1. Do you judge people according to what they wear? Why?
I can't say that I never judge people according to what they wear. I think when we meet new person, the first impresion is impotant. If I met a guy who is frown and wearing untidy clothes, I will not have good first impression on him. I don't completely jugde him at this point. But I don't think that I want to meet him again.
What do I want to say is the first impression is impotant, and clothes afftect the first impression. For example, if there are two men and one is really fashionble and has good personality and the other is always wearing the same clothes and has good personality. In this situation, which guy will you choose? I'll choose the former, of course. Clothes is the one of the elements of judging a person.
2 Do you think Japanese society puts an importance on clothing when judging other people from another country?
I don't think so. I think we don't care about another country's people's clothes like we care about the other Japanese clothes.
3. What colors are you wearing now? Do they reflect your mood?
I'm wearing a yellow long-sleeved shirt and deep blue jeans. They don't reflect my mood. But when I'm wearing black clothes, I feel more sophisticated.
1. What are some subjects that you will never discuss with a friend?
I have four close friends. We went to the same preschool, elementary school and junior high school. We meet at least once a week. So we talk about anything. We talk about school, family, job and whatever we thought and felt at that time.
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, I have different friends for different parts of my life. I have childhood friends, highschool friends, university friends, co-worker and so on. We talk about different subjects and go to different places. Because I have different memories and experiences with each friend.
2007年11月14日水曜日
2007年11月12日月曜日
HOMEWORK 2
1.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?
Yes, I do. We live far from each other. Unfortunatelly I can't know how much they are sad and what they want me to say. So I'll say"I'm sorry at your loss." I don't know what should I do more than this.
b. Have you ever been to a foreign funeral?
I've never been to a foreigh funeral. I often watch the scene in some movies.
2.a.Why are Japanese designer label crazy? Why is what you wear so important?
Because there is a great demand for clothes. Japanese care what the other persons think about them. So they care about their appearance and clothes.
I think Japanese like critisizing. My neighbor always critisize my clothes, attitude and anything. But I don't have time to talk with them. So I guess they judge me by my appearance. That's why I have to care about my clothes.
b.What does “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” mean to you?
The important thing is not the cover(appearance) but the contents(character).
Yes, I do. We live far from each other. Unfortunatelly I can't know how much they are sad and what they want me to say. So I'll say"I'm sorry at your loss." I don't know what should I do more than this.
b. Have you ever been to a foreign funeral?
I've never been to a foreigh funeral. I often watch the scene in some movies.
2.a.Why are Japanese designer label crazy? Why is what you wear so important?
Because there is a great demand for clothes. Japanese care what the other persons think about them. So they care about their appearance and clothes.
I think Japanese like critisizing. My neighbor always critisize my clothes, attitude and anything. But I don't have time to talk with them. So I guess they judge me by my appearance. That's why I have to care about my clothes.
b.What does “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” mean to you?
The important thing is not the cover(appearance) but the contents(character).
2007年11月9日金曜日
HOMEWORK 1
1. About the Japanese concept of"wrapping".
I agree. Japanese like wrapping. I always feel it when I'm working. I'm working at a drug store. At my store, the company tried to reduce the resources. So if a customer don't need a bag when she buy something, she get one point on her point card. Therefore, I ask customers whether they need a bag or not. Although most of people say that they don't need it and they put them in their bag or their own shopping bag nowadays, others say that they want me to wrap them. They are even angry and irritated at me like "stop asking me the stupid question" or something. They have huge bag though. In bottom of their action, there's the Japanese concept of wrapping.
2. a. Where do you go when you die?
I think when our body died, our spirit came out of our body. And the spirits wander around our world until it's reborn the new one. But there is no consciousness. I mean my mind will be gone away when I die but, the spirit will remain in this world. I think that there is neither heaven nor Hell.
b. Explain why do Japanese have death memorial services 1 month, 1 year, 3 years, 7 years, etc. after a person's death?
Because it's a custom. But, of course it isn't the only reason. In my opinion, it's a good opportunity to remember about the deceased person and also think our life again. So we do the death memorial service.
I agree. Japanese like wrapping. I always feel it when I'm working. I'm working at a drug store. At my store, the company tried to reduce the resources. So if a customer don't need a bag when she buy something, she get one point on her point card. Therefore, I ask customers whether they need a bag or not. Although most of people say that they don't need it and they put them in their bag or their own shopping bag nowadays, others say that they want me to wrap them. They are even angry and irritated at me like "stop asking me the stupid question" or something. They have huge bag though. In bottom of their action, there's the Japanese concept of wrapping.
2. a. Where do you go when you die?
I think when our body died, our spirit came out of our body. And the spirits wander around our world until it's reborn the new one. But there is no consciousness. I mean my mind will be gone away when I die but, the spirit will remain in this world. I think that there is neither heaven nor Hell.
b. Explain why do Japanese have death memorial services 1 month, 1 year, 3 years, 7 years, etc. after a person's death?
Because it's a custom. But, of course it isn't the only reason. In my opinion, it's a good opportunity to remember about the deceased person and also think our life again. So we do the death memorial service.
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