Differences and Misconceptions
I would go more in-depth but i will close out this site soon.
-Oct. 7, 2007
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| While we are at it. Differences and Misconceptions |
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| No page about anything to do with Japan would be complete without pointing out some cultural differences. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yes, all the girls do dress like sailor moon. In the U.S. most schools don't require uniforms. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| When ever the phone rings, the teachers run, make that sprint to the phone. While back home we just let it ring. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The girls wear skirts in winter. It makes them tougher. That is why American girls are weak. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Japan has a group think mentality. The U.S. has a me first mentality. "I love me some me" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| There are many cultural differances that i will add later, but we also have a lot in common. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| On our right is a JHS sports festival that i a school tourament that reinforces team work. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sports Festival 06' | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *I created this page before the end of my first year and my opinions have changed since then. At the time i wrote this i was a bit more synical. But little by little, one begins to learn why certain things are the way they are for better or good. I would go more in-depth but i will close out this site soon. -Oct. 7, 2007 |
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