Lesson 7 Names and Addresses

1.Are feelings emotions and facial expressions universal across borders, happy, sad, etc..?
Yes！

2. Try to name as many feelings as possible in Japanese. ( 10 minimum) Now write the English translation.
-怒り anger
-悲しみ sad
-驚き　surprise
-恐怖 fear
-楽しみ pleasure
-寂しい lonely
-恥 shame
-苦しみ pain
-後悔 regret
-安心 relief

3. Are there any feelings in Japanese that cannot be translated into English?
It is めんどくさい=mendokusai.

Welcome Colgate University Students!

I talked to Colgate University Student. We talked about a difference of the life in Japan and U.S.A.
Q. When did you sleep with a parent in separate rooms?
-I said that I didn't sleep with parents from 16 years old. But she said that she didn't sleep with parents since she was born. We were surprised at each other's answers. In U.S.A, she took the bath by herself since a child, too.

Greetings

a) How do people greet someone they've just met?
-I think they bow and say ''hello''.

b) How do you greet members of your family?
-I always say ''Ohayou'' and ''bye-bye''.

c) Do you hug members of your family?
-No, I don't.

d) How do you greet people who are important in society?
-I will make myself polite and then bow.

e) Do you greet people of the opposite sex in a different way?
-I think people will greet in a same way.

f) Are the customs the same all over your country?
-I think so.