Class #3 The Language of cloths

＊Do you judge people according to what they wear?
Sometimes, Yes, I do.
But it is little bad I think. It is conprecated question for me.

＊Why?
Because cloths is a personal pacage. It can express little personality. But I want people judge contents a lots. Then I think little bad to judge by what they wear.

＊Do you think Japanese society puts an important on clothing when judge other people from another country?
I don't think so. We should judge content.

＊What colors are you wearing now?
I wear Black T-shirt.

＊Do they reflect your mood?
Yes, I am. Because I can calm down when I wear black cloths.

＊ What are some subjects that you will never discuss with a friend?
I think I never talk about politics with my friend.

＊Do you have different friends for different parts of your life?
Yes.　I have various friend.

＊ Do you if so, how are they different to you?
Someone is very breakfall, Others is very funny.

＊Are you talk about different things?
Yes, I think so.

Class #2 Death and Funerals

＊Do you have any international friends or family?
No I don't.
＊How would you express condolences to an America host family if they Grandmother died?
I don't know What should I do completely. But I think we should talk about her stories.


＊Have you ever been to a foreign funeral?
No, but I studied German funeral. While some Germans prefer to continue to use traditional burial rights, others have began to opt for cremation. Germans understood in the late 18 th century that cremation was more sanitary than burial. 19th century intellectuals of Germany preferred cremation to burials, because they thought it was better than the natural decomposition of the body and it was faster.　Nowadays, most graveyards have established crematoriums.As the churchs power over society and people gradually declined, cremation slowly became more popular.Germany continues to combine modern methods and traditional values to appease the ever changing population.


＊Why are Japanese designer label crazy?
I don't know. Sometimes I am angry when I buy something. Because contents and label are differet. Probably, Japanese love to wrapp and label crazy. I think that something need crazy label to attract to people.


＊Why does “Don't judge a book by it's cover.” mean to you?(Why is what you wear so important?)
“Don't judge a book by it's cover.”Because book's cover not always equal contents. Then I should look content and cover when I choose book. Cloths are same. Cloths are packagesame.Then, cloths are important. if someone wear good cloths, someone can attract me. And cloths express a person's inside. But cloths could'nt express a lots. My idea content is more important than appearance(cloths,etc) I don't want people judge appearance only. And I want someone judge my content a lot.　 “Don't judge appearance only.”

Class #1 Fall 2009

These day, Japanese tend to do wrapping almost all of things. For example, cookies, sugar, house, cloths and etc. Why are Japanese wrapping almost all of things? Is it important? I don't think so. But they were liked beautiful things by wrapping. And they think it is important like “tatemae”. I think It doesn't need. Because Eco is more important than “tatemae”. Real intention is more important.Than I hope to stop wrapping too many by people. But sometimes I had opposite idea. Because Japan is very humid. And we should protected food by wrapping. If we use wrapping means“tatemae”, I don't want to use. But if we use wrapping functional, it is ok.Sometimes is importnt“tatemae”. But if you care too much“tatemae”, and you become uncomfortable or hard.
This home stay video is the problem “tatemae” home stay family important “tatemae”. And they didn't say anythings. Then, home stay student doesn't important “tatemae”.It make home stay family hard. Nobody is bad. Simply, they had to say real intention.

＊where do you go when you die?
I don't think that when we die, we go to heaven or hell. I think when we die, our soul separete our body and become clear. And we go to special place. Special place give us(only soul) some trials to revive different body and life. That's why I don't believe to exist heaven and hell.

＊Why do japanese have death memorial service 1months, 1year, 3year, 7year, etc. after a person death?
I think we remember and pray(A person death rest in peace completely. A person death don't become ghost) a person death by this survice.