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.

Politics and Reflection
If I work at UN, I would like to work as a translator. I took the class of the translator this term, and I knew how difficult to translate. We need high English ability,but also we need Japanese ability. It is very hard to do it, but I think it is very meaningful job because I think there are many opportunitues to meet with various people with English, and I think we can learn many things from this job.

1. You’re talking to a co-worker. How close do you stand?
I stand 1 or 2 meters away from the person.

2. You’re talking to a friend. Do you touch each other?
Yes, I do if they are good friends, but I don't touch friends who are not close to me.

3. Look at the diagram of a waiting. Where do you sit when you enter?
I think I would sit the seat next to the woman.

4. You’re in a crowded elevator. where do you look?
I look at the numbers.

5. You’re standing in line. How close do you stand to the person in front?
1 meter away.

6. You get on the bus. There is an empty row of seats at the back, and an empty seat close by. Where do you sit?
I would sit the seat close by. I hardly sit at back of the bus.

7. You’re in a library and there’s an empty seat beside you. Do you want to stop someone sitting there? If so, how?
Yes, because i want to concentrat to study, so I want to study by myself. I put my stuff on the seat or table next to me.

8. You’re going to the beach. Do you like to see lots of people or very few?
I prefer few people to lots of people, because I do not have to care about people.

9. When you’re talking to someone, do you look them in the eye?
Yes, I do. I think it is very important to look people's eyes to talk.

10. You’re on a train. Do you talk to the other passengers?
No, I don't. but if someone speak to me, I would talk with him or her except strange people.

working with different cultures!
When I went to UK, I found many differences from Japan.
I thoght Japanese people work too much time, and we have lots of rules in workplaces in Japan.
Most shops in UK close at 5 or 6, and clerks go back home soon, they don't have overtime work a lot. I saw some people worked talking on their phones and others worked while singing. I was very surprise at first time, but I found people in UK do not seem to be bound by the work. I like thier lives, so I want to work in UK.

Dating practices

respect
I think "respect" is most important for me. I want to marry a man who can respect each other. I want to respect my partner's life and personality.

ambitious person
I think people who have ambitious are very cool because realistic idea is sometimes boring. I want to keep trying vorious things and enjoy my life no matter how old I get.

fashion
Looks are very important to give a good image to people and fashion of the clothes is also important.

same hobby
If I have same hobby with my partner, we can do them together.