Class#9

a,When do children usually leave home?
When she or he marries. Usually,after women marrie,women live in their husbant's home in Japan.(゜∀゜)/ Lecently,however,it is increasing to live only (married)couple apart from their parents.(●´ω｀*)

b,How many people live in your home?
Four(except me)+dog.

c,Do you have a headof the family?
Umm…maybe my daddy.

d,Who does the housework?
My mommy and…sometimes me(laugh)(*○′∀`p;)/

e,Who runs the family?
Mammy...? I don't know.

f,How many rooms do you have to sleep in?
I'm not sure the meaning...but one??(-_-;)？

Name and Address

1.Are feelings emotions and facial expressions universal across borders, happy, sad, etc..?
Yes,. I think so,but American and European, they express thier emotion much more with thier whole body than Japanese.

2. Try to name as many feelings as possible in Japanese. ( 10 minimum) Now write the English translation.
☆暑い⇒hot
☆寒い⇒cold
☆眠い⇒sleepy
☆いらいらする⇒irritate
☆しんどい⇒feel bad
☆腹立つ⇒angry
☆悲しい⇒sad
☆うれしい⇒happy
☆疲れた⇒tired
☆暇⇒bored
☆楽しい⇒enjoy
☆恥ずかしい⇒ashamed
☆緊張する⇒nervous
☆寂しい⇒miss
☆にくい⇒hate
☆惨めだ⇒miselable
☆こわい⇒scared

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

きもい、うざい、うっとおしい(●′Å`◎)-vV☆

Welcome Colgate University Student!!

I was surprised the sight because a lot of foreign students came to our university than I'd expected. I talked to a pretty Amerian girl. Her name is・・・(-_-;)? Sorry, I forgot Σ(☆дО;) She has very very long eyelashes.(。□。;) I envy her...(・д・)laugh We talked about boy friend, her college, Japanese comics, and so on. She told me that if you put your ring on your right digitus annularis, it show that 'I don't have any boy friends now.(= ε=;) ' Very interesting!!(o≧∇≦)oo(≧∇≦o) In japan, we don't decide especially. If we have a boy friend or not, we wear a ring on our right digitus annularis. However, if you wear a ring on your left digitus annularis, you definitely have a boyfriend.(・∀・)/ I could know some differently culture. It was very fun for me. Thank you very much.(●′艸`◎)-vV

Greeting

a.How do you greet members of your family?
I say ‘Good morning!'＼(^O^)／‘Good night'(u_u)o〃and sometimes hug for them.
b. Are the customs the same all over your country?
Not same perfectly,but I think about same.(*○′∀`p)/
c.How do you greet people who are important in sorciety?
I bow deeply and say‘How do you do?’
d. Do people greet people of the opposite sex in a different way?
Japanese don't change greeting for the people of opposite sex.
e. How do people greet someone they've just met?
I wrote about it in World Religions .Same as to that, plase watch them (u_u)o〃
f. Do you hug members of your family?
Yes!!(б∀б)/

World Religions

・How do you greet people in your life?

I usually say words 'Ohayou''Konnichiwa''Konbanwa''Oyasumimasai' in greetings.(●′艸`◎)vV

★Formal★

　　When I greet ...

• seniors people who I met first,　⇒I bow deeply and say ' Nice to meet you. My name is ○○(family name)
• stranger people ,　　　　　⇒ just say 'hello' with shallow bow.
  

☆Informal☆

When I greet ...

• same age people who met first, 　　　 ⇒I bow shallowly and say ' Hello, My name is ○○(given name)
• my friends or people I know well... 　　 ⇒I say 'Hello' and sometime hug(＞ω＜)/
• foreign people 　 ⇒I adapt myself to the people's greetiing.(≧▽≦)/(≧▽≦)ゞ

・Is it different for different people ?How so and why?

Yes, it is. I change greeting to each people as forward. That's why , if I don't change greeting to everyone, may be, I am thought ' she is impolite.' I think we should adapt our greeting to the people. (・∀・)/

・　Do you touch people when you talk yo them? Why? Why not?

Umm...(。-＿-。)ゞdepend on the situations... If I talk to my close to friends, I do. I want to communicate her or him.(≧Ｕ≦)

Buddhism

• 1. How is your daily life affected by Buddhism?

I usually don' t feel that I am affected by Buddhism .(＝Å＝? ) However , when I thought harder about that , I found that I got some habit of Buddhism. (。□。；) For exaple, I say 'Itadakimasu' before eating meals. After eating meals,Isay'gochisousamadesita'.　●∪ε∪● Another things, we sometimes perform a Buddhist service for ancestors on a certain day. Add to the fact, we visit our ancestors' grave on the same day as Buddhist service, the bon holiday and end of a year. (。∀。)

• Why do you do it?

Why? I don't know! laugh(・∀・)　We do like those insensibility by foece of habit than conscious mind of religion.