Politics and Reflections

If you were working for the UN, which job would like to do using your English abilities?

If I was working for the UN, I want to work at the UNICEF. I want to do for world's children.
Recently, I watched the documentary TV program. Then I know the real circumstances at the developing country. I was very shocked and very sad. There are many children who want to eat anythings. But they can not eat sonethings everyday!! Can you imagine that their feelings?

I think every children should be equality. But it is difficult in the fact. I want every children to eat many foods. So I want to do somethings for them.

Therefore, we must not leave foods, waste the money!

Homework

Q.What kind of work place do you think you will work best in?
I want to work in New York.
My images, women who work in New York are very cool!
Besides, I think American people especially New Yoker have power to work .
During the business time, they work very very hard. But finish their work, they do what they want. I like this switch.
But Japanese work overtime of their own motion. In addiion, they bring their work home.
This is not good fot Japanese, I think. Japanese should cherish own time more!

My model man is like a this graph.
It is very important for me to fit with my sense of value.
Next important point is fashionable. I don't like man who is unfashionable. For example, like a "Akihabara Man". Besides gentle and chivalrous man is very nice!

Maybe, there is no man who has my all ideals. But I want to look for the my ideal man someday.

Homework

1.Are feelings, emotions and facial expressions universal across borders, happy, sad, etc..?

I think emotions and facial expressions are same things. Many people who live all over the the world have same emotions.

2. Try to name as many feelings as possible in Japanese. ( 10 minimum) Then, write the English translation.

幸せ　hapy　　　　　　　　悲しい sad

嬉しい　glad 楽しい　fun

疲れた　tired ドキドキする beat　

興奮する　excite 羨ましい　enviable

怒る　angry 　緊張する　tense

3. Are there any feelings in Japanese that cannot be translated into English?

I think Japanese vogue-word, "Mukatuku" is difficult to translated into English.

GreetingⅡ

1.How do you greet members of your family?

When I greet with my family, I said "Ohayou" , " Oyasumi" etc. So I use a casual style greetings.

2. How do you greet people that are important in society?

In this case, I change how to greet. I do a polite greeting. For example, " Ohayougozaimasu", "Situreisimasu" etc. So I use a polite words.

3. Do you greet people from the opposite sex in a different way?

In my case, my greeting are not different with the opposite sex.

4. Do you hug anyone? If yes, who and when. If no, why not?

I don't hug anyone in Japan. Because Japanese don' t have such a habit. I think Japanese ashamed to hug. When I go abroad, I sometimes hug foreigner. I think hug is good greeting way.

Greeting

I always greet every people. For example, my family, my friends and teacher. When I meet people who is stranger in the elevator, I greet them. When I greet, I never fail to see a people's eyes. Because I want to do comfortable greeting. I think it is important to greet. If we can not do a comfortable greeting, we feel sad or not good feeling in a day.

I sometimes touch with my friends' shoulder with we are talking. But I do not know why I do this action. I think it is habit. And also I do this action unconsciously. So I want to notic about my these habit.

Buddhism

There are our daily life affected by Buddism in Japan.

For example, we say "itadakimasu" when we bigin to eat somethings. Besides we join our hands together.

Next when we go to the tatami room, we must take off our room shoes.

Third we care about pillow's position. I often hear that north pillow is good.

Forth when we sit down on the floor, we fold our legs under ourself.

Fifth we pray in front of household Buddhist altar.

I do these action almost everyday. Especially I always say "itaakimasu". When I say this words, I appreciate that I can eat many foods every day. And I appreciate that my mother and farmer makes foods for me, too. I did not learn this action at school. I learn this action in a natural way.
I want to learn about Buddhism more.