#10 Table Manners

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

I have eaten in restaurant in Los Angels, New York, Hawaii and so on.
When I went foreign country, I often eat Italian and seafood.
In my case, I don't be accustomed to paying a tip.


2. Did you learn anything?

I learned tip is my feeling for waiter.
So if waiter's services are not good, I can not pay a tip.

Time

1. Please explain a time proverb in your culture.
縁は異なもの。
Marriage is made in happen.
So this means man and woman's chance is strange things.

2. What do the following proverbs mean:
a. Time is money.
Time is very important things like a money.
So dont waste our time!

b. A stitch in time saves nine.
This is very difficult for me.

c. There's no time like the present.
It is chance now.

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.
It is very importany to take a action early.

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1.Since Japanese weddings are expensive, do you think having a massive wedding like Korea or UAE is a good idea? Why?
I think Japanese likes grand party. But I don't like it. I like small party.
So I think a massive wedding is not a good idea. But maybe bridge and groom are very happy to congratulate with many people!

2. What do you think about eloping? Is it a good idea or romantic? Why?
Ummm... I think eloping is dramatic things! I don't want to do it. But in case of drama, it is romantic I think.

3. Have you ever thought about having a wedding in a foreign location like Hawaii? Would you do it? Why?Or Why not?
My father sometimes says " you should hold a wedding party in Hawaii!"
In case of it, I want to invite real best friends and real close people!
I think a foreign wedding is good ways to hold a happy wedding.

4.What is your ideal wedding?
My ideal wedding is small wedding.
Gathered real close friends, people, teacher and familly!

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

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

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

I think it is not so important.
But! Superstitions are very interesting and different from all over the worlds. So this is good communication tools, I think.

2.Is communication affected by superstitions?
I think "Yes".
If some country people believe in superstition about shaking hands with women, you are being impiety. So I can not shake hands with them. I can not agree with them.

3.Do you believe in superstitions? If yes, what superstitions do you believe?Why do you do, use, or believe in them?
I believe that if I see black cat, happen the impiety things.

#3 The Language of Clothes

1. Do you judge people according to what they wear? Why?
Yes. I judge people according to what they wear.
Not a little, I always check other people's clothes and I think what she is job or why he is wearing dirty clothes. In my case, I don't wear dirty clothes and tasteless clothes. In addition, I want to get a good first impression when I meet people for the first time. If I wear the dirty clothes, other people think she is unclean. So I think it is important to get a good first impression.

2. Do you think Japanese society puts an importance on clothing when judging other people from another country?
Yes. But another countries puts an importance on clothing, too.
Especially, it is very strict when I go to the high-class restourants than Japan. We should wear the dress and suit. If we don't wear like clothes or wear casual clothes, we must not enter the restaurant. So I think almost contries put an importance on clothing.

3. What colors are you wearing now? Do they reflect your mood?
I am wearing room wear. It is very casual style so I am relaxing now.


☆Friend☆
1. What are some subjects that you will never discuss with a friend?
I discussed with friend about a boy! For example, why does not this boy know about girl's feeling etc.

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.
In my case, I don't have a different parts with not so close friends.
I want to go to shopping, movie and travelling with very close friends and I ask them to a travelling etc.

#1

1.Where do you go when you die?

I hope I go to the sky !

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

I think everyone have death memorial to remember the death people.

#2 Dath and Funerals

1.

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 condolences to an American host family if their Grandmother died?



I have some international friend and host family.

If a family member died, I could do support other familys.

But I can't talk with other family well in a few days.

I can not know what to do in this case.



b. Have you ever been to a foreign funeral?

I never been to a foreign funeral. Only watch through the TV or movie.



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

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



Ithink Japanese like surplus wrapping.

Especially most of Japanese care about wrapping when Japanese give a present to other people.



In my opinion, wrapping is useless!

So when I go shopping, I says " I don' t need a wrapping".





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

I think this mean that there is no room it is important to cover the book by wrapping.