Cross Culture Communication Class

Sunday, July 29, 2007


My Ideal Man
Personality is the most important. If each other have very different personalities, human relationship doesn't work out. And it is also important that each other's value are similar. Next, smile is necessary factor for me because smile makes me become cheerful when I'm sad and tired. And I like a man who has a sense of humor. I think the important thing is what each other have fun!

Saturday, July 28, 2007

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

I would like to work as a teacher. UNESCO provides teaching materials and offers health education so that all childeren in the world can recive an education. In addition, UNESCO conducts education training for local techers on developing countries. It is very important not only education for children, but also training for teachers. I think that children would increase their opportunity to recive an education if the namber of teachers increase. So I would like to teach knowledge of education as a teacher.

Friday, July 06, 2007

This is a cross culture situations
A man took a potshot at guests of a casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and 5 men and women were wounded in the casino before dawn on July 7th.

I read asahi shinbun, July 7th.
http://www.asahi.com/international/update/0707/JJT200707070005.html

I think this affair is a cross culture. There is a big difference about a gun ownership between America and Japan. In Japan, we are cracked down on the use of guns by law. So, only special people such as police officers or gang groups have guns. Japanese ordinary people never have a opportunity to see a gun in everyday life. However, in America, owning a gun is guaranteed by the Constitution. In additio, it is easier to get a gun in America than in Japan. I've heard American think a gun is a weapon to protect themselves, but Japanese think a gun is a weapon to kill someone. I felt anew if countries are different, their way of thinking are very differently.

Names and Addresses
1. How do you choose a child's given name in you family?
My parents chose my name and sister's name from number of strokes in a Chinese character and the meaning of the Chainese character. And they gave names to me and my sister with their a lot of wishes.

3.Does you given name or your family name mean anything?
I don't know the meaning of my family name, but it seems that my family name derives from the place-name. My given mane was given by my father. My given name means colorful and beautiful brightness. My parents hoped that I grow up a woman who can add color to many people around me and give a lot of happiness to the people. So, I like my name very much.

7.How do you know if names are boy's name, girl's name, or both?
We judge names from Chinese character of given names. A major example is "~子(ko)" and "~男(o)". "~子" is often used to a last letter of girl's name, and "~男" is used to a last letter of boy's name. However, these days, it is difficult to judge a boy or girl from only nemes because individual names are increasing.