1. Since Japanese weddings are expensive, do you think having a massive wedding like Korea or UAE is a good idea? Why?
--- I'm not sure what massive means. However, I think both in Japan and Korea, weddings are gettin too expensive. Wedding ceremonys takes place at big and expensive places, buy or borrow clothes with paying lots of money, and treat the guests.
2. What do you think about eloping? Is it a good idea or romantic? Why?
--- It looks romantic in movies, but reality is different. Maybe it is not bad in cases.
3. Have you ever thought about having a wedding in a foreign location like Hawaii? Would you do it? Why?Or Why not?
--- It will be romantic having wedding in foreign location. Also, there is possibility that maybe I will marry a foreign man, then maybe I will have my wedding ceremony twice, in my country and his country.
4. What is your ideal wedding?
--- A wedding for our happiness, not for showing others. I want to have a small and cozy wedding party with my dear peaple.
5. What would you definitely do, wear or go to on that big day? Why is that important?
--- Maybe will prepare one white dress and one tradition wear. It is a day that I become together with one person for rest of my times, so on that meanful day it will not be bad to wear special clothes.
6. Have you ever been to a foreigner's wedding? What was your impression?
--- I have seen Chinese wedding. It was very loudly, lots of performances was carried out, and the immense amount of foods and alcohols was prepared. The image was red because it was used everywhere, and the atmosphere was joyful.
2009年12月7日月曜日
Homework for [ Superstitions ]
1. Do you think it is important to talk about superstitions in cross culture communication class? Why?
--- Superstitions are also a part of the culture - maybe traditional. So it is related.
2. Is communication affected by superstitions?
--- It is a part of the culture, and it influences people's thoughts. So it is also influences communication.
3. Do you believe in superstitions? If yes, what superstitions do you believe? Why do you do, use, or believe in them?
--- Actually I think to believe in superstitions are very dangerous. So, if it is something good or interesting, I kind of accept, and it makes me feel good, and sometimes even gives me power. However, if it is something bad or negative, I just ignore or forget about it. For me, it is same thing as blood type and horoscopes.
--- Superstitions are also a part of the culture - maybe traditional. So it is related.
2. Is communication affected by superstitions?
--- It is a part of the culture, and it influences people's thoughts. So it is also influences communication.
3. Do you believe in superstitions? If yes, what superstitions do you believe? Why do you do, use, or believe in them?
--- Actually I think to believe in superstitions are very dangerous. So, if it is something good or interesting, I kind of accept, and it makes me feel good, and sometimes even gives me power. However, if it is something bad or negative, I just ignore or forget about it. For me, it is same thing as blood type and horoscopes.
Homework for [ Time ]
1. Time is money.
--- It means that time is valuable as, and even more than spending money, because we can't earn it and can't save it. So we should use it preciously.
2. A stitch in time saves nine.
--- It means that if we do something well a first, we don't have to do it again, later. It has same meaning with the word teachers always says "If you listen and study well during class, you don't have to study that hard before test"!
3. There's no time like the present.
--- It means that we should live the present. It has no meanings with regret of past or worries of the future - nothing changes. The oly thing we can do and we should do is, to live the present ad try the best for everyday.
4. Fasionable late.
--- It means a reasonable late. For example, getting late for a few minutes when we are invited to a person's home party. We are getting late on purpose to give the person a little time for relax and to get ready. So it is a cool action that cares about others.
--- It means that time is valuable as, and even more than spending money, because we can't earn it and can't save it. So we should use it preciously.
2. A stitch in time saves nine.
--- It means that if we do something well a first, we don't have to do it again, later. It has same meaning with the word teachers always says "If you listen and study well during class, you don't have to study that hard before test"!
3. There's no time like the present.
--- It means that we should live the present. It has no meanings with regret of past or worries of the future - nothing changes. The oly thing we can do and we should do is, to live the present ad try the best for everyday.
4. Fasionable late.
--- It means a reasonable late. For example, getting late for a few minutes when we are invited to a person's home party. We are getting late on purpose to give the person a little time for relax and to get ready. So it is a cool action that cares about others.
2009年10月31日土曜日
Homework for [Friends]
1. What are some subjects that you will never discuss with a friend?
--- Bad things (waruguchi) and discontents about others, also profound and inner things with my family and my boy friend.
2. Do you have different friends for different parts of your life? If so, how are thaey different to you? Do you talk about different things? Go to different places? Give me some examples.
--- I can classify my friends in 4 groups - friends from high school, friends from university, friends from club activities, and foreign friends. They all have different meanings to me and talk different things, because I had different times and days with and has different memories. However, the people who I still keep in ouch and call 'my friends', has one point of sameness, they are all so precious to me.
--- Bad things (waruguchi) and discontents about others, also profound and inner things with my family and my boy friend.
2. Do you have different friends for different parts of your life? If so, how are thaey different to you? Do you talk about different things? Go to different places? Give me some examples.
--- I can classify my friends in 4 groups - friends from high school, friends from university, friends from club activities, and foreign friends. They all have different meanings to me and talk different things, because I had different times and days with and has different memories. However, the people who I still keep in ouch and call 'my friends', has one point of sameness, they are all so precious to me.
2009年10月25日日曜日
Homework for [Language and Clothes]
1. Why are Japanese designer label crazy?
--- Because Japanese people think brand reflects their value. I almost don't buy designer label, because I have not enough money to use for clothes, but I'm also very interested.
2. Why is what you wear so important?
--- Appearance is the only way the others judge me if they don't have personal relationship with me, and clothes takes the biggest part of appearance, so everybody cares.
3. What does “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” mean to you?
--- Cover is just a cover, it's only a showing image as a product that we could see, but has almost no relations with the story inside. As same, we sometimes make a stupid mistake, deciding others with their looks and customs. Of course, looks are also a part of that person, but more important thing is inside of that person.
4. Do you judge people according to what they wear? Why?
--- It's hard to say I don't. However, it's just my personal thoughts that is not really meaned. I sometimes think 'maybe that color is her flavor', 'she likes cute clothes', 'she chases newest', 'she probably cares of other things than fashion'. But it has no relations with how I think of that person.
5. Do you think Japanese society puts an importance on clothing when judging other people from another country?
--- Because Japanese people care about appearance too much?
6. What colors are you wearing now? Do they reflect your mood?
--- I'm wearing black. I think black doesn't really reflect my mood. Because black is my favorite, so I wear black almost everyday. However, I think I can't wear very bright and splendid clothes when I'm not cheerful.
--- Because Japanese people think brand reflects their value. I almost don't buy designer label, because I have not enough money to use for clothes, but I'm also very interested.
2. Why is what you wear so important?
--- Appearance is the only way the others judge me if they don't have personal relationship with me, and clothes takes the biggest part of appearance, so everybody cares.
3. What does “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” mean to you?
--- Cover is just a cover, it's only a showing image as a product that we could see, but has almost no relations with the story inside. As same, we sometimes make a stupid mistake, deciding others with their looks and customs. Of course, looks are also a part of that person, but more important thing is inside of that person.
4. Do you judge people according to what they wear? Why?
--- It's hard to say I don't. However, it's just my personal thoughts that is not really meaned. I sometimes think 'maybe that color is her flavor', 'she likes cute clothes', 'she chases newest', 'she probably cares of other things than fashion'. But it has no relations with how I think of that person.
5. Do you think Japanese society puts an importance on clothing when judging other people from another country?
--- Because Japanese people care about appearance too much?
6. What colors are you wearing now? Do they reflect your mood?
--- I'm wearing black. I think black doesn't really reflect my mood. Because black is my favorite, so I wear black almost everyday. However, I think I can't wear very bright and splendid clothes when I'm not cheerful.
Homework for [Death and Funerals]
1. What do you do do that can be called "wrapping"? Give examples and reasons for your actions.
--- The action I often take is wrapping presents. The things I use for wrapping itself has no value, however, I want to notify my sincerity - that I do care about the receiver, and really want to congratulate the reciever, and how much the present contains my love or friendship... things like that.
2. Where do you go when you die?
--- I don't believe in specific religion, however, maybe heaven, maybe hell, maybe the land where dead people lives.
3. Explain why do Japanese have death memorial services 1 month, 1 year, 3 years, 7 years, etc. after a person's death?
--- I searched on internet, it is similar with other countries in Asia, related to Buddhism. Asian people believed there are Gods in underworld. So the descendants pray to the Gods to take care of their ancestors.
4. 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 will say that I'm sorry and say that I will pray for he/she's family member. And I will try to be a bit silent for a while.
5. Have you ever been to a foreign funeral?
--- No. I just saw the funeral of various countries in movies.
--- The action I often take is wrapping presents. The things I use for wrapping itself has no value, however, I want to notify my sincerity - that I do care about the receiver, and really want to congratulate the reciever, and how much the present contains my love or friendship... things like that.
2. Where do you go when you die?
--- I don't believe in specific religion, however, maybe heaven, maybe hell, maybe the land where dead people lives.
3. Explain why do Japanese have death memorial services 1 month, 1 year, 3 years, 7 years, etc. after a person's death?
--- I searched on internet, it is similar with other countries in Asia, related to Buddhism. Asian people believed there are Gods in underworld. So the descendants pray to the Gods to take care of their ancestors.
4. 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 will say that I'm sorry and say that I will pray for he/she's family member. And I will try to be a bit silent for a while.
5. Have you ever been to a foreign funeral?
--- No. I just saw the funeral of various countries in movies.
2009年8月1日土曜日
2009年7月31日金曜日
Homework for Class #14
These days I'm very interested in nuclear problems. So if I have chance, I really want to work for the solutions that UN is working for. If I want to be one of the core power, intelligence and all kinds of skills will be imprtant, but also, fluency in foreign language s also an basic condition.
Homework for Class #13
1. I will make space about 50cm. It would't be comfortable to be too close with co-worker.
2. Sometimes. If the person is really close to me, I even don't realize that I'm touching.
3. I don't want to sit next to somebody. So maybe I'll sit just next to the enterance. It will be quite noisy and stressful while sitting, but I will stand it.
4. After the class, I realized that I also look at the number, always!
5. It there are lotsof people there, it could be like just 20cm far. If it's just normal, it would be about 30cm, I guess.
6. I would absolutely st in the back. Also people would not cometo back side if there's someone already.
7. If there is no seat empty, I shouldn't do uch a things, but if there are some empty seats, I will put my stuffs on the seat biside me, and put my elbow over that space.
8. I don't like crwoded place, but if it is a beach, I think I have no way to do.
9. If it is a very close friend I have no matter, and if it is a stanger I don't mind. However, if itis someone I know but not so close, I wil feel hard to look in their eyes.
10. I never talk to other passengers. However, sometimes old ladies try to make conversations, in that case, I just smile and answer to them.
2. Sometimes. If the person is really close to me, I even don't realize that I'm touching.
3. I don't want to sit next to somebody. So maybe I'll sit just next to the enterance. It will be quite noisy and stressful while sitting, but I will stand it.
4. After the class, I realized that I also look at the number, always!
5. It there are lotsof people there, it could be like just 20cm far. If it's just normal, it would be about 30cm, I guess.
6. I would absolutely st in the back. Also people would not cometo back side if there's someone already.
7. If there is no seat empty, I shouldn't do uch a things, but if there are some empty seats, I will put my stuffs on the seat biside me, and put my elbow over that space.
8. I don't like crwoded place, but if it is a beach, I think I have no way to do.
9. If it is a very close friend I have no matter, and if it is a stanger I don't mind. However, if itis someone I know but not so close, I wil feel hard to look in their eyes.
10. I never talk to other passengers. However, sometimes old ladies try to make conversations, in that case, I just smile and answer to them.
After listening to Ms. Yano's presentation
I have no idea which will be th best, but it would be wonderful if I could exprience all the countries in business, or do things with all kinds of people in the world from different countries and different cultures. And I absolutely agree about the characteristics she talked about Japan, Korea and China. Three countries are in same Asia, and very close, but all different.
Homework for Class #12
The most important thing to me is the personality and looks - maybe everyone's chart will be not so different. Next will be confidence - that he has about himself, and about me, and above our relationship, and the interest he has - it should not be extremely different with me, because I want to understand him, and want him to understand me, and enjoy things together. Job would be considered, and very small bunch of things.
Homework for Class #10
Section 4.
a. They start to live alone after they get in to college or get job.
They start to think themselves as an adult.
b. There are 4 people in my home. Parents, younger sister and me.
Grandparents is living in different place but not so far.
c. Parents decide almost of things that happens in home.
However, my father and mother has same power(?).
d. My mother does, and I help sometimes.
But She is also working, so I feel very bad.
e. Parents. They both works, and the income is almost same.
f. Three rooms. Parents room, my room, and sister's room.
a. They start to live alone after they get in to college or get job.
They start to think themselves as an adult.
b. There are 4 people in my home. Parents, younger sister and me.
Grandparents is living in different place but not so far.
c. Parents decide almost of things that happens in home.
However, my father and mother has same power(?).
d. My mother does, and I help sometimes.
But She is also working, so I feel very bad.
e. Parents. They both works, and the income is almost same.
f. Three rooms. Parents room, my room, and sister's room.
2009年6月6日土曜日
Homework for Class #7
1. Are feelings, emotions and facial expressions universal across borders, happy, sad, etc...?
- I think, it is universal. There could be some small differences, but I think feelings and emotions are basically same.
2. Try to name as many feelings as possible in Japanese. (10 minimum) Then, write the English translation.
- 嬉しい : happy, joyful
- 楽しい : pleasant, delightful
- 面白い : interesting, pleasant
- 悲しい : sad, sorrow
- 怖い : fearful, scared
- 寂しい : lonely, solitary
- 恥ずかしい : shy, shameful
- 悔しい : resentful, exasperated, vexatious
- もどかしい : feel irritated, feel anxious, tantalizing
- 懐かしい : long for, miss
- つまらない : boring, tedious
3. Are there any feelings in Japanese that cannot be translated into English?
- うんざりする、うざい... I wonder how could I explain these feelings in one word.
- I think, it is universal. There could be some small differences, but I think feelings and emotions are basically same.
2. Try to name as many feelings as possible in Japanese. (10 minimum) Then, write the English translation.
- 嬉しい : happy, joyful
- 楽しい : pleasant, delightful
- 面白い : interesting, pleasant
- 悲しい : sad, sorrow
- 怖い : fearful, scared
- 寂しい : lonely, solitary
- 恥ずかしい : shy, shameful
- 悔しい : resentful, exasperated, vexatious
- もどかしい : feel irritated, feel anxious, tantalizing
- 懐かしい : long for, miss
- つまらない : boring, tedious
3. Are there any feelings in Japanese that cannot be translated into English?
- うんざりする、うざい... I wonder how could I explain these feelings in one word.
2009年5月31日日曜日
Homework for Class #6
1. How do you greet members of your family?
- I don't do special greetings to my family members, because we see each others everyday. But when I came back from studying abroad, I hugged with my family. With my grandparents, because we don't live together, I hug them everytime we met.
2. How do you greet people that are important in society?
- Just bow, sometimes shake hands, and say something honorable.
3. Do you greet people from the opposite sex in a different way?
- If he/she is my close friend, I often make a light touch with girls, but don't with boys. If he/she is just a person who I know, it doesn't matter, because I just bow lightly or greet in words.
4. Do you hug anyone? If yes, who and when. If no, why not?
- I hug my boyfriend, always. (sorry) I sometimes hug my family/friend, when I separate with them, when I meet them after a long separation, and sometimes when I feel so happy/thankful because of them.
- I don't do special greetings to my family members, because we see each others everyday. But when I came back from studying abroad, I hugged with my family. With my grandparents, because we don't live together, I hug them everytime we met.
2. How do you greet people that are important in society?
- Just bow, sometimes shake hands, and say something honorable.
3. Do you greet people from the opposite sex in a different way?
- If he/she is my close friend, I often make a light touch with girls, but don't with boys. If he/she is just a person who I know, it doesn't matter, because I just bow lightly or greet in words.
4. Do you hug anyone? If yes, who and when. If no, why not?
- I hug my boyfriend, always. (sorry) I sometimes hug my family/friend, when I separate with them, when I meet them after a long separation, and sometimes when I feel so happy/thankful because of them.
2009年5月17日日曜日
Homework for Class #4
How do you greet people in your life? Is it different for different people? How so and why?
--- Yes, it is all different for different people. Because they are all in different terms with me.
--- If it is my family or close friends, I just smile, and say nothing special as greeting, and also they do. Because we need no explain to each other. If it is a special situation (ex. I go back to Seoul after a long absence, and meet family and friends-, we hug each other.
--- If it is older person, or somebody I met with (kind of) official things, I bow to them.
--- If it is a new persn who is around same age as me, I wave my hands lightly, or just smile and say something for greeting.
--- In future, if I met people as business things, I will shake my hands.
--- The most impotant thing : Always SMILE!
Do you touch people when you talk to them? Why? Or Why not?
--- If it is my family or close people, I make a light touches while talking. Because it is nothing wierd, and we even do not recognize it - it is just natural acts in close terms.
--- In other conversations, I really mind and pay careful attention with my behavior, so I never do that, and cannot do that.
--- Yes, it is all different for different people. Because they are all in different terms with me.
--- If it is my family or close friends, I just smile, and say nothing special as greeting, and also they do. Because we need no explain to each other. If it is a special situation (ex. I go back to Seoul after a long absence, and meet family and friends-, we hug each other.
--- If it is older person, or somebody I met with (kind of) official things, I bow to them.
--- If it is a new persn who is around same age as me, I wave my hands lightly, or just smile and say something for greeting.
--- In future, if I met people as business things, I will shake my hands.
--- The most impotant thing : Always SMILE!
Do you touch people when you talk to them? Why? Or Why not?
--- If it is my family or close people, I make a light touches while talking. Because it is nothing wierd, and we even do not recognize it - it is just natural acts in close terms.
--- In other conversations, I really mind and pay careful attention with my behavior, so I never do that, and cannot do that.
2009年5月10日日曜日
Homework for Class #3
Buddhism in our daily life
1. religious traditions in table manners
(1) say 'いただきます' before each meal, with folded palms.
(2) should not stick and stand chopsticks into rice
2. base of the tea ceremony
(1) basic mind of tea ceremony is from Buddhism.
(2) '懐石' (from traditional food '懐石料理') originally means a warm stone that bonze hold to forget their hunger in long nights of winter.
3. words we use in daily life
(1) '勿体ない', '日常茶飯事', '修羅場', '面目', '方便', '無尽蔵'
(2) and many other words we use in our daily life are all from Buddhism.
4. make a value on Karma
(1) '袖触れ合うも他生の縁' (Even a chance meeting is due to the Karma in a previous life.)
(2) ex. of a situation → in a situation of casual meeting, "It is a destiny that we met like this (There is an act of providence)... Maybe we can have lunch together?"
5. 「神棚」 in Japanese house.
1. religious traditions in table manners
(1) say 'いただきます' before each meal, with folded palms.
(2) should not stick and stand chopsticks into rice
2. base of the tea ceremony
(1) basic mind of tea ceremony is from Buddhism.
(2) '懐石' (from traditional food '懐石料理') originally means a warm stone that bonze hold to forget their hunger in long nights of winter.
3. words we use in daily life
(1) '勿体ない', '日常茶飯事', '修羅場', '面目', '方便', '無尽蔵'
(2) and many other words we use in our daily life are all from Buddhism.
4. make a value on Karma
(1) '袖触れ合うも他生の縁' (Even a chance meeting is due to the Karma in a previous life.)
(2) ex. of a situation → in a situation of casual meeting, "It is a destiny that we met like this (There is an act of providence)... Maybe we can have lunch together?"
5. 「神棚」 in Japanese house.
2009年4月26日日曜日
Homework for Class #2
First homework was very difficult because it was hard to find a article related to cross-culture in newspaper.
Here is two article about the reckless copying problem in China.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1172635/A-30-000-copycat-Rolls-Royce-It-China.html
First article starts with a cynical title - 'A £30,000 copycat Rolls-Royce? It must be made in China'. The article is is about Gelly GE, a car made in China, exhibited at the Shanghai show - which exactlly looks like Rolls-Royce. The theme was ‘re-inventing the classic’, but Rolls-Royce bosses reaction was negative - they thought it was out of line.
Morever, the article writes 'Chinese car companies have a reputation for copying foreign classics – sometimes leading to legal action'. This shows that not only Rolls-Royce interested are upset.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1173047/Chinese-fakeaway-After-copycat-Roller-products-got-lost-translation.html
This is another article of the next day. Title is 'After that copycat Roller, the products that got lost in translation', it introduces imitated products in China. It shows several pictures, and sarcastic comments below.
Both articles are written by Dailymail (UK).
Copying and copyright problems are not only happening in China - also in many other countries and all over the world. However, the problem is that it comes out so openly as if it is fair, and the public seems like to recognize them, and so it has become kind of legalized - in China.
It is a legal problem, but I think, it also could be a cross-cultural problem - the different atmosphere in China and England, and not written in these articles but also other countries.
Here is two article about the reckless copying problem in China.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1172635/A-30-000-copycat-Rolls-Royce-It-China.html
First article starts with a cynical title - 'A £30,000 copycat Rolls-Royce? It must be made in China'. The article is is about Gelly GE, a car made in China, exhibited at the Shanghai show - which exactlly looks like Rolls-Royce. The theme was ‘re-inventing the classic’, but Rolls-Royce bosses reaction was negative - they thought it was out of line.
Morever, the article writes 'Chinese car companies have a reputation for copying foreign classics – sometimes leading to legal action'. This shows that not only Rolls-Royce interested are upset.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1173047/Chinese-fakeaway-After-copycat-Roller-products-got-lost-translation.html
This is another article of the next day. Title is 'After that copycat Roller, the products that got lost in translation', it introduces imitated products in China. It shows several pictures, and sarcastic comments below.
Both articles are written by Dailymail (UK).
Copying and copyright problems are not only happening in China - also in many other countries and all over the world. However, the problem is that it comes out so openly as if it is fair, and the public seems like to recognize them, and so it has become kind of legalized - in China.
It is a legal problem, but I think, it also could be a cross-cultural problem - the different atmosphere in China and England, and not written in these articles but also other countries.
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