Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts

9.11.2011

色んな人がいます。

今回のYTTでは、通訳なので人の前にたちます。
なので一人一人の人間観察がよくできる。

日本人は、やっぱり時間を凄く気にする!
次に何があるか把握しておかないと気書きじゃないみたい。

だから、non-japaneseはサニーの指示を聞いても普通なのに、
日本人は、じゃ、こうすればいい?ああすればいい?
なんてかんじ。

この日はリラックスしてOKよ、と言われても、
じゃ、買い物してもいいの?
どうすればいいの?
みたいな。

やっぱり自主的な行動とか率先する事(言葉違う)は日本人には難しいのかな。
でも、その反対、
これしてくださいと言うと
本当に真面目にとりかかるの!

はは。

10.30.2007

Grin-grin.


It was awfully crowded in the train this morning. This is beyond the imagination, there is no place to even step. Really bad which made me miffed.

Having free coffee coupon for MacDonald (I go only for that reason), I went there to get a cup of coffee. The girl just smiled so nicely and made me happy. I think it was my first time I appreciate somebody’s smile. Oh my. I am getting old like sarari-man.

9.20.2007

A mysterious Place


Did you know that toilette can be a really fun place?
To be specific it is a culture of its country.

So, It was a quite shock to see the latest toilette in Japan.
After spending some time in the state, the lid of the toilette welcomed me
and at the same time,
it made me realize that I am way too behind the time.
Second thing was a board for changing clothes.
What is that for, I wonder.
I know high school girls tend to change clothes in the restroom after school.
Is this for them?
I am so obsolete.

By the way,
we have a convenient little machine installed to the toilette,
called wash let. Maybe in women’s only, there is a bottom named Utahime.
We push this bottom to muffle the toilette sounds.
I guess this is a Japanese thing.
We used to keep flush while we pee.
So, this artificial sound has been created.
Save water,girls!!

Oh speaking of which,
I also wonder why there is a huge space
between the floor and the door in the American restroom.
There is also a slight space where the door closes
and you can literally see people outside.
America is a country where advocate own privacy,
Why is that.

9.11.2007

満員電車の中


On the way home from work, there was an old guy showing his disability card or whatever and saying “please turn off the cell coz I use medical equipment.”

Thought somebody would offer him a seat or something.

No one did.

He was kind enough to notice that in the priority seat where it says “turn off the cell near this seat”. Then, there was a person who ignores this notice in front of him and keeps typing it. So the old guy had to tell him over and over again, in the end he goes “would you like to harm disability though I begged you?”

The whole atmosphere got gloomy. Now people put grimace on their face and looking at the old guy. God.

What is the reason of this mood shift? No it is not the old guy. The person who did not turn off the cell is the wet-blanket… There is definitely a Japanese custom, of..How would I say…”No bother, no fuss-rule”under the skin.

6.30.2006

What a queerness day, it was!


I went to Long beach for a short trip. We walked around and saw a festival is going on. My friends goes” momo looks fun, lets get in the line” so we did. Once we through the gate…Voila! It was a gay festival. I was amazed how their community are organized. They have got gay estate, gay motorcycle store, and gay police!!! There were cool people but obviously we did see things that we didn’t wanna see.

5.27.2005