developped so much. I think I can find what original humans are.
As writing this, I am coming to want to go there more and more.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
TV Drama
I think we are impacted by medias everyday. It can be both good and bad for us. But I can learn various things from them, they often make me interested in new things.
As my case, American TV dramas made me interested in American life, learning about it, and study abroad. I watched "Full house" for the first time when I was a child. Then, their different appearances were impressive for me and I came to know that there were many kinds of people in the world. Also, life style in that drama was different from Japanese style. As a example, they didn't care about wearing shoes at home and lying on the bed with wearing shoes. That was so interesting for me. At the same time, I thought their life was so cool, and came to be like them, I didn't understand American jokes in the drama though.
Now I think this experience made my present interests. As a result of this, I am studying English and other international subjects here.
As my case, American TV dramas made me interested in American life, learning about it, and study abroad. I watched "Full house" for the first time when I was a child. Then, their different appearances were impressive for me and I came to know that there were many kinds of people in the world. Also, life style in that drama was different from Japanese style. As a example, they didn't care about wearing shoes at home and lying on the bed with wearing shoes. That was so interesting for me. At the same time, I thought their life was so cool, and came to be like them, I didn't understand American jokes in the drama though.
Now I think this experience made my present interests. As a result of this, I am studying English and other international subjects here.
Monday, May 9, 2011
version 2
I think Japanese culture is one of the cultures that are strict about people's relationships. There are various relationships based on age, status, position, and so on. Japanese ones seem to be more vertical and complicated, different from some other cultures'. So I want foreigners to be careful about it.
owever, most Japanese people cannnot explain the system of relationships in our culture and teach the rules. it is because we have been leaning it since we are born and living here. What foreigners feel unusual is naturally for us.
In my opinion, one reason why this system is complicated is that we have honorific language, which some other cultures don't have. We use it in not only the situations that foreigners learn from their Japanese textbooks, but also various appropriate situations that we face as parts of daily life.
One example is the first meetings, especially meeting person who really see for the first time. Most Japanese people use honorific language even if the person seems to be younger than or same age as themselves. Another example is in companies or societies. Workers use honorific language to bosses even if the bosses are younger than or same as themselves. But they might start to use peer language when they get close, it is not so often though.
In short, the main point that I want to tell foreigners is that in Japanese culture people think to be polite to almost everyone in more important than to be friendly for good relationships. So I want foreigners to experience Japanese style and learn actually in Japan.
owever, most Japanese people cannnot explain the system of relationships in our culture and teach the rules. it is because we have been leaning it since we are born and living here. What foreigners feel unusual is naturally for us.
In my opinion, one reason why this system is complicated is that we have honorific language, which some other cultures don't have. We use it in not only the situations that foreigners learn from their Japanese textbooks, but also various appropriate situations that we face as parts of daily life.
One example is the first meetings, especially meeting person who really see for the first time. Most Japanese people use honorific language even if the person seems to be younger than or same age as themselves. Another example is in companies or societies. Workers use honorific language to bosses even if the bosses are younger than or same as themselves. But they might start to use peer language when they get close, it is not so often though.
In short, the main point that I want to tell foreigners is that in Japanese culture people think to be polite to almost everyone in more important than to be friendly for good relationships. So I want foreigners to experience Japanese style and learn actually in Japan.
Monday, May 2, 2011
RELATIONSHIPS
I think Japanese culture is one of the cultures that are the most strict about people's relationships. For example, relationships depend on age, status, position, and so on. It seems to be more vertical and complicated, different from some foreign cultures. So, I want foreigners to be careful about it.
However, most Japanese people cannot explain or tell the system of relationships in our culture because we have been learning it since we are born and living here. In my opinion, one reason why this system is complicated is that we have honorific language, which some cultures doesn't have. We use it in not only the situations that foreigners learn from textbooks, but also various appropriate situations that only we know. One example is the first meetings especially meeting person who really see for the first time. Most Japanese people use honorific language even if the partners seem to be younger than or same age as themselves. Another example is in companies or societies. Workers use honorific language to bosses even if the bosses are younger than or same as themselves. But they might start to use peer language when they get close.
I want foreigners who come to Japan to know that they cannot learn Japanese relationship system from textbooks, and to experience and learn actually here.
However, most Japanese people cannot explain or tell the system of relationships in our culture because we have been learning it since we are born and living here. In my opinion, one reason why this system is complicated is that we have honorific language, which some cultures doesn't have. We use it in not only the situations that foreigners learn from textbooks, but also various appropriate situations that only we know. One example is the first meetings especially meeting person who really see for the first time. Most Japanese people use honorific language even if the partners seem to be younger than or same age as themselves. Another example is in companies or societies. Workers use honorific language to bosses even if the bosses are younger than or same as themselves. But they might start to use peer language when they get close.
I want foreigners who come to Japan to know that they cannot learn Japanese relationship system from textbooks, and to experience and learn actually here.
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