1.Do you think it is important to talk about superstitions in cross culture communication class? Why?
I think .. No.
It is not important, but I think we are interested in it.
We may know foreign country's way of thinking through talking about superstitions, but there are some other topics to know. For example, work, manners, school and so on. I think superstitions is not so important topic.
2.Is communication affected by superstitions?
I don't think so.
I think superstitions is just superstitions.
3.Do you believe in superstitions? If yes, what superstitions do you believe?Why do you do, use, or believe in them?
I don't believe it, and I usually don't believe fortune-telling, too.
I don't want to easily influenced by superstitions.
As set out above, I think superstitions is just superstitions.
2009年11月29日日曜日
2009年11月15日日曜日
Homework#5
1. Please explain a time proverb in your culture.
I think a time are treated valuable thing in a proverb in my culture. For example, "Time flies." and "Time and tide wait for no man." Time is important for us.
2. What do the following proverbs mean:
a. Time is money.
It means that time is valuable, and shouldn't be wasted.
b. A stitch in time saves nine.
It means that it's better to work without sparing oneself, if you wait may become worse or more difficult.
c. There's no time like the present.
It means that now is the best time to do something.
You should not do in the future.
d.Let's meet at 4. If I'm not there by 5, leave without me at 6, and I'll be there at 7.
I'm sorry I don't know that meaning.
I think a time are treated valuable thing in a proverb in my culture. For example, "Time flies." and "Time and tide wait for no man." Time is important for us.
2. What do the following proverbs mean:
a. Time is money.
It means that time is valuable, and shouldn't be wasted.
b. A stitch in time saves nine.
It means that it's better to work without sparing oneself, if you wait may become worse or more difficult.
c. There's no time like the present.
It means that now is the best time to do something.
You should not do in the future.
d.Let's meet at 4. If I'm not there by 5, leave without me at 6, and I'll be there at 7.
I'm sorry I don't know that meaning.
2009年11月1日日曜日
Homework#4
What are some subjects that you will never discuss with a friend?
I can't talk about my things of past, some probrems in my family, and illness to friends.
I don't want to talk about them.
If friends ask me about them, I evade a question.
Do you have different friends for different parts of youe life? If so, how are they different to you? Do you talk about different things? Go to different place? Give me some examples.
Yes, I do.
I have best friends, someone who is a person one knows by sight, and yanger students, and so on.
I talk about myself to only best friends.
Also, I just greet to someone who is a person one knows by sight.
The difference between best friends and others is personal space.
I go shopping, or trip with my best friend.
But, I want to value our relationships.
I can't talk about my things of past, some probrems in my family, and illness to friends.
I don't want to talk about them.
If friends ask me about them, I evade a question.
Do you have different friends for different parts of youe life? If so, how are they different to you? Do you talk about different things? Go to different place? Give me some examples.
Yes, I do.
I have best friends, someone who is a person one knows by sight, and yanger students, and so on.
I talk about myself to only best friends.
Also, I just greet to someone who is a person one knows by sight.
The difference between best friends and others is personal space.
I go shopping, or trip with my best friend.
But, I want to value our relationships.
登録:
投稿 (Atom)