2009年12月7日月曜日

Weddings

★Since Japanese weddings are expensive, do you think having a massive wedding like Korea or UAE is a good idea? Why?
Yes, I think having a massive wedding like or UAE is a good idea!!! Wedding is special day in one's lifetime, so we should perform a marrige on a large scale!!!


★What do you think about eloping? Is it a good idea or romantic? Why?
I think that eloping is bad idea, and it is not romantic. When I marry, I want to be celebrated by my parents. If I elope with my boyfriend, my parents and my family will be very sad. Therefore, I think that eloping is bad idea.


★Have you ever thought about having a wedding in a foreign location like Hawaii? Would you do it? Why? Or Why not?
I do not want to have wedding in a foreign location. It is very romantic, but it is not easy for guests to go wedding in a foreign location.

★What is your ideal wedding?
I want to have wedding in the church, and I want to wear white wedding dress. However, Japanese style wedding is very attractive for me, so I also want to wear "shiromuku" in the shrine. I cannot decide yet :(

★What would you definitely do, wear or go to on that big day? Why is that important?
I want to make the most wonderful and happy day in my life when I hold my wedding. So I plan wedding elaborately, and I will go to the salon of nail, hair and skin before my wedding.
I will do it because it is most important day for me.

★Have you ever been to a foreigner's wedding? What was your impression?
No, I have never. I want to go a foreigner's wedding!!! My impression of a foreigner's wedding is more casual than Japanese wedding. I think that Japanese wedding is formal.

Superstitions

★Do you think it is important to talk about superstitions in cross culture communication class? Why?
Yes, I think it is important to talk about superstitions in cross culture communication class. There are many countries students in this class, so we can share superstitions of a variety of country. I am interested in superstitions of a variety of country so much!!!

★Is communication affected by superstitions?
No, I do not think that communication is affected by superstitions.
But I think Japanese believe in superstitions so much.

★Do you believe in superstitions? If yes, what superstitions do you believe? Why do you do, use, or believe in them?
Yes, I believe in superstitions. For example, "I give another person a cold, so I recover from my cold." I belive in it so much because I have experienced it.

2009年12月2日水曜日

Time

Please explain a time proverb in your culture.
歳月人を待たず」…Time and tide wait for none.
Time pass always. Time dose not wait for us, so we must cherish to use time.

★What do the following proverbs mean:
☆Time is money. (時は金なり)
Time is precious, so we must spend time usefully.
☆A stitch in time saves nine.(今日の一針は九針縫う手間を省く)
If it is possible for us to do today, we should do today.
☆There's no time like the present.(今が好機だ)
We must not miss this chance.
☆Let's meet at 4. If I'm not there by 5, leave without me at 6, and I'll be there at 7.
I am sorry... I do not know mean of this proverb.