Home work 008

1.Have you ever eaten in a restaurant in a foreign country? Where?
Yes.
In the UK, and NZ.

What did you eat?

UK-fish and chips, banger and mash, jacket potatoes.
NZ-roast beef, salad

Did you make any mistakes? Please explain your experience.

In the UK, I couldn't understand the tip systems.


2. Did you learn anything?

I got that not so many people in the UK pay tips.

Home work 007

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

I think if expensive wedding party is not so important for me.
If i could have a small party (like home party) ,It would be a special memories for me as well.

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

I think it is romantic, but only in dramas!!
I don't agree with eloping with boyfriend.


3. Have you ever thought about having a wedding in a foreign location like Hawaii? Would you do it? Why?Or Why not?
I don't really think so.
Because, it cost very very expensive to bring our family or audience to foreign country.
But, it sounds romantic.

4.What is your ideal wedding?

My ideal wedding is having a home party with our own ideas.
(like have a slide show of our memories,make homemade cakes to serve )

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

Maybe white dress.
Not so important, but bride usually wear white dress.

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

I've never been to foreign weddings.
I'd like to go someday.

Home work 006

1.Do you think it is important to talk about superstitions in cross culture communication class? Why?

I think it is important for us to learn, because if we don't know about other countries superstitions, sometimes it would be a bad manner.

2.Is communication affected by superstitions?

Not really.

3.Do you believe in superstitions?

It depends on situation.
BUT, yes.
If it will be a bad situation, maybe i will believe in them.

Home work 005

1. Please explain a time proverb in your culture.
時は人を待たず

2. What do the following proverbs mean:
a. Time is money.

I think it means that time is as important as money.
We can't waste money or time so much.

b. A stitch in time saves nine.

Sorry, no idea.

c. There's no time like the present.
Sometimed, present could be special, so it means that time is special present.

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.

Home work 004

1. What are some subjects that you will never discuss with a friend?

It depends on who I talk to. (It means that best friend or not )
But, I usually talk about my lifes.

With my best friend 0r soul mate, I always talk about everything.

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 friends in my part time job and school and so on.
But, they're not so different for me.
I talk with them so different and I usually go out for drink or cafe with both of them.

Home work 003

1. Do you judge people according to what they wear? Why?
I don't judge what they wear.
Because, I think its freedom and we can wear any clothes what we want depends on TPO or our conditions.

2. Do you think Japanese society puts an importance on clothing when judging other people from another country?

I don't really thik so.
Because, usually we know people from foreign countries wear the clothes acording to their culture. But, Japanese people are quite strict to their clothes.

3. What colors are you wearing now? Do they reflect your mood?

I'm wearing a sweat and pants.
It's my pajama style.
I'm really sleepy now beacause of my sleeping styles.

Home work 002

1.Death and Funerals:

a. Do you have any international friends or a host family?

No, I don't have any.

If not, then how would you express condolences to an American host family if their Grandmother died?

I'll do nothing to them, maybe send some flower.

b. Have you ever been to a foreign funeral?

No.

2. The language of Clothes (preparation for next weeks topic):

a.Why are Japanese designer label crazy?
Why is what you wear so important?

Maybe, jeans??

b.What does “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” mean to you?

Read inside. ??

Home work 001

a. Where do you go when you die?

we'll go to heaven when we died.
But, actually we're going to have laid to rest in the cemetery..

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

I think that its just ritual of faith.
Japanese people believe Buddhism.
So, I think that's why we have death memorial services.