F2F Class Notes _17th May (Harmony)
Review:
The key: the solution
The point: the reason/purpose
Culture:
Calm: (adj.) peaceful.
Ex: The ocean is calm today = no waves.
Ex: I prefer people with a calm personality.
Own behavior and someone else’s behavior – always be polite/ be considerate of others emotions/feelings/mood
They will be much polite – They will be very polite/ much more polite
Yell/yelled/yelling: screaming, talking loudly, talking aggressively.
Ex: Chinese people like to yell when they call their friends from a long distance.
Tolerant/ patient
Ex: No patience for bad behavior/ bad manners.
Approachable: (adj.) able to be approached, comfortable to approach/ not afraid of them/ you feel comfortable around them.
Ex: I like to meet people that are approachable, rather than people who are un-approachable.
Sequence (noun): in order, continuous or connected steps.
Ex: Japanese people like to have sequence in their life/day.
Laid back: relaxed. (good or bad, depends on the context).
Ex: Brazilians are too laid back.
Tense: not relaxed, tight, uptight.
High-strung/uptight/tense (more negative)
Retirement home/ old folks home/ nursing home: a place for elderly to live where they can receive the help they need.
Judgmental: to judge something/ someone who judges things a lot.
Ex: Chinese people are judgmental of girls who are unmarried by 25.
Daycare: 1-4 aged children. (optional – expensive!!)
Pre-school: age 4 children (not mandatory) a school for kids to prepare for kindergarten.
Kindergarten: part of elementary school, age 5-5.5 children.
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