Homework#8

Q1. Do you think having a massive wedding like Korea or UAE is a good idea?

I do not think a massive wedding is a good idea because in a massive wedding, there must be many people, and it should be crowed. Moreover, some of them are strangers. We must care about them. It would be a uncomfortable place and time for me.

For another reason, I want to be a main character in my wedding. In a massive wedding, there are many main bridegrooms and brides who are main character. so I do not like that.

Q1-2 Eloping

I never think about Eloping even if my parents will not agree with me because I think I will need my family's help after I married. I will have a lot of things I have to learn from them. Moreover, I think I do not want to take grandparents from my kids. maybe I can not take care of my kids everyday. I have to have a free time sometimes so for the time, I need my family's help. Therefore, Eloping is not a good idea for me.

Q1-3 Haiving it in a foreign location like Hawaii?

I want to have it in foreign location like Europe. My impression of Europe is very mysterious as the same image as wedding. However, I do not want to have it in Hawaii because Hawaii is too famous place for wedding. I do not want to do something people usually do so that's why I would not go there for my wedding.

Q2. What is your ideal wedding?What would you definitely do or wear or do to on that big day?

I want to have it in chapel. it would be better if it is white and new. I do not want to wear Japanese way of wedding in shrine because I do not think that chothes or Kimono and Tsunokakushi ( I do not know how I can say.) suit me.

Homework #5

Superstitions Homework
Q1. do you think it is important to talk about them? Why?

I think it is important to talk about them because by searching superstitions and compared with ones of many countries, we can see what is important for their counties. For example, from the last presentation, there are many superstitions about religion in Germany. Moreover, it expresses each counties characters. this is some examples- we have a superstition about the sound. Number 4 has a "shi" sound and it is the same sound of "shi", death. there are Japanese superstitions that we must not cut nails in night. My parents told me it's from the sound. "Yo(夜）"(night) "Tsume(爪）"(nail) is like "Yo(世)" (our life) "Tsume(詰め)"(pass along or close up)　 so Japanese people afraid of the bad sound related with bad. we think it invites bad fortune.

Is communication affected by superstitions?

I have no idea that communication is affected by superstitions. However, some superstitions put bad image or impression to others because, if people do something that is bad superstition which invites bad fortune, we feel uncomfortable to see them. sometimes, we even think it is manner or polite not to do it. so we have to be careful about other superstitions another people believe.

Q2.Do you believe in Japanese superstitions? If so, what superstitions, what do they mean and why do you do,use, or believe in them?

I do not believe in Japanese superstitions because when I was a little, I believed it so my parents always told me about it. However, for my experiences, if I did it whatever good or bad superstition, it did not change anything and nothings happened to me so I do not believe. But I still feel uncomfortable to do some of them. I never stand chopsticks in rice because If I do this, I image the relation with death people. so I do not believe but feel unhappy about it.