Have you ever been in Japan and the U.S? I am Japanese, but I lived in the United States last summer, so I found many differences between Japan and the United States. There are interesting differences about the culture, household goods and traffic.

              The first difference is culture. First, people are totally different, especially in their appearance and language. Japanese have black or brown eyes, short nose and short height. However, Americans look differently. They have blue eyes and some color eyes, bigger nose and are basically tall. Besides, Americans are often big or obese. Both nations speak a different language, Japanese speak Japanese. On the other hands, Americans speak English. However, recently English is also important in Japan, so there are many Japanese who can speak English in Japan. Second, the way of life is also different as one characteristic of their culture. Japanese take a bathtub, but Americans take only a shower. So, I wanted to take a bathtub in the U.S because I hadn’t taken a bathtub for 4 months. Next, Japanese take off their shoes before entering their house, but Americans enter their house with their shoes on.

              The most surprising difference for me is household goods. Food is a typically symbol of our life. First, I was surprised at the size of food in America. At Smith’s Market Place, snacks are displayed in large boxes as the dog’s food in Japan. Besides, American food have too much oil. It’s not healthy, I think. So, I didn’t like the meals of Heritage Center in the University of Utah. By the way, clothes also represent our life. I was astonished by the size of the American clothes. In the U.S stores, there are too many kinds of sizes of clothes; XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL. In Japan, basically, there are only S, M, L sizes. Besides, M size in Japan corresponds to XS or S sizes in the U.S. in design, the clothes of the U.S are simpler than that of Japan.

              The third surprising difference is the traffic. The roads of the U.S are really wider than that of Japan. In Japan, roads are basically 2 lanes, but there are 5 lanes in the U.S. Then, in Japan, we must drive in the left lane, but in the U.S, we must drive in the right lane. Next, the common knowledge of traffic is also different. For example, when people cross a street, cars don’t stop for the people in Japan, so Japanese don’t cross without traffic rights. Besides, there are not so much press button crosswalks in Japan as much as in the U.S.

              I really gained understanding of these differences between Japan and the U.S since I went to Utah. Americans and Japanese are really different in terms of culture, household goods and traffic, but I could have American friends. So, I think the most important thing is to be a good friend with foreigners to understand each other’s culture.

              I have been working for a part time job for 4 years. The part time job is called ‘Jyuku’, it is for students who are 7-18years old to study, and I teach them and English grammar. By the way, 2 years ago, a man has become our new vice boss. However, he behaves as if he were a boss of us because of his career and our real boss is a woman. Therefore, I and my partners don’t like him so much. I think what he says is not so wrong but the way of his talking is problem for us. On the other hands, I often say what   I think to anyone obediently because I want to tell the right thinking when someone think wrong. Because of these characters of mine and his, we often have argument quietly in a teacher’s room. It makes not only us but also other members feel not good and makes bad atmosphere. Besides, I don’t want to work with him because of the argument. However, I want to be a good partner with him so I thought the solution for it. We should have more communication and change ourselves and quite the job either me or him.

              First, I think we don’t know a lot about each other, so having more communication let us be good partners. We should talk more about not only the part time job but also private.　For example, the members of our part time job sometimes hold a drinking party to enjoy and be good friends with them but the employees who are the vice boss and the woman boss, not part time member, never take part in the party every time. Therefore, next time, I should invite them to join us. As a drinking party, everyone could talk with real intention so we must be good friends.

              Second, we each other should change ourselves. In case of him, his way of talking and attitude has problems. Every part time member can’t stand his haughtiness attitude at heart. However, he has a long career, so nobody want to resist easily except me. On the other hand, in case of me, I should not say my opinion easily to him. Anyway, he has a long long long career so I should respect him at least. Then, my attitude could be changed better. Also, I always should read the atmosphere.

              Third, all members, includes me and the vice boss, should try to change the atmosphere in the class because we always work for the job desperately so everyone is pushed for time and the work. I think, after changing the atmosphere to peaceful, we could work with joy. Then the relation of me and the vice boss could be better.

              In conclusion, only 3 changes could change the relationship of I and the vice boss better. First, having more communication let us know each other more. Then, we can work well together. Second, changing myself and himself makes not only each other but also the class comfortable. Third, changing the atmosphere of a class with all the member makes us happy to work. Then, it is easy for not only I and the vice boss but also all the member to be good partners. So I will make an effort to  manage these plan not to have the argument with the vice boss at the workplace.

              Fashion has changed little by little in this 10 years, particularly women, because there are fashion leaders in each generations. They such as Namie Amuro, Ayumi Hamasaki, and Yuri Ebihara lead women in Japan, in hair style, makeup, and clothes, so they have an each character.

              About 10 years ago, Namie Amuro was a fashion leader for women in Japan. She is one of the most famous singers but her fashion attracted the then women, especially her hair style and eye blows. Now, it is natural for women in Japan to dye own hair brown and shave own thin, as were started by Namie Amuro. Also, the trend of wearing short skirt started at the same time.

              As the time passed, next famous woman singer appeared, the name is Ayumi Hamasaki. She dyed her hair blond, and it was exotic to Japanese women then, so they had a longing to do like her. The new fashion leader also has new trend about her makeup and nails. Her eye blows with falsies are very long, and she drew eye line on her eyes thick and dark. Besides, she decorates her nail gorgeous with many nail stones and lame. At the time, flaring women, named ‘Gyaru’, has appeared.

              Nowadays, the woman in Japan follow Yuri Ebihara, she is a one of the famous model. Her character changed Japanese women’s fashion a little, from being flashy to be elegant. She has brown natural loose curly hair, and I often see such a hair style in Japan. Then, her makeup is not as showy as Ayumi Hamasaki.

              In conclusion, we need fashion leaders in each generation to change our trends, or fashion leaders lead us to be more fashionable. However, we are not sure when they appear and what kind of people will became our fashion leaders.

A. My topic is ‘Reasons cigarette advertising should be banned’

B. ×　on a peace of paper

C. 1. Cigarette bother many people.

     2. Cigarette advertising effects young people.

     3. If there are no cigarette advertisings in the world, we don’t care about it.

D. In my opinion, Cigarette advertising has little merit, for example, smokers could get to know new cigarette by cigarette ad, that’s all.

E. In my opinion, Cigarette advertising has little merit, for example, smokers could get to know new cigarette by cigarette ad, that’s all.

    First, Cigarette bother many people, although it includes both smoker and non smoker. Not only for smokers but also for non smokers, the smoke has a bad influence.

    Second, young people who has never smoked get to be interested in smoking by cigarette advertising.z Smoking is not good act, at least for health, so we should not advertise them in the society.

    Third, if there are no advertising of cigarette in the world, no one need to care about it. Because, non smokers needn’t see the advertising, besides, they don’t care even if we have the advertiseing or don’t. On the other hand, for smokers, when they wan’t to know the new cigarette, they can access an internet.

    In conclusion, we needn’t advertise cigarette in the public.

I have only 1 plan on Golden Week. This is a concert of B’z in Nagano. I haven’t listened to the music of B’z a lot until my studyabroad in the U.S. In the U.S, there are 2 people who really like B’z. So, I became a listener of B’z with my friends. Now, when I listen the music of B’z, I remember the memories of Salt Lake City in the U.S. So, I’m looking forward to the concert on Golden Week.

Maybe other plans on Golden Week are for job hunting. 

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