Politics and Reflections

If you were working for the UN, which job would like to do using your English abilities?

It is difficult question. My English abilities are bad.
I would like work NGO and help many people. I would like to join United Nations peace-keeping operations. If my English cannot understand person, volunteer is important our mind.

Working with different cultures

What kind of work place do you think you will work best in?

It is difficult question because I want to work many place.
It is America that mainly city are New York, Los Angeles because this country is always center of trend especially, economy, fashion. Japan of company is seniority, but the other side America of company is ability society. If I work in America, I always must work do my best. To work different country is very hard and difficult. However, I would like to work with various countries people in the future.

Ideal partner

My ideal partner
1. Personality
2. Economic Power
3. Active
4. Hobby
5. Car
6. Looks


1. Personality
The most importance is personality because if ideal partner and I were similar personality, we would be good for each other. I think I want to expect ideal partner who funny, kind and responsible person.

2. Economic Power
It is necessary for us to live. I work and ideal partner would like to work.

3. Hobby
I have a lot of hobby and I want to enjoy a lot of hobby with hobby.


4. Active
I would like to enjoy a lot of active things with partner. For example, go and see sports of the game, go shopping, traveling a various places.

5. Car
I cannot drive a car. So, I want to ideal partner drive a car. Another reason is I like setting the sear next to the driver. I like driving and we would like to drive a car many places at the weekend.

6. Looks
I am less concerned with looks but, I look at looks of ideal partner the last.

I believe that I will meet such man in the future.

How many I commented

・2009/5/4 　Jall 『Buddhism 5 action』
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・2009/5/18 　　Pino　　『Greetings』
　http://pino-world-1204.blogspot.com/

・2009/5/30 Pino　『Greetings!』
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・2009/5/31 Carp『Greet of family』　　
　http://carp-carproom.blogspot.com/

・2009/6/5 anpanman 『#7 Homework』
　http://anpanman-anpanman.blogspot.com/

・2009/6/7 michael 『Class#7 Names and Addresses』
　http://neverland-michael.blogspot.com/

・2009/6/7 clover 『Homework #4』　
　http://clo-clover.blogspot.com/

・2009/6/7 BECKY 『HOMEWORK - Feelings』
　http://becky-tt.blogspot.com/

・2009/6/8 carp 『Names and Addresses』
　http://carp-carproom.blogspot.com/

・2009/6/21 pekochan 『Class Number 7 Names and Addresses』
　http://pekochandays.blogspot.com/

Feelings

1, Are feelings, emotions and facial expressions universal across borders, happy, sad?

Yes, our feelings of different also appear from facial expression. For example, when we are happy, our facial expression is smile, kind expression and gentle kind. However, when we are sad, we are not smile. Our facial expression is cry. These different can look our eyes. Therefore, we can feel nonverbal emotions to companion. Our feelings change for our mood.

2, Try to name as many feelings as possible in Japanese. (10 minimum)
Then, write the English translation.

Happy (うれしい) , sad(悲しい), pleasant (楽しい), angry(怒る), perplexed(当惑する), excited(興奮する), suffer(苦しむ),　fear(恐怖), dear(愛しい), shy(恥ずかしい), love(愛する、好き) , surprise (驚き)

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

It is difficult question. My answer is No, but I have not good idea.
I think many feelings in Japanese are same feelings in English.

greetings

1, How do you greet members of your family? (mother, father, older brother, younger brother, grandparents, etc)

Our greeting is not hug and kiss, and we only exchange greetings. There are various greetings words. For example, we say “Ohayou”, “Oyasuminasai”.


2, How do you greet people that are important in society?

When I greet older people and new person, I bow to each other. Then, It is very important to speak politely to them.

3, Do you greet people from the opposite sex in a diffrent way?

Yes, when I greet my friends, I usually say “Ohayou” while waving my hands. However, when I greet men, I nod to each other.

4, Do you hug anyone? If yes, who and when. If no, why not?
Yes, but I hardly to hug in my life. We hug people at a special day and occurrence such as wedding ceremony. I sometimes hug my friends when I happen to happy things and meet my friends after a long time.

Greetings

1, How do you greet people in your life?
Our greeting is change for people who greet.
For example, when we met older person and stranger, our greeting is bow to them saying “Ohayougozaimasu”, “Konnichiha”. However, when we greet our family and friends, we say "Ohayou" "Konnichiha"only, and we are hardly to greet them while bowing.

2, Is it different for different people? How so and why?
Yes. I think it concern each culture. So, it is different how to greet people for each country.

3, Do you touch people when you talk to them? Why? Or Why not?
No. When I talk to them, I hardly touch people. I sometimes touch people, when I seek the approval of my talk to them. However, I do not it for stranger because we know little about each other.