| Cultural Tips for Tom | |||||||||||
| *Assignment: After screening relavent bits of that Tom Selleck international relations classic, Mr. Baseball, students had to write a letter to an imaginary exchange student, unsurprisingly named Tom, bound for Fukushima High School. With modal verbs at their recent disposal, they were to fill their letter with cultural tidbits about life in Japan. | |||||||||||
| Dear, Tom Nice to meet you! You find surprising cultural differences between Japan and the contry your visit. Let me tell you about it. First, Japanese everything is small so You may be in trouble for size. You must take care it. Next, When you`ll something eat, you must take care how to chopstick. Another, When you eat noodles, you mustn`t make noise. And, you must sit on the floor Japanese style. This is Japanese manners. Finally, If you exchenge greetings, you should bow. It isn`t shake hands. Do you understand? Please refer yours to this letter at all costs. See you! Shoko |
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| Engrish-English Translation | |||||||||||
| Dear Tom, Nice to meet you! You will find surprising cultural differences between Japan and your home country. Let me tell you about them. First, Japanese everything is small, so you may have trouble finding sizes, you fat foreigner. Please be advised. Also, please learn how to use chopsticks. It`s embarrassing to fling broth all over yourself and drop food. When you eat noodles, you can slurp audibly, but don`t over-do it. When you eat, and in fact most of the time, you will be sitting on the floor in this furniture-deprived nation. Tucking your legs under in seiza is polite Japanese manners. Finally, when you greet someone, you should bow. We don`t bow, and generally engage in as little physical contact as possible. Have I been helpful? I look forward to meeting you. Shoko`s ghostwriter |
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