2008年1月23日水曜日

Table Manners

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

Last year, I went to Italian restaurant with my friend.
Name is Zona LTALIA.
This is HP address. http://www.maplecity.jp/zona/

It is famous restaurant that you can see the beautiful night view.
I ate course. It was very delicius!!!!!

Maybe I didn't make some mistake.
Because, I learned about table manner in this class.
Zona LTALIA is great restaurant!!!!

2007年12月9日日曜日

wedding homework

Since Japanese weddings are expensive, do you think having a massive wedding like Korea or UAE is a good idea? Eloping? Having it in a foreign location like Hawaii?What is your ideal wedding?


My ideal wedding is to hold in Hawaii and Guam!!!!!!!
Because, I love Hawaii and guam. I love sea.
I play surfing and wakeboard in summer.
So I love sea so much!!!!
I want to wedding with to see sea.


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

I will definitely wear white wedding dress!!
I will definitely go to Hawaii and Guam!!
I think wedding ceremony is important.
Because wedding ceremonoy is one time!! some people may hold wedding ceremony twice.
But almost people hold wedding ceremony one time.
So I think wedding ceremony is good memory.



!!!!!!!I want to wedding ceremony!!!!!!!!!

Superstitions Homework

We talked about many superstitions in many countries, but do you think it is important to talk about them? Why?
Is communication affected by superstitions?
Do you believe in Japanese superstitions?
If so, what superstitions, what do they mean and why do you do,use, or believe in them?


I think it is not important to talk about them.
Because It is different by each country.
And, there is not an opportunity to speak about the superstition with someone.

And , I don't believe in Japanese supersutition.
There are many superstitions in Japan.
For example, when we visit to the hospital, we don't bring container-grow plant.
This means prolong hospitalization.
It may be done the reality if I believe a superstition.
But, A superstition is persistently a superstition.

But......


Supersutition is funny & interestion!!!!

2007年12月2日日曜日

Homework#4

Hello Everyone(^_-)-☆
Today, it is so cold isn't it.
It looks like snow!!!!!

Anyway... I do homework #4

question
The English language has many proverbs and sayings about time.
1. Time is money.
2.A stitch in time saves nine.
3.There's no time like the present.
4. Fashionable late.
Please explain what you think are the meanings of each of the 4 expressions.

1. Time is importnt like money, so you must not idle.
2. If you will bewareguard ahead of time, you will not fail.
3. Now is good chance!!
4. it means the fasion is too old and we have now a day's style.

of course, it is all my opinion!!!!
it's difficlt(@_@;)

2007年10月30日火曜日

Homework#3

hello everyone(*^_^*)
today is cold, isn't it??

How are you?? I'm so sleepy today....(-_-)zzz
Take care of your health(^u^)

anyway...
I do homework#3(*^^)v



Today we discussed the language of clothes. After listening to the lecture and the meaning of colors in clothing, answer the following questions
1. Do you judge people according to what they wear? Why?

I may judge people according to what they wear.
Because I don't know about the person.
I think that to judge only clothes isn't good, because it is just clothes.
However I always may judge it.
If they wear dirty clothes, maybe I think that I don't like them.
Because, clothes is dirty. It is wrong to judge only clothes.
But,I will judge clothes people acooding to what they wear only first impression.


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

Yes, I do.
I think that Japanese society puts an importance on clothing when judging other people from another country.
In this summer, I saw two people from another country in Hiroshima station.
I thought that they are drity life.
Because, they wore strange clothes.
I can't explain this fashion, but it was so strange and dirty.
Then I judged them only clothes. Maybe they are drity life.
So, Japanese society puts an importance on clothing when judgeing other people from another country.

oh!!!insistently, it is in my opinion(^_-)-☆

3. What colors are you wearing now? Do they reflect your mood?
I wearing red clothes.
Because, I don't have vigor. So, I chose red clothes.
I reflected my mood.....

Next week we will discuss friends, please prepare by answering the following questions
1. What are some subjects that you will never discuss with a friend?

Maybe I never discuss about my weight!!!!!!
But, Maybe I talk about anything with friends!!!


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

Different parts of your life means different country??
I have two Saudi Arabia friends. they are different to me.
Especially, I thought that Ramadan day. they talked about religion, incest and so on.
I suprised that I heard about incest.
One of my Saudi Arabia friend will marrige his cousin!!!!!!
Oh my gosh(@_@;)!!!!!!!


Today' s Homework is a little difficult for me(-"-)

SU everyone!!!

Kotone

2007年10月27日土曜日

Homewaork#2

Hello everyone(^_-)-☆
How are you?? I'm very fine.

Before I go to part time job I must do Homework#2(@_@;)


1.Death and Funerals:
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? If not, then how would you express consolences to an American host family if their Grandmother died?

I have international friends and host family.
I sent e-mail about this topic. But I didn't recieve yet.
So, I wait to return e-mail from them.

so...sorry.


b. Have you ever been to a foreign funeral.

No I haven't.
I never go to a foreign funeral.



2. The language of Clothes (preparation for next weeks topic)
a.Why are Japanese designer label crazy? Why is what you wear so important?

I don't know this qestion. Because I'm not intersting label or brand.
In my oppinion, to wear is important, because it is embarrassing that don't wear.
It is just reason.
I'm sorry. I don't know fashon or clothes well.


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

It means that you shouldn't judge only appearance.
For example you shouldn't judge only appearance for pepole.
You never really know what's inside other people.

2007年10月24日水曜日

hello everyone

hello everyone(^^♪
How are you??
my name is Kotone.

I took this class last semester.
I like this class, because I can learn about forigen culture.
I want to leatn about forigen culture this semester.

Anyway...
I must do Homework#1 (ーー;)


1. Today we discussed the Japanese concept of "wrapping". Do you agree with the web site's description?What do you do that can be called "wrapping"? Give examples and reasons for your actions.

I agree with the web site's description. I think that Japanese people want to wapp anything.
I don't know why they do it. But, I always say that please wapping. It may be typical Japanese culture.

Sometimes I think that why it is wrapp. That's vegetable. I always think that why it is wrapp ,when I go to supermarket. Maybe foreigners think that it is strange.

The thing that I want to wrapp is present. Because it is gift.
I think that gift is special thing. So I want to wrapp thing that I present.


2. Preparation for the next class "Death and Funerals" Answer these questions in your blog

a. Where do you go when you die?

When I was a child my grand father said me that "if you want to go to heaven, you must do good things and manner ."
I don't know where do I go when I die.
However I want to believe that I go to heaven when I die.
And, I want to change into someone else.
Then I start new life.


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



Japanese have death memorial services 49 days, 1 year, 3 years, 7 years, etc.
49days is calles Shijukunichi Hoyo in Japanese. And it is also called Manchu-in in Japanese.
It says that this day's judgement decided death destiny. So this day is very important.
Many Japanese people place someone'S ashes in a tomb.
Then anniversary of the death of 1 is to pass the 1 year from death.
This day invite decedent's family and relatives, decedent's friends and so on.
However after 1 year if we hold 3year, 7year and so on we invite only decedent's family and relatives. I don't know why. But it is general in Japan.

http://www.gyoda.co.jp/houzi.htm
I'm sorry. this web site is Japanese.