Table Manners

1.Have you ever eaten in a restaurant in a foreign country? Where? What did you eat? Did you make any mistakes? Please explain your experience.

I went to India for volunteer when I was 18 years old. My first experienced use hand when eat meal. I ate curry and nan bread at the restaurant. And we shared one curry on the plates. But plate is flat so, it's difficult to dip on the nan bread. So, it is very difficult for me because curry is liquid. I have never been eat only hands that my hands is very greasy and dirty of curry... We were spend a lot of time finished eat.
I strongly thought want to use fork or spoon!!!

2. Did you learn anything?

I learned it is important to real touch or feel the another countries custom. At the Indian experience is very interesting for me. It's having experience of another country custom, we can feel the something in that country maybe I think.

Weddings

1.Since Japanese weddings are expensive, do you think having a massive wedding like Korea or UAE is a good idea? Why?

I don't think a good idea. Because, I think wedding is engage ceremony each groom and bride.Wedding is very important each other, I think small wedding is good than massive wedding.

2. What do you think about eloping? Is it a good idea or romantic? Why?

I think romantic but I don't think good idea. because, there are happened many terrible matters. For example, If either parent say objections, might be break up family. I think it is very sad happening.

3. Have you ever thought about having a wedding in a foreign location like Hawaii? Would you do it? Why?Or Why not?

Yes, I have. If I have wedding in a foreign location, I want to go to Florida. Because, I like Florida that ocean is very beautiful and good temperature and after wedding we can spend honeymoon or go to trip. I think Hawaii or Guam are very standard place, so I don't wedding these place.


4.What is your ideal wedding?

My ideal wedding is very simple. I will invite my family and recognition of people and vest friend. I want to very small wedding. So, I want to hold casual style party not like a reception(披露宴) in Japan. I think have a simple wedding than fancy wedding.


5.What would you definitely do, wear or go to on that big day? Why is that important?

I have no idea. But, I think it is important that wedding is promissory ceremony and each other become a one family.

6. Have you ever been to a foreigner's wedding? What was your impression?

I have never been to a foreigner's wedding...

Superstitions

1.Do you think it is important to talk about superstitions in cross culture communication class? Why?
I think superstitions is important to talk in cross culture communication class. Because, If I can know another country superstitions, I may have a lively conversations each other. So, I think it is chance that learn another countries.

2.Is communication affected by superstitions?
No, I don't. I think interesting conversation but communication is not affected by superstitions.

3.Do you believe in superstitions? If yes, what superstitions do you believe?Why do you do, use, or believe in them?
No, I don't believe in superstitions. Because If believe many superstitions, I think just goes on forever and not quite invalid.

Time

1. Please explain a time proverb in your culture.
I think time proverb is important to in my culture. Because, proverb is often benefit in my life.

2. What do the following proverbs mean:
a. Time is money.
It's means time and many is very precious things, so must not waste them.

b. A stitch in time saves nine.
It means maybe all things important carefully to prepare.

c. There's no time like the present.
Sorry I don't know.

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.
Sorry, I don't know. But maybe I think time is important and quickly pass.

Friends

1. I wii never disscuss with a friend about my parents income. Because this matter is private things.If my friend talk to this matter, I think it is not they need to know.

2.Yes I have . First, I have same generation friend when I have met school from elementary school to university. So, I have sinior frienda that I met part time job or acquaintanceof my family and etc...
In the case of same age friend, I will go to karaoke, cafe, shopping, dinner, watch the movies and so on. Mainly I wii go to entertainment places. So, I will talk to about favorite singer or acter and actress, TV programs, part time job, romance with school friend.
On the other hands, case of older friend will be talking several things. Because, older friend meet only sometimes. I don't meet every time like same age friend. If I opportunity meet older friend, I will go to dinner and talk to about university, friend, study, recent event and so on. Mainliy I ask someone for aome advice to older frienf. Older friend is more superior than friend.

The Language of Clothes

1. Do you judge people according to what they wear? Why?
Yes. I think almost people judge according to they wear. Because, especially Japanese sticks to personal appearances. If the man wearing dirty clothes, we will think homeless people. But He may not homeless. I think people has prejudices about clothes.

2. Do you think Japanese society puts an importance on clothing when judging other people from another country?
Yes. I think Japanese society puts an importance on clothing when judging other people from another country. I think important first impression on clothes.


3. What colors are you wearing now? Do they reflect your mood?
I 'm wearing gray parka and beige trouser. No. I'm not refect my mood. I'm always informal wear.

Death and Funerals

(1)Death and Funerals
A:Yes. I have a host family in England. If my host family died, I will write to letter. So, I will write next sentence in the letter. "I'm very very sad, I can't believe it. I pray for the souls of the dead from remotely place in Japan."

B:I have never been to a foreign funeral. But I interesting in foreign countries funeral because, I want to know what form and what is doing buring funeral. I want to comparisons both funerals.

(2)The Language of Clothes
A:I don't know. I'm not strain at wear and designer. my inportant wear is put on simple clothes.

B:I think not deppend on anything, we should reflect seveal things by ourself maybe....

Class 1 Homeworks

1. Where do you go when you die?

I think I will go to heaven when I was die.
Because, My family is christian. I am going to church every Sundays.
I belive god. So, I will go to heaven when I was die.

2. Explain why do Japanese have death memorial services 1 month, 1 year, 3 years, 7 years, etc. after a person's death?

Because, it is pray for the soul of the dead. So, I think that survivors are remember departed memory each years.

Politics and Reflections

The United Nations is develop for cooperating seaurity, economy and society all over the world.

If I will working for UN, I would like to translate English of UN brochure.
Because, I want to know about job in the UN.

Presonal Spaces

This is my answer of 10 questions on the page18.
1.I don't like close area. It is very choking.

2.I sometimes touch each other during talking.

3. I will sit a lift side and near by woman. It is next to corner.

4. It is number or upper the elevator.

5. I think feel is not quite.

6. I will sit an empty row of seat at back.

7. Yes. If sameone wan to sit there, I readily sit a beside speace.

8. I like o see lots of people.

9. I sometimes look them in the eye. because, along time look them I become a ashamed.

10. No. I don't speak other passengers. But when I make approaches to someone, I talk to few minutes.

Working with different cultures

What kind of work place do you think you will work best in?
Choose a country other than Japan and research.
I think the best work place is Japan. When I listend to Ms. Yano's presentation, I thnk Japanese worker's are doing closely any job. But other countory worker's are not quite closelies.(This is my imeages)
In England people seem to say excuse during the job. I think Japanese does'nt quite say excuse and England pople is a little loose characters..

Do you think it is a good practice? Why?
I think it is a good practice. Beacuse, it is important to knows different cultures and other countries feature of character.

Dating Practics

This pie chart is my ideal partner's characterristics!!
There are character, manner,active,funny,cer and money.

Names and Addresses

My answer is this abou questions.

①I think feelings, emotions and facial expressions can across universal and that things is common all over the world.

②There are angry, sad, happy,smaile, sicken, excited, lonely, pleasure, nervous, jealousy so on.

③Yes, there are.
I think there are many cannot be translated into English. Maybe, It is ambiguous phrases of feelings and emotions into Japanese.

Greetings

I anwsered that Question.

①I almost always say "ohayou" ,"oyasumi","itadakimasu"or"gotisousama" so on.

②Yes.　I think when I greeting someone in society, good impression for other people.

③No. I almost always same greeting opposite sex people.

④No. I think it is very ashamed and unused.

And I analyzing my first name.
One of my Chinese character meanings The Blessed Virgin.
The Chinese charaster use this meaning in China.

3 Question, My answers

I want to answer the three question.
My opinion is this.

①Q:How do you greet people in your life?
I am always greeting people in my life.
For example, at the morning I say Good morning for my family, friend and teacher.

②Q:Is it differentfor different people?How so and why?
My friend is friendly but older person use honorihic words.
Because hold in estimation for older person.

③Q:Do you touch people when you talk to them? why? Or Why not?
I am not quite touch when I talk to someone.
I do not know why the person to touch for talking.
I think this question is very interesting!!!!

Buddhism 5 action

I think very hard. So, my family are Chriatian. Becuse,my father is pastor.
But my family do Buddhism action.

1.my faily always said "Itadakimasu"and "Gochisousama"after meal.
(before this word,we pray)

2.come back to home said "Tadaima"



3.some people house there is "Butsudan".

4.some people go to "Ohakamairi"

5.some people there are "Ho-ji".

Cross Culture Progrems

Ithink cross culture progrem is lunguage.
When I looked Asahi news peapers on the Web site(April 24th 2009), I discovered this report .

"half of guest workers are chinese people in Japan"
So,next guest workers are Brazilizn.

I think this report said not only many country understanding and languages but only English.
Employer must be understand!!!