I really enjoyed the last speaker. He is a Japanese politician, but he worked in the US, so he is not just a politician who has narrow thinking. Also, I gave a presentaion about Intalian politics, so I am getting interested in other countries politics. It was a good experience to listen to real politician.
IF you work at the United Nations...
If I work at the United Nations, I would like to be a Japanese diplonatic secretary. When Japanese VIP come, I welcome them, entertain them, hire taxi, take the tour of UN or some important place in New York, be a translater, set the meeting and so on. This could be a great job because this is not just a translater. From the time they come until they go back, you have to be a professional about everything. You have to know the diplomatic relations between Japan and any countries.
For nest semester...
1. Concerning Religion
a) Which religion discussed in class was the least interesting and why?
I think all religion we discussed was interesting because we don't have many chances to learn about Islam or Buddhism even some of Japanese people are buddhist. Through this class, we learned a lot about religion which controls people's life in most of the time.
2. Looking back at all the other topics discussed, which one do you remember as being the most interesting whereby you learned a lot?
I enjoyed the class about dating because the thing we normally do with our boyfriends or girlfriends is not allowed in some countries. For example, holding hands in public, or even dating before getting married. I could't believe if you don't know your partner who you are going to get married what would you do. I've grown up in Japan, so I can't accept that tradition. I think dating is connected with religion very much.
3. Which topic was least important to cross culture discussions?
I don't say least important, but it might be "Names and addresses".
4. Which speakers were most interesting and what did you learn?
I'm afraid to forget her name, but the speaker who talked about work customs was really intersting person. She survived by herself in 'male' society, so her each word was really strong and had persuasion. Plus, her way to talk was good at getting interest, I thought.
I enjoyed taking this class very much. I learned a lot of things that people usually can't get.
Thank you
2007年7月29日日曜日
2007年7月1日日曜日
Dating!!
This is my ideal boyfriend chart!'Smile' is included because for me, the first smile that the guy give me is important. If it is natural, nice and cute. When I met my boyfriend the first time, he wore sun glasses. When he took them.....his smile was perfect!!
And I need my ideal boyfriend to have 'romantic' a little bit. I don't expect it so much, but I want him to do something romantic when it is needed!
2007年6月18日月曜日
Family Life
a. When do children usually leave home?
Many children leave home when they graduate from a high school. Some children a little away from Tokyo or Osaka, they try to go those cities and know alot of new things.
b. How many people live in your home?
There are four people plus a dog. Father, mother, me and younger brother.
c. Do you have a head of the family?
I guess my mother is a head of the family. When she does a new big things like getting a new kitchen or paiting the roof or smethings like that, she ask my father, but the last decision is depands on my mother.
d. Who does the housework?
My mother and I do the housework and help each other. When my mother have to work until night and I don't have a part-time job, I would cook and clean the rooms and so on.
e. Who runs the family?
That's my mother!
f. How many rooms do you have to sleep in?
My father has a own roon and my mother does, too. Plus, I have my own room and my brother does, so there are four rooms.
Many children leave home when they graduate from a high school. Some children a little away from Tokyo or Osaka, they try to go those cities and know alot of new things.
b. How many people live in your home?
There are four people plus a dog. Father, mother, me and younger brother.
c. Do you have a head of the family?
I guess my mother is a head of the family. When she does a new big things like getting a new kitchen or paiting the roof or smethings like that, she ask my father, but the last decision is depands on my mother.
d. Who does the housework?
My mother and I do the housework and help each other. When my mother have to work until night and I don't have a part-time job, I would cook and clean the rooms and so on.
e. Who runs the family?
That's my mother!
f. How many rooms do you have to sleep in?
My father has a own roon and my mother does, too. Plus, I have my own room and my brother does, so there are four rooms.
2007年5月29日火曜日
Names and Addresses
Are feelings emotions and facial expressions universal across borders, happy, sad, etc..?
I think that many of the facial expressions are universal. You can tell 'happy' or 'sad' when many different kinds of people make their face, but 'confused' or 'puzzuled' are difficult to tell I guess. Japanese people of course use facial expressions, but compared to people in the US or Italy it's not so obvious. We should show what we think useing our flexible face!
This is the list of names of feelings in Japanese
1. 嬉しい : happy
2. 悲しい : sad
3. 楽しい : pleased
4. 寂しい : lonely
5. 驚く : surprised
6. がっかりする : dissapointed
7. いらいらする : irritated
8. 腹が立つ : angry
9. 怖い : scared
10．あたたかい : warm
Are there any feelings in Japanese that cannot be translated into English?
Yes. When I think of my boyfriend, I feel this. I miss him, feel lonely, sad, but also feel like I'm in the bottom of some hole. I feel like my heard is way heavy. I say this 'kurushi' in japanese, but in English it means tough, trying, hard like that. I don't know these fit the way I feel.
Q1.How do you choose a child's given name in your family?
People think their child's name carefully. If the given name fits the first name is important, but especially in Japan, we have 'kanji'. So, we think of also how they look and kanji's meaning. I'm going to get married American guy, so he/she is going to have English name, so first I'm going to look at English names (which name is popular? which name has what meaning?) then, after that I would like to give some japanese name like Susan did. It's cool if my child has a kanji name.
Q2. Does your given name or family name means anything?
My mother told me before how decided my name. There is a famous comic called 'Kyojin no Hoshi' in Japan. It's about the professional baseball and the guy who plays in Kyojin as a pitcher.
In it, there is a girl who named same as mine. I heard from my mother that that girl was really kind and ...I forgot, but she wanted me to be like her and the kanji was really good and fit my last name. So, now when I told my first name to people whose age as same as my mother, they say 'Oh, it's same as her!!'. I tell this story and they say 'you got a nice name.' Everyone like her, so when I tell this story, I feel good!
Q7. How do you know if names are boys' name, girls' name, or both?
In Japanese, there are some kanji which means boy or girl. '美' means beautiful. It's usually used for girls. People usually put like this '○○美'. My grandfather has this, so it looks like a girl's name though. '太' means thick or strong. It's used for boys like '○○太'. Recently, people use difficult kanji which isn't used so much, so I can't tell immediately or I can't even read their names. However when I hear names, I judge names by sound if it's cure, or strong something like that.
I think that many of the facial expressions are universal. You can tell 'happy' or 'sad' when many different kinds of people make their face, but 'confused' or 'puzzuled' are difficult to tell I guess. Japanese people of course use facial expressions, but compared to people in the US or Italy it's not so obvious. We should show what we think useing our flexible face!
This is the list of names of feelings in Japanese
1. 嬉しい : happy
2. 悲しい : sad
3. 楽しい : pleased
4. 寂しい : lonely
5. 驚く : surprised
6. がっかりする : dissapointed
7. いらいらする : irritated
8. 腹が立つ : angry
9. 怖い : scared
10．あたたかい : warm
Are there any feelings in Japanese that cannot be translated into English?
Yes. When I think of my boyfriend, I feel this. I miss him, feel lonely, sad, but also feel like I'm in the bottom of some hole. I feel like my heard is way heavy. I say this 'kurushi' in japanese, but in English it means tough, trying, hard like that. I don't know these fit the way I feel.
Q1.How do you choose a child's given name in your family?
People think their child's name carefully. If the given name fits the first name is important, but especially in Japan, we have 'kanji'. So, we think of also how they look and kanji's meaning. I'm going to get married American guy, so he/she is going to have English name, so first I'm going to look at English names (which name is popular? which name has what meaning?) then, after that I would like to give some japanese name like Susan did. It's cool if my child has a kanji name.
Q2. Does your given name or family name means anything?
My mother told me before how decided my name. There is a famous comic called 'Kyojin no Hoshi' in Japan. It's about the professional baseball and the guy who plays in Kyojin as a pitcher.
In it, there is a girl who named same as mine. I heard from my mother that that girl was really kind and ...I forgot, but she wanted me to be like her and the kanji was really good and fit my last name. So, now when I told my first name to people whose age as same as my mother, they say 'Oh, it's same as her!!'. I tell this story and they say 'you got a nice name.' Everyone like her, so when I tell this story, I feel good!
Q7. How do you know if names are boys' name, girls' name, or both?
In Japanese, there are some kanji which means boy or girl. '美' means beautiful. It's usually used for girls. People usually put like this '○○美'. My grandfather has this, so it looks like a girl's name though. '太' means thick or strong. It's used for boys like '○○太'. Recently, people use difficult kanji which isn't used so much, so I can't tell immediately or I can't even read their names. However when I hear names, I judge names by sound if it's cure, or strong something like that.
2007年5月14日月曜日
When You Greet People.....
Recently, I often hear people who is Moslim try to show that there are many good people and ask us don't think what only a few bad people do in the US or Iraq. The only thing I can know about those countries or people is Internet or TV, but I thought sometimes we should have courage to doubt what media say. Thanks to Kathy, I got a good impression about Islam and she made me change my opinion.
1. How do you greet people in your life? Is it different for different people?
Yes.
When I greet my really close friends, I say 'hello' and wave hands. Sometimes I touch their shoulder. but I don't like to touch people so much, because if someone who is Japanese do that to me, I would be surprised for a second.
When I greet older people like my boss at work, teachers, neighbor , I would say 'hello, how are you?' in polite way. I would use different phrase to each person to show how to think of them.
2. Do you touch people when you talk to them? Why? Or Why not?
As I said already to my friends, I would probably touch them, because when I see them by accident and I want to show that I am happy to see them. but even I don't touch you, don't worry!!! It doesn't mean that I don't think you are not my friends at all!!! haha
1. How do you greet people in your life? Is it different for different people?
Yes.
When I greet my really close friends, I say 'hello' and wave hands. Sometimes I touch their shoulder. but I don't like to touch people so much, because if someone who is Japanese do that to me, I would be surprised for a second.
When I greet older people like my boss at work, teachers, neighbor , I would say 'hello, how are you?' in polite way. I would use different phrase to each person to show how to think of them.
2. Do you touch people when you talk to them? Why? Or Why not?
As I said already to my friends, I would probably touch them, because when I see them by accident and I want to show that I am happy to see them. but even I don't touch you, don't worry!!! It doesn't mean that I don't think you are not my friends at all!!! haha
2007年4月30日月曜日
Islam
This is the article which has something to do with Islam.
http://cnn.co.jp/business/CNN200704300017.html
These days the police in Iran warn barber's not to cut men's eyeblows and hair Western European style. Recent years young men tend do those things which is contradictory to the Islamic law (Sharia) in Iran especially Teheran. More and more barber's suggest people moviestars hair style in Hallywood and so on. If people don't obey this order, baeber's would have to close a store for a month and people would be impose a penalty, imprisonment, or the punishment of whip.
When I read this article, I felt negative because cutting hair like hollywood stars isn'trare in Japan. Now people can do anything they want, but still people there can get punishments easily because of things that is normal here.
○This is the list of the words explains Islam○
severe
obligatory
conservative
modest...
http://cnn.co.jp/business/CNN200704300017.html
These days the police in Iran warn barber's not to cut men's eyeblows and hair Western European style. Recent years young men tend do those things which is contradictory to the Islamic law (Sharia) in Iran especially Teheran. More and more barber's suggest people moviestars hair style in Hallywood and so on. If people don't obey this order, baeber's would have to close a store for a month and people would be impose a penalty, imprisonment, or the punishment of whip.
When I read this article, I felt negative because cutting hair like hollywood stars isn'trare in Japan. Now people can do anything they want, but still people there can get punishments easily because of things that is normal here.
severe
obligatory
conservative
modest...
Buddhism in My Daily Life
Question: How is your daily life affected by Buddhism? What do you do and why do you do it?
I visit my grandmother's house about a few times a half year. Every time I visit her, I visit my grandfather's grave with her. I clean the gravestone and put beautiful flowers and light candles and pray for him. I have done this since I was little. He died when I was one year old, so I don't remember him at all, but while I pray I always tell him what happened to me recently and ask him to see me and help me even he doesn't exist.
I enjoy Christmas and Valentine's day which are Christianity, but this is one of my important custom. Actually, I don't know why I do that, but visiting a grave makes me relief and think that I think of him.
I visit my grandmother's house about a few times a half year. Every time I visit her, I visit my grandfather's grave with her. I clean the gravestone and put beautiful flowers and light candles and pray for him. I have done this since I was little. He died when I was one year old, so I don't remember him at all, but while I pray I always tell him what happened to me recently and ask him to see me and help me even he doesn't exist.
I enjoy Christmas and Valentine's day which are Christianity, but this is one of my important custom. Actually, I don't know why I do that, but visiting a grave makes me relief and think that I think of him.
What is cross culture situation?
http://www.asahi.com/culture/news_culture/TKY200704280118.html
This is about KARUTA which is Japanese style card game. First, you put all cards on the ground. One person reads some sentence that is written in those cards. Other people try to find the card. Then, at last a person who has more cards than other people is going to be a winner. Usually, these cards have each Hiragana words, but this KARUTA has the picture of World Heritage Sites include 13 Japanese ones. This KARUTA was made by the students at Tsukuba graduate school.
The reason why I think this is a cross culture situation is because this Japanese traditional game KARUTA has many famous sites in the world. People who don't understand Japanese can't play this game, but they see what the pictures show. If you play this game in English, people would be able to enjoy and study, too!!!
This is about KARUTA which is Japanese style card game. First, you put all cards on the ground. One person reads some sentence that is written in those cards. Other people try to find the card. Then, at last a person who has more cards than other people is going to be a winner. Usually, these cards have each Hiragana words, but this KARUTA has the picture of World Heritage Sites include 13 Japanese ones. This KARUTA was made by the students at Tsukuba graduate school.
The reason why I think this is a cross culture situation is because this Japanese traditional game KARUTA has many famous sites in the world. People who don't understand Japanese can't play this game, but they see what the pictures show. If you play this game in English, people would be able to enjoy and study, too!!!
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