The language of clothes

1. Do you judge people according to what they wear? Why?

Yes, I think I judge people with clothes sometimes. I cannot know about the people with only clothes, but I think it is one of the way to know about them. If there are two peosons in front of me who i dont know, and one wears a very fashionable and nice clothes, and another wears normal clothes. I think that i will have a good first impression to the person who wears a fashionable and nice clother.

2. Do you think Japanese society puts an importance on clothing when judging other people from another country?
No. i dont think so because there are many different sense of fashion between Japan and other countries, so it is hard to judge people from other countries.


3. What colors are you wearing now? Do they reflect your mood?
I am wearing a navy blue dress and tights.
Yes, they do. If i do not like the clothes which i wear the day, i feel depressed during the day.


FRIENDS

1. What are some subjects that you will never discuss with a friend?
I don't talk about my biggest worry with friends. I don't want to talk about that because It is too praivate to talk to friends sometimes.

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.
ummm... it is difficult question. i don't know what the different parts of my life is.

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?

I have a host family in Australia. When their grandfather died, I sent a letter of sympathy to them. I forgot what i wrote, but i remember that I didn't know how to write to them then. I said "i am very sorry for that" at first, and i wrote some memories of him which i spent with him.

b. Have you ever been to a foreign funeral?
No, I don't.

2.The language of clothes.
a.Why are Japanese designer label crazy? Why is what you wear so important?
I think the appearence is important when we meet people. The clothes are one of a important thing. The people who wear nice and fashionable clothes attract me, and I think Japanese are interested in the fashion. I like to enjoy wearing various clothes.

b.What does “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” mean to you?
We don't know whether the book is good or bad until we read the book to the end.

a. Where do you go when you die?
I don't know, but I think there is heven and hell.

b. Explain why do Japanese have death memorial services 1 month, 1 year, 3 years, 7 years, etc. after a person's death?
There are the judgments in each year in the underworld. The dead people are judged by god of the underworld. The dead people are decided where they will go after the death by the judgments, so we pray for the repose of their souls to god in each year. This is a thinking of Buddhism.