F2F Class Notes (Mason)[w]

Write about how you imagine your life working abroad in Indonesia or Vietnam

Vocabulary

Isolationism – A geopolitical method of keeping your country separated from the outside through minimal trade and diplomacy
eg. Some say Japans unique culture is tied to it’s history of isolationism.

Disingenuous – not genuine, dishonest
eg. He was smiling as he gave me the pasta, but i could see it was disingenuous and decided I wouldn’t eat a bite of it.

China and Japan are neighbors. In the eyes of western people, these two countries are seen as similar. Like the words、people’s habits、arrangement of cities、colors of skin and ects. But in reality, China and Japan are totally two different countries.
Compared with Japan, China has more territories and population, especially people in China are composed of 56 nationalities. While Japan only has on nationality which means Japanese people are more united when they face disasters and invade from other countries. Though learning institutions and culture, Japan developed unique culture by itself , we have to acknowledge that in some aspects , Japanese are more delicate. For examples, the culture of tea、 temples、food and hand-acts.
Japanese may give us the impression that they are very polite. When you thank you for their kindness they always bend and say the same word again and again. Sometimes it is looked to fake without real hearts.

China and Japan are neighbors. In the eyes of western people, these two countries are seen as similar. Like the language, people’s habits, arrangement [layout] of cities, colors of skin, etc. But in reality, China and Japan are totally two different countries.
Compared with Japan, China has more territory and a higher and more diverse population, especially considering that China’s population is composed of 56 nationalities. Japan only has one nationality which means Japanese people are more united when they face disasters and invasions from other countries.

Through learning institutions and traditional habits, Japan developed unique culture by itself.  We have to acknowledge that in some aspects the Japanese are more delicate.

For examples, the culture of tea, temples, food and hand made artifacts.  
Japanese people may give us the impression that they are very polite. When you thank them for their kindness they always bow and say the same word again and again. Sometimes it looks fake and disingenuous.