2008年5月25日日曜日

World Religions

Class #4 World Religions
How do you greet people in your life?
-I always say ''hello'' to other people.

Is is different for different people?
-Yes, it is.

How so and why?
-For example, I say to ''Ohayougozaimasu'' to an older person. But I say to ''Ohayou'' to the same age as me. Because the Japanese has the use of an honorific. So, we have to use an honorific to an older person.

Do you touch people when you talk to them?
-No, I don't.

Why not?
-Because I always only say ''hello''.

2 件のコメント:

Green Peace さんのコメント...

I always bow to older person. For example, teacher, neighbor and other older person. However I never bow to close friends. I think bow is token of esteem.

Blogger さんのコメント...

I agree with you.
When i talk to older person, I always use polite words.