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The countries we want to
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Switzerland, Egypt, Spain, France, Korea, Germany, Argentina, Italy,
Finland, Russia, Nigeria,
Thailand, Turkey, Chile,
Philippines, Australia, England, India, Netherlands,
Mongolia, Malaysia, China,
South Africa, Austria, Mexico, Other Countries.
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Switzerland, | C.A. Brot from Switzerland
(October 29) We have fireworks on the 1st of August when there is the national Feast. I like Kate Winslet very much too. I bought the video of the film Titanic. Heidi is a legend. The character was created by a swiss writer in the past century. This story is very popular in Switzerland. Some girls are named Heidi here, in the swiss german part. This is a german name. We have a lot of mountains, yes. 60% of the land is covered with mountains.In winter they are white with the snow on the summits. The milk tastes very good and we make good cheese. Good chocolate too. I like cheese very much, I eat some almost every day with bread. We have a lot ot cheese specialties, like "Fondue" (this is made with melted cheese), "Raclette". I eat 3 times a day like most of people I think. In the morning I eat few. The main meal is at midday. In the evening, I eat sometimes bread with cheese, or some fruits when I am not very hungry. Switzerland is clean, very green, everything is well organized. This is a taste of paradise ! I like my country very much, but I like to see other countries too. I was never in Japan but I would like to go one day. The culture must be very different. What do I eat ? Cheese, chocolate, beef meat, vegetables, potatoes, and everything. I like pasta. I have eaten sushi when I was in San Francisco in a Japanese restaurant ! I don't know really what is "tempura". If somebody want to write to me, please use the e-mail adress above. If you have other questions on Switzerland, write to me. Best greetings, Claude-Alain P.S.: I live in Lausanne, I'm 36 old. I work in a technical high school as a librarian. |
202 Rumi, Yuka, Yoshimi, Sayuka
In Japan we wear kimono and yukata as Japanese traditonal clothes. But it is
difficult to wear it. So some young women learn how to wear kimono and yukata. How
about in your country? Do you have traditional clothes? (Oct 29)
| C.A. Brot from Switzerland
(October 30) In Switzerland we have folkloric clothes that the people wear in some occasions like feasts. Why should it be difficult to wear traditional clothes ? In everyday life we dress like everybody. I have no special clothes, no typical swiss clothes. At some places the people dress with costumes only for the tourists (for Japanese tourists!): We have a lot of Japanese tourists here, they are always very nice and very polite. |
| Samir from Egypt |
601 Yoshimi, Tami, Rie, Miharu, Haruyo
102 Sae, Mami, Noriko, Naomi, Chisato
Thank you for your letter. I want to
ask you. Do you have a job? Where is Oman? Why do you know Japanese
food? Do you know "hagoita"? It is a Japanese traditional toy.
These are a gigantic desert in Egypt. Will it snow in Egypt? How many
family members do you have? We wish Arabic is not so difficult. (Oct 26)
Spain,
506 Yoshiko, Anna, Ayumi, Yumi
108 Katsuya, Kazuya
103 Hisaki, Yusuke, Ikuo
Isidre
Armengol from Spain (October 20) |
| Aintzane, Kylie, Maite,
Myriam from Plentzia high school in Spain (October 21) Hola, Hello. We are 4 students from Plentzia High School, in Spain. We received your questions during our English class and decided to return some answers to you. Firstly, we live in the Basque Country which is in the North of Spain. We don`t like bullfighting much, however it is very popular in the South of Spain and is very much part of their culture and tradition. Many people in the Basque country and some people in the rest of Spain,dislike bullfighting, as the bull is killed and they believe it is cruel. Here we run in the streets with bulls or calves in festivals, and this is also very traditional. The main Spanish festivals are Christmas and Easter. We don`t have a Santa Claus in christmas. We have, in the Basque, a man called Olentzero who lives in the mountains and as the story goes, spreads the word about the birth of Jesus and gives presents to the children. If the child has been bad they get coal. In the other parts of Spain there are three magic kings, and they travel by camel and deliver presents. You also asked about the conscription law. Well, we do currently have a conscription law however, in a short period of time this obligation will be abolished, we are very happy about this. Famous foods in Spain are paella, which is a dish with rice and vegetables, sometimes served with meat; and `tortilla de patatas` which is like an omelette with potatoes. Yes, people here in Spain are mostly very open and friendly, this is just the way we are. The music we enjoy comes from a variety of artists, we have a large American and English influence on our music. You may have also heard of Flamenco, this is a very traditional and cultural dance and music, which is very popular particularly in the South of Spain. We love to dance. We have big parties called "fiestas" where there are parties out in the street, some bands play and food and drink is available. They are a lot of fun. We can party for most of the night and the morning, as we have "siestas" in the middle of the day after lunch. Again this is particularly the case in the South of Spain as the temperature can reach 40 degrees celcius sometimes. Here in the Basque country though, the heat is a lot milder and the winter is a lot colder, it snows about an hour from where we live so it can get very cold. It was really nice to talk to you and hear your questions on Spain and your information on Japan. If you would like any other questions answered we would love to help. Adiós Amigos Aintzane, Kylie, Maite, Myriam, from I.E.S. Uribe-Kosta.Plentzia, Spain. |
507 Ayumi, Yoshiko, Anna, Yumi
Dear Meritxell and Saray
Buenas tardes. We're 15 years old girls. We live in Aichi. I'm Anna.
I have got black and short hair. I have got black eyes. My favorite group is
Da pump. I have two dogs.
My name is Yumi. I have got very very black and short hair. I have got black
eyes. My favorite group is L'Are~en~ciel. It means rainbow. I love Hyde
in the group. He is very very cool.
My name is Ayumi. I have got black and midium hair and a little brown eyes. My
favorite group is "Kinki Kids." I love them, They have very handsome
face.
I'm Yoshiko. I have got a little brown and short hair and eyes. I like to play
drums. My favorite group is globe. Globe has many hit songs.
Japan has many food. They are sushi, natto, sukiyaki, and tempura. In them, a
little Japanese people don't like natto. Pop dance is popular in Japan. There
is "Hachiko" in Japan. It is a famous dog. Now, L'Are~en~ciel, T.M.
Revolution are popular in Japan. We have many tests. Do you have many tests?
Where do you often go shopping? We listen "Be the Man" by Celine
Dion in English class. It was a good song. See you. (Oct 28)
602 Keisuke, Tetsuro, Yuki, Nobuo
Dear Ricard, Hello.
I'll answer your some questions. We are all 14 years old. Tetsuro has one
brother. Yuki has one brother, too. Keisuke has three brothers and one sister.
He has a big family. And Nobuo has one sister. We have been in Kariya since we
were born. Kariya is central part of Japan. Nebuta festival is one of the most
exciting festivals in Japan. I've seen it on TV. It was great. So I
want to see nearby it. This year, we are students preparing ourselves for an
examination. We study very hard every day. Do you like studying? See
you soon. (Oct 28)
103 Hisaki, Nakano, Ikuo
Thank you for your mail. This is our profiles. Hisaki: age,14.
birthplace, Aichi (central part of Japan). birthday, December 15. hobbies, reading books,
listening to radio. Nakano; age, 15. birthplace, Aichi. birthday,
October 6. hobbies, listening to music, pop music. Ikuo; age, 15.
birthplace, Aichi, birthday, August 24. hobby, making plastic models. We don't know
Sagrada Familia. Please tell us about it. We tell you Japanese meal. Main food
is rice in Japan. But many people eat bread, too. Dinner is main here.
We eat breakfast at seven in the morning, lunch at noon, dinner at seven in the evening.
How about in your country? What is your country's manner? (Oct 30)
France,
401 Nana, Miyuki, Akane,
Yuka, Eri, Noriko
505 Touko, Haruka, Hitomi,
305 Masayuki, Tomohiro, Yuta, Yasuki
| Cecile Chavanon from France
(October 23) 401 - nana, Muyuki, Yuka, Eri, Noriko We have never been to japan. In France there are a lot of churchs and castles. In the big towns you can find buildings. In Paris there is the MONTPARNASSE tower. I think that it's the taller. There are not buildings in our region. In France there are not buildings like in America.  I like French foods very much, but I also like to taste other foods. My favourite food is sauerkraut. It's also a Germain food. It's fermented cabbage with patatoes, type of smoked sausage, type of beef sausage, pork shoulder, smoked bacon. You can cook sauerkraut with white wine or beer. It's a delicious meal. We generaly eat it in winter. I send you some picutres of foods from our region (or district). An other meal that I like is Tartiflette. We put patatoes in water. When they are cooked We put them in a dish. We add a onions, pork, a glass of wine and we put it in the oven for 30 minutes. We don't know any Japanese food. We have looking in the dictionary to know what is SUSHI. It seems that it is a good dish. Can you send us the recipe please ? The word cup was a great event in France. It was so excited to see French players at the final. We had never seen as many people in the streets when France had won. The atmosphere in the streets was extraordinary. We had never seen it in our life. Have a good day. Cecile and family ----------------- 403 Kayo, Ai, Nami, Chiaru, Akane There are not deserts in France or we don't understand the question. Teenagers wear a lot of jeans (Levis jeans are the most popular). We will send you some pictures from a catalogue. I have not good pictures of clothes for the moment. In France we can buy a lot of clothes from catalogues. We don't know miso-soup. What is it ? The most popular foods in France are pastas, beef, french fries, cheese, ham...and so on...Chidren and teenagers like to go to Mac Donald. In our district we are a lot of Algerian people so here, French people like to eat a good couscous. Do you eat couscous ? Couscous is popular. We also eat paella. It's a Spanish dish with rice, fish, chiken....Do you know paella ? Of course we have a higher noise than Japanese. Here we say that Greek people have a high noise... Have a good day. Cecile and family ---------------- 405 - Shogo, Hiroshi, Taku, Jun, Malaomi, Daisuke, Takashi Yes bread is very popular. We eat bread every day. The French bread is called BAGUETTE (250 grammes) or PAIN (450 grammes). We also like to eat CROISSANTS. It's a little cake that chidren like to eat for breakfast. The baker cook them every day. In the morning people generally drink coffee, milk, bread with butter and jam, croissants....Chidren prefer milk with cocoa, croissants, bread with butter and jam, cereals, orange juice...... People generally take breakfast beetween 7am an 8 am. They have lunch beetween 12 and 1pm and they have diner beetween 6,30 pm and 7,30 pm. The lunch is the most important meal of the day. We eat a lot of French fries, beef, patatoes, chiken, vegetables, cheese.......a lot of different foods....We are not found of fish but generally French people eat fish every friday. It's a religious tradition. Bread wine and cheeses are the most popular in France. We havn't gone to the word cup but we have watched matches on TV. We only watched French matches. The most popular players are 1 - Zidane 2 - Barthez 3 - Deschamps 4 - Lizarazu 5 - Desailly There are a lot of nice sigh to visit in France. If you like big cities, of course you must visite Paris or Lyon or Marseille. The most popular monuments are Eiffel tower, Triumphal arch, and Versailles castle. If you prefer quiet place and nature, there are a lot of wonderful villages, castles, churchs, old farms, wineyards...... I like Paris but I wouldn't live in Paris or big cities. I prefer quiet villages and nature. I send you some picutres from my district :  1. The lake of Vesoul 2. A monument where they produced salt 3. A nice village 4. A car museum (Peugeot) 5. The lion of Belfort (the sculptor has also made the statue of the Liberty in New York) 6. Cascade 7. A modern church 8. A castle 9. Into the castle In 1789, we had the storming of the Bastille. The revolutionary people had a blue, white and red cockade. So since 1789 blue, white and red is the symbol of the country. Bye Cecile |
603 Yuka, Eri, Nobue
Hi, Dominique. We heard French
bread is harder than Japanese French bread. But we think Japanese French bread is
hard. So we think real French bread is very hard. We think we can't eat it.
Do you think French bread is hard? (Oct 25)
| Cecile Chavanon from France
(October 26) 505 Touko, Haruka, Hitomi We are never going to Disney Land so we don't know if the symbol fo the park is Le chateau de la belle au bois dormant. ---------------------- 305 Masayuki, Tomohiro, Yuta, Yasuki The longest river is about 1015 kilometers. It is called LOIRE. We like football, handball, basketball, gym, athletics, table tennis. The most popular French sport is football. There are also basketball, hadball, volley ball, badminton; judo, karate, boxing, gym, tennis, swimming, rugby, bike, dance... Yes we have watched the word cup on TV and we were very happy to win the final.  Our house is make with bricks. Generally new houses are in bricks or cement. Old houses are in stones. We send you a picture of our house which is in bricks, and a picture of our family house which is in stones (old farm). In our house there are 3 bedrooms, one small and 2 bif (for children), one kitchen, one livingroom, one bathroom. Upstrairs there are a garage and a cellar. The surface area is about 140 m2 (meter carre. 1 square yard = 0.836 m2). It's not a big house. Usually, houses are bigger. On sunday we like to get up late in the morning. We like fishing, picking mushrooms, going to the market, watching TV, going to visit our family..... We like to have good meals. We have told it to you school friends yet. We don't know japanese food, but we would like to know...... What is sukiyaki, natto, tempura ? We like nems, but we don't know if it's a japanese food. Bye Cecile and family -------------------- 603 Yuka, Eri, Nobue Our favourite dishes are : Morgane : pastas, cakes, apples tarte, peas, cheese dishes Charlyne : rice, corn, chocolate, yaourt, leg of lamb, Cecile : sauerkraut, rice, chinese foods, vegetables, soups The BAGUETTE is the most popular and the longest bread in France. Generally it is beetween 0.8 meter and 1 meter (metre). Frederic (the dad of Morgane and Charlyne) drinks wine every day when he is on vacation. When he works, he only drink wine on saturday and sunday. He only drinks one or two glasses of wine. Woman don't drink very much. Here people also like to drink beer. Recipe : Gateau aux pommes 6 big spoons of suggar 6 big spoons of floor 6 big spoons of milk 4 big spoons of oil 2 eggs 1 little spoon of baking powder Mixe all the ingredients. Cut 6 big apples in dices and mixe the dices with the first mixing. Put the mixing in a dish and put it in the oven for 30 minutes. Cecile, Morgane and Charlyne |
405 Shogo, Hiroshi, Taku, Jun,
Masaomi, Daisuke, Takashi
To Cecile: In Japan on New Year's Day
people worship at shrines. So they make wishes for the year. Othen we play
"karuta" playing cards. And we spend relax time all day with our family.
Japan's typical New Year's Day dish is "osechi." Osechi is various
food. And each food has meaning. So we often eat rice cakes. How about
your country's New Year's Day? And how do you spend the day? (Oct 26)
403 Kayo, Ai, Nami, Chiharu, Akane
To Dominique: I thank you very much.
We understood these sentences. I think Japanese famous brand is much as
expensive as French clothes. (Oct 26)
104 Shogo, Yuki, Shinichi, Yasumasa
To Cecile: The staple food of the
Japanese is rice. What is the staple food in France? The famous places in
Japan are Mt. Fuji and Disneyland, and so on. Whare are the famous places in France?
Thank you for your kind letter. We had never knew the Eiffel Tower is 320 meters
high and its weight is 7300 tons. We look forward to seeing your pictures. We
call Waterloo Road "Oh, Shanjerije" in Japan. Next the world cup is held
in Japan and Korea. Did you know that? Please try to eat tempura or sukiyaki
when you come to Japan. We like France better. We write to each other often.
Have a good day. (Oct 26)
| Dominique from France
(October 28) 603 Yuka, Eri, Nobue Hello! Well I never ate any french bread "made in Japan" so I don't know how hard you bake it... but I don't think french bread is that hard!! The crust can be kind of hard, but the inside isn't at all, and there are a lot of different sorts of french bread, and different shapes! The regular "baguette" is best eaten the day you buy it, as by the next day it will be either rubbery or hard as rock (the way it turns out to be depends a lot on the weather...), but other breads can be kept for a couple of days and remain just right! Our country bread for instance, is very soft and stays soft... And you know, the baker has a lot to do with it too... Bread from an old fashioned bakery or "industrially mlade" bread bought at the supermarket won't be the same! I think until you go in a village and try all the breads made by a traditional baker, you'll never really know what french bread is about... :-) Have a nice day. Dominique |
205 Hikita, Ueno, Okada, Tateishi
A caroon is interesting now in Japan.
There are many cartoons in Japan. For example, "Doraemon" is
popular among both children and adults. Doraemon is the robot who came from the
future. Doraemon has many future tools. For example, he has
"take-copter". Take-copter is a propeller. He put it on his head and
fly into the sky. Are there any cartoons in your country? (Oct 29)
301 Yuji, Shinichi, Takahisa, Yuichi
Dear Cecile, Thank you for your
letter. We can know many things. But we want to know more different kinds of
things. May I ask you some questions? I heard in France soccer is very
popular. I like soccer, too. Soccer is one of my hobbies. And other my
hobbies are seeing movies, listening to CDs, and playing sports. What are your
hobbies? Please write soon. Yuji (Oct 29)
106 Kyoko, Ayu, Misato, Midori
Hello, Cecile. Thank you for your
mail. We could learn about your country. The Tokyo Tower is the main symbol of
Japan. We knew it is as high as the Eiffel Tower. Sushi is very popular in
Japan. Do you know it? It is very good. Are there Sushi store in France?
(Oct 29)
301 Yuji, Shinichi, Takahisa, Yuichi
Dear Cecile, I tell about
Japanese food culture. In Japan, when people eat food, we use "hashi."
"Hashi" is made of woods. First we catch food. Second we
carry food to our mouths. I heard bread is the staple food in France. Is it
right? Then I tell you Japanese traditonal food, mochi, sushi, tempura, and
misoshiru. How about in your country?
I tell you about Japanese traditional dress. In New Year's Day we first visit
shrines. We wear kimono. It is very showy and colorful. Do you have a
traditional dress?
There are some national holidays in Japan. For example, Culture Day, New Year's Day,
Christmas Day, Sea Day, Old People Day, Children Day, Vernal Equinox Day, Autumnal Equinox
Day, the Emperor's Birthday, and so on. So I love them very much because I don't
have to go to school. I want more national holidays. How about in your
country? (Oct 29)
104 Shogo, Yuki, Shinichi, Yasumasa
Dear Dominique, People in Japan
are very interested in the earth's environmental problems and volunteer. For
example, global warming, acid rain, recycling. In my school we collect empty
aluminum cans on our way to and from school. Recycling aluminum cans helps to save
resouces. Furthermore, we clean the parks near my school as a volunteer. We
want to know more about recycling and volunteer. How about in your country?
(Oct 29)
203 Hiroko, Makiko, Manami, Shihomi,
Misaki
Dear Dominique, There is a school lunch in Japanese elementary school and junior
high school. A school lunch is cheap and nutritous. A menu changes every day.
The main food is rice or bread. We eat side dishes and fruit or dessert.
They are made at facilities for providing meals. The price is 250 yen.
How about in your country? (Oct 29)
| Dominique from France
(October 30) 205 Hikita, Ueno, Okada, Tateishi There are plenty of cartoons in France, french cartoons, american cartoons and japanese cartoons that we call mangas. Some TV programs are entirely dedicated to cartoons, especially early morning, and mid afternoon, as well as wednesdays afternoons. (that's for national tv channels). On satellite tv, we have the special cartoon channels, such as Cartoon Network, Fox Kids Network, etc. The most popular cartoon here among kids is Dragonball and Dragonball Z. The french cartoons aren't much into robots or "special powers" heroes, but are "softer" (like "Pif et Hercule", about a cat and a dog), or very ironic (satiric), like "Iznogood". Children are also very much into Power Rangers (Turbo), Ninja Turtles (next generation) , Beetleborgs, or series like Eerie Indiana, Goosebumps, etc. Dominique 104 Shogo, Yuki, Shinichi, Yasumasa In France the recycling program is getting more and more serious. Everybody is given two garbage disposal bins, one with a blue top for the non-recyclable trash, and one with a yellow top for recyclable stuff. Garbage trucks come three times a week, twice for blue bins, once for yellow bins. On top of that, there are very big bins all around towns, where people can drop their recyclable things. We recycle aluminium, glass, paper and carboard, and plastic. In certain parts of the country, there are special days dedicated to environment cleaning, where kids gather and go pick up all the garbage from beaches, parks, woods, etc. But this isn't spread enough yet in the country, and depends more on which part of the country you live at. Dominique 203 Hiroko, Makiko, Manami, Shihomi, Misaki |
307 Tomoko, Ai, Mayumi, Yuka
The New Year in Japan is an important
event like Christmas in your country. We call the New Year's Day "Gantan."
February 3 is "Setsubun." The old calendar says that this is the
day divides winter from spring. On the evening of Setsubun we scatter porched beans
indoors and outdoors and shout "Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi." It means
" Evill spirits out, good spirits in." "Hinamatsuri" is also
known as the peach blossom fete. This is the traditional festival for girls.
The cherry blossom is the favorite flower of the Japanese. Many people get to see
the cherry blossoms. Will you tell me about some events in France? (Oct 30)
106 Ayu
We go to an elementary school and a junior high school for nine years. They are
compulsory education. A high school isn't compulsory education but a great many
people go there. But we must take an entrance examination to go to high
school. It is very difficult. We go to high school for three years.
After that many people go to college. College has an entrance examination, too.
How about in your country? (Oct 30)
Korea,
105 Toshiko, Hitomi, Ayano
504 Daisuke, Masashi, Tomohisa, Shuichi
| Mr. Jung-Dong Kim from Korea |
406 Shinnosuke, Kohei, Masaru, Akira,
Shingo
Q:What kind of music is the most popular in
your country? A: Pop music. Q: What sport is the most popular in your country?
A: Baseball and Soccer and Sumo. Q: How do you think of the
environmental problems? A: I think all the people in the world should share the
ideas. Q: Do you have a different manner? A: We must not eat with our mouth
full.... We'll ask you some questions. Do you know Namie Amuro? Yes?
How do you think of her? For example, about that she married with Sam.
(Oct. 26)
303 Yanagawa
In November SEGA company will sell "Dream Cast." It is 128 bits.
How many bits computer game do you have in your country? (Oct 29)
504 Daisuke, Masashi, Shuichi, Tomohisa
Hello, Jung. I'm sorry it took me so long. Do you know the young comedian
pair, "Pirates"? They are nice body and popular among young people.
They say "Dacchuno." It is a word everyone says now. We hope to make
it popular in your country. Are you interested in a comedian? (Oct 30)
Germany,
604 Masanori, Kouhei, Tatsuya, Shuhei, Yuki
| Beate from Germany |
107 Hajime, Osamu, Shinya, Kenichi
Hello, Beate. Nice to meet you.
Thank you very much for your mail of October 15. We have never been to
Germany. We want to go to Germany. Have you ever been to Japan? Japan is
an industrialized country in East Asia. Japan is a very nice country because
Japanese is kind to the world. Japan is famous for its Tokyo tower. Rice is
the staple food for Japanese. Japanese like meat and fish very much. Japanese
favorite drink is milk and juice. Will you send us a mail again. Good-bye.
(Oct 25)
| Christiane Feldmann from
Germany (October 26) Hello, thank you for your quick reply. The school is situated in Germany, very close to the Dutch border. But I-the English teacher- live in the Netherlands and at the moment I use my private computer for sending the e-mails. We are 28 students in class 9e, but our school only has got 6 computer places, which are not connected at the moment - so, it's easier this way. Best wishes |
107 Hajime, Osamu, Shinya, Kenichi
Hello, Christiane, Thank you for
answering my questions. May I ask you a question? How many persons can speak
English well? Japanese are a few persons can speak English well because we haven't
chance to speak English. (Oct 29)
206 Kenji, Suzuki, Kimura, Matsui
In 19th century, Japan had great person. His name is Hirofumi Ito. He
made a Japanese constitution in the old days. It was made of in German constitution.
Who is the most famous hero in Germany? (Oct 29)
Argentina,
109 Shunichiro, Yoshinori, Michitaka, Takuya
Hello, I like soccer, too. I like soccer player, Nakata.
Nakata is a wonderful player. Nakata plays soccer in Celie A. He got
three goals in Celie A. Japanese soccer team is stronger and stronger. Please
come to Japan in World Cup in 2002. (Oct 30)
Betty Wolff from Argentina
(Nov 1) I would love to go to Japan for your 2002 International Soccer Championship. I have already been to Japan twice. I really liked it. I´m planning to go to New Zealand quite soon. We are getting ready for Halloween. My house is full of bats and jackolanterns and witches, how scary!!! Now I´m having my tango lesson, I´m waiting for my friend to come and pick me up with my new car, not Japanese, though, it is Renault 19, a French car. I have to get ready, wear a dress and high-heeled shoes. I hope you keep on writing me. I´m sending you a picture of my nephew, Nicholas and me in our home in West Hartford, CT - USA, where my family is based. I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina, though, because I don´t like the States forever. Yours, BETTY WOLFF |
Italy,
506 Takashi, Yuta, Nobuaki
110 Shinsuke,
Kensuke, Jin
508 Shinji, Yuki, Takuya, Masahito, Toshiro
208 Takayoshi, Shingo, Masashi,
Takashima
Finland,
502 Nao, Mayumi, Naoko, Mako, Yu
Our family eat a Christmas cake. Mother cook dinner. Children decorate
Christmass tree. Father let a Christmas tree out of a closet. We have a good
time. (Oct 25)
605 Yayoi, Hiroko,
Reika
| Heikki Korpinen from Finland |
| Alina from Russia
(October 21) Hi, dear pen pals. My name is Alina. I am girl of 12 years old. I live in Russia in Moscow region. I am glad to read your letter. Internet is really great opportunity for communications! I am trying to answer your questions. I don't know exactly about quantity of kinds of hats in Russia. Here are a lot of them. The functions of the hats depend on region of Russia. Sometimes it is to preserve head from sunrays, cold weather so on. Sometimes it is obligate clothes for man, especially in rural areas and Caucasus. Sometimes it is thing of prestige. Russian kids usually play in matreshka in the youngest age, about 1-3 years old. Russians drink a lot of tea. It is usually strong, hot, fresh-boiled black tea without milk. Perfect kinds are Ceylon, Indian and Chinese leaf-tea. Some people prefer green tea. My parents like green Chinese tea with Jasmine flowers. There is something about food. We eat rice, too, but a little bit of it. We like to cook soups with vegetables and meat. My family likes to eat fish and seafood, because we lived a lot of time in Far East (in Sakhalin and Vladivostok). There are some orient faculties in Universities in Russia where students learn Japanese language and culture. The biggest interest to Japan among Russian people is actually in the Far East, because they are neighbors of Japanese ones. I have not seen Anastasia movie. I know there is legend that one of last Russian impairior's daughter was survived, but it is not true. This story is not supported by real facts. It is true that there are more than 1000 kinds of folk-clothes-sets in Russia. There are different people who live in Russia, so they prefer different kinds of music and singers. The most popular thing in Russia is money. This is popular ideal for the worship, too. May be it is independence which money gives. This is philosophy question. I have not heard about mister Obuchi. I asked about him my friends and teachers, but they had not known about one. Who is this? The most famous Japanese person is Mister Seku Asahara who is leader of religious sect Aum Senrike. We have heard also about former Prime Minister of Japan Mister Rutaro Hasimoto and Impairior of Japan His Majesty Hirohito. Could you be so kind as to answer my questions? Please find herewith. What are the main celebrations in Japan? What these mean? What is usual a pupil's time schedule for a workday? What is the most popular sport in Japan? What is the ordinary kind of house for a family living in a city? What are the most popular professions in Japan? Please, write me who are you, boys or girls? I hope to hear about you again. Best wishes. Your pen (Internet) pal, Alina |
501 Mizuki, Eriko, Yukari, Mayumi
Dear Alina Hello. Thank you for your mail.
We're girls of 15 years old. Japanese house are made of wood. How about
your country? I heard they are made of stone. (Oct 25)
Dear Dmitriyevsky, Thank you very much. We are glad to contact with you. We want to study the difference between Japanese culture and Russian culture. Please tell us. In Japan we take off the shoes in the house. Our compulsory education is 9 years. We start to study from 6 years old to 15 years old. We study 6 days in one week. But we have often two holidays in one week. How about your country? (Oct 25)
306 Rie, Mayumi, Yuka, Eri, Maki
Dear Dmitriyevsky, Thank you for your
letter. We are surprised Russian young people wear a baseball hat. We thought
old people must wear a hat because they are losing their hair. We heard you drink
Russian tea with strawberry jam. Really?
Japanese old people's hobby is gateball. What are Russian old people's hobby?
Our popular occupation is musician, nurse, doctor, entertainer, stewardess in Japan.
How about in Russia? (Oct 29)
| Alina from Russia
(October 29) To: Mizumi Unfortunately it is difficult to write you some Russian folk story in Russian, because they are long and my English is not so perfect. Try to find them in Internet through the search engine? Good luck! Let's change more short stories for example proverbs. To: Mayumi I am girl and my favorite sports are swimming and basketball. The most popular sports in Russia among male population are hockey and football, and probably to drink beer due the competitions. There are a lot of the cans and bottles in stadium after them, usually more than holes in the gates. What kind of sport is the most popular among Japanese girl? Best wishes and sport's wins. To: Erico Tada What kind of culture are you interested in? Is it Music, Literature, Art or Theatre? I like the Russian realistic art of the end nineteen-century especially section of the Russian so-called 'peredvizhniki' which means 'movers'. Levitan is one of my favorite artists. I like Bunin more than other Russian writers. If you find his story The Light Breathing, read it, please. The Prince Igor by Borodin is my favorite Russian opera. He was a member of section in Russian music of nineteen- century so-called 'moguchaya kuchka' which means 'mighty little heap' as Musorgsky, Rimsky- Korsakov and Glinka. My favorite Japanese writer is Acutagava Runoske and my favorite Japanese movie-producer is Akito Kurosava. His film The Racemon is one of favorite ones for my father and me. I like drawing for fun by watercolor. Could you draw on rice paper by ink-brash? To: Yukari Unfortunately, I cannot play Cossack dance, because I am girl. This folk Ukrainian dance for strong young and hot men. I have seen it on TV only. I know that people who live somewhere in rural area can dance in folk style. Can you dance in folk Japanese style? P.S. I have learned English for 2 years. Please find herewith-additional questions. What do Japaneses do in weekend? When do pupils have vacations? How long time are they? With best wishes, Alina. My name is Paul.I want to ask you some questions: Are there many people,who are fond of national Japan musik? What are teenagers hobbies in your country? Is it difficult to eat rice with sticks? What is the highest mark in Japanese school? Who is the most popular singer in your country? When do celebrate New Year? We decorate New Year tree,and you? Is "The Prodigy" a popular group in your country? Have you got national kinds of sport? Are there many children in Japan family? Here some questions from Tanya: |
| Piotr. from Russia (October
30) >306 Rie, Mayumi, Yuka, Eri, Maki >We heard you drink Russian tea with strawberry jam. Really? Not only strawberry jam. Also rasberry, cherry, black/red currant jam. Russian jam differs a little from what is usually called "jam". It is made of berries and sugar only without any special ingredients. It is not like jelly. >Japanese old people's hobby is gateball. What are Russian old people's hobby? Russian old men play "dominoes", "draughts" (or "checkers"), drink alcohol. Old ladies usually seat near their apartments and spread gossips about their neighbors. >Our popular occupation is musician, nurse,doctor, entertainer, stewardess in Japan. How about in Russia? In Russia popupar occupations are lawyer, journalist, singer, sales manager. >501 Mizuki, Eriko, Yukari, Mayumi >My name is Mizuki. I'm interested in Russian history and folk stories. Please tell me one. There is a very popularcharacter of Russian fairy-tales. His name is Ivan the Fool. (Ivan-Baka in Japanese). Sorry, don't have time to retell you all the stories. Usually Ivan is sent by a greedy King to get something that is very difficult to get. On his way he meets different birds and animals and helps them in their troubles. In the end his new friends help him in the difficult situation. >My name is Mayumi. What sports do you like the best? What sports are the most popular in Russia? I like cycling very much. When I lived in Japan I used my bicycle a lot. The most popular sports in Russia are soccer and ice-hockey. Unfortunately, children start to use computers more and more and spend less and less time outside playing games like that. > My name is Eriko Tada. > I want to go to Russia. Please tell me about Russian culture. Sorry, do you have any particular question? What would you say if I asked you "Eriko, tell me a few words about Japanese culture" ? What particularly are you interested in? Music? Architecture? Literature? > My name is Yukari. Can you play kozzac dance? Unfortunately I can't. My friend can. >501 Mizuki, Eriko, Yukari, Mayumi >In Japan we take off the shoes in the house. We also take off our outside shoes near the front door (inside). But we don't take off our slippers before entering a room. Probably that's because we don't have tatami. > Our compulsory education is 9 years. We start to study from 6 years old to 15 years old. We study 6 days >in one week. But we have often two holidays in one week. How about your country? Our compulsory education is 9 years too. We also study from 6 years old. The difference between Russia and Japan is that we don't have this strict division like "shogakkou", "chuugakkou", "kougakkou". Children usually study in the same building from the very start until they graduate. Those who don't go to technical school continue their studies in the high school (in the same building) for another 2 years. That means that many people spend 11 years with the same classmates! Besides Russian system is not 6-3-3 like in Japan but 3-6-2 ! Feel free to send other questions. Sorry for the delay. Piotr |
306 Mayumi, Rie, Maki, Eri, Yuka
People often drink the tea in Japan. There are a lot of kinds of tea. And
these are the teas which are famous in Japan; Ryoku-cha, Green Tea, Dokudami-cha, Barley
Tea, Hatomugi-cha, Genmai-cha, and Houji-cha. Green Tea is loved by Japanese among
these teas. But it isn't now. Instead, foreign teas are loved by young people
now. In Russia, what beverages do you drink? (Oct 30)
| Anthony Sampson-Young from
Nigeria (October 20) There is only one race in Nigeria and it is the black race, what we have is a diversity of language (about 250 different tongues). Our Nigerian flag colors stand for the fertility of the land. As for football we would beat Japan any time any day hands down, besides I am not a football fan at 6ft 4in the game I love is basketball. In my free time I would send you as much information as I can on my beloved country. God lives here in Nigeria. I do not understand the meaning of the word (verdure) can you explain ? Look at Nigeria as you would look at the UK they were our colonial masters so we behave like them English is our official language and we now speak it better than our masters. Will give you more info later take care and God bless. Best Regards Anthony Sampson - Young |
503 Hiroaki, Toshiaki, Naoki, Toshihiro,
Kazuhisa, Kosuke, Atsushi
We don't know about Nigeria very well.
Please tell us such as famous place, food, popular sport, and so on. If you
have any questions about Japan, please ask us.
503 Hiroaki, Toshiaki, Naoki, Toshihiro,
Kazuhisa, Kosuke, Atsushi
Hello, Mr. Stella. We are
Japanese students who got your e-mail. You are studying Japanese, aren't you?
Japanese has "joshi." It shows the relationship between word and word.
Japanese people use wrongly. But if you get used to it, you can understand it.
If you have any questions, please ask us. I hope you can speak Japanese well.
Good luck! Sayonara. (Oct 25)
| Stella Yetunde Williams from
Nigeria (Oct 28) Konnichiwa!:I was really happy to hear from all of you! I don't mind answering your questions! As my mother says: "if you don't ask questions, how will you get answers?" In Nigeria, actually, there are many tribes, but the three largest ones are: The Yoruba, who live mostly in Western Nigeria, The Igbo, who live in mostly Eastern Nigeria and the Hausa, who live in the Northern part of Nigeria. The colours of our flag are two colours, green and white, which are divided into three. The green stands for the green of agriculture, the fertility of the lands...Nigeria grows a lot of crops like rice, yams, cassava and vegetables, which i am sure you can all identify with.The white stands for peace...we have had problems like civil war, so the white serves as a reminder that we should keep the peace, because it is very precious. As a hobby, i like soccer a lot, but i prefer to study the martial arts like karate,and taekwondo. I also love volleyball and watching anime, reading, eating and listening to music. Stella ps Stella is a girl's name and it means 'star' in italian. |
503 Hiroaki, Toshiaki, Naoki, Toshihiro,
Kazuhisa, Kosuke, Atsushi
Hello, Miss. Stella. There is
"washoku" in Japan. Washoku means the Japanese foods. Washoku is
eaten by only Japanese people. The staple food is rice. Dishes other than
staple food are "misoshiru (miso-soup)", grilled fish, "tsukemono
(pickles)", and so on. We eat with "hashi (chopsticks)." We
drink Japanese tea. The teas are green tea, wheat tea, and so on. But in these
days people eating western food increase. How about in Nigeria? (Oct 29)
503 Hiroaki, Toshiaki, Toshihiro,
Naoki, Kazuhisa, Shimomachi, Otani
Hello. Miss Stella. I'm sorry to mistake your gender. By the way, you
misunderstood "joshi." It is used by Japanese people, when we speak making
a sentence and so on. "Ga," "wa," "kara,"
"node," and so on are joshi. For example, "My name is Hiroaki."
change Japanese words. It is "Watashi no namae wa Hiroaki desu."
There are "no" and "wa". They are joshi. If you don't understand
about Japan, please ask it to us. (Oct 30)
Thailand.
302 Kaori, Miki, Keiko, Natsuko,
Mayuko
Hi, Tanin. How are you? The other day, you told
us how to learn English. So we are singing "We are the World."
We saw the picture about Thailand. They didn't pose for the picture. We
usually pose peace sign. Don't you always pose? Good-by. (Oct 29)
| Tanin from Thailand |
| Mustafa Kertik from Turkey |
402 Yoshiyuki, Shinya, Kazunori
In Japan baseball is more popular than
soccer. In professional baseball there are two leagues. They are Pacific
League and Central League. In a league, there are six teams. In Pacificl
League, Seibu Lions is the strongest in six teams. In Central League, Yokohama
Bluewaves is the strongest in six teams. Do you know? How about in your
country? (Oct 26)
204 Satomi, Naho, Mayumi
Thank you for an answer. We could
know a lot of things about Turkish wedding ceremony and a question was solved. We
are very gald. Please answer my questions again. There is a drink, Turkey
coffee in Turkey, isn't there? We heard that its taste is like medicine. Is it
really? And after finished drinking, powder's fortune really come true? Will
you tell me it? I look forward to hearing from you soon. (Oct 26)
610 Otani, Nakai, Kyoko
Japan has many old stories like "Momotaro", "Kaguyahime", and so
on. Does Turkey have any legend of stories? We have strong alcohol. We
call it "shochu." Turkey has very very very strong alcohol. They
call it "raku", doesn't they? How much can strong man drink? I want
to drink it .... (Oct 29)
Chile,
404 Kyoko, Akemi, Yoriko, Kaori, Haruna, Miki
Philippines,
407 Takahiro, Masaki, Yusuke, Tatsuya, Yusuke
Thank you for giving me e-mail. So that's
wonderful. How many people does your country have? And do you like Japanese
food? Good by. (Oct 25)
| Aster from Philippines |
407 Takahiro, Masaki, Yusuke,
Tatsuya, Yusuke
In Japan we have no school on 2nd and 4th Saturday.
We will have 5 school days since 2002. Club activity is very popular.
In Japanese school we have 6 classes every day. But we have 3 classes on Saturday.
School starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 4:00 p.m. (Oct 29)
Australia,
308 Shinya, Takuma, Kazuya, Hiroyuki, Yoshio
England,
609 Masaru, Yuki, Ken
| Robert Sutherland from
England (October 20) Hello Students, My nane is Robert and I live on a small island in the English Channel called Jersey. It is famous for Jersey cows and Jersey New Potatoes. New Jersey USA is named after our island. The population is 80,000 and the size is 10 x 5 miles. I would be glad to answer any more questions Regards, Robert Sutherland |
| Tracy from England (October
25) I would be happy to correspond with you. I thought it would be interesting as you are clearly curious of the culturaly differences. I have such a thirst for knowledge about the wolrd in general. I will be happy to answer any of your pupils questions. I had a peep at the web page but the question was about fashion. I did not think I had anything to add on that one. But what a wonderful way to show the children about life. |
508 Matsushita, Okamoto, Konda, Yamamoto, Nanba
In the World Cup, you don't use Union Jack. Why? Japanese main food is
rice. How about in your country? Some Japanse people listen to music of the
Beatles who is famous in Britain. What song do you like with the Beatles? The
princess Mononoke became popular in Japan. Do you know that animation movie?
Mr. Beans is very popular in Japan. Is it popular in Britain, too? Do you
like Japanese movies? Japanese junior high school starts at 8 a.m. and finishes at 4
p.m. We must wear uniform in junior high school. How about in England? (Oct
30)
| Tracy from England
(November 1) >508 Matsushita, Okamoto, Konda, Yamamoto, Nanba >In the World Cup, you don't use Union Jack. Why? This is because the Union Jack represents Britain (England, Ireland Scotland and Wales) The flag you will have seen was the English flag as each country had their own entry. The flag is also called the Flag of St George as it represents St George who is the Patron Saint of England. > Japanese main food is rice. How about in your country? I love rice - I should live in Japan then I could eat more! This is a very tough question indeed to answer as in England there is no particular food but one of the main accompaniement for a meal is the potato - In many different ways too - Roast, Mashed, whole new potatoes, crockett potataos and Baked potato (Known as Jacket potato) and chipped - and always vegetables to accomany. The typical english dinner would be a meat Chicken, Lamb, Pork, Beef, steak - all carved off the joint - The traditional Sunday dinner: Roast Beef, Roast potatos, Mashed potato, two vegetables (boiled), Yorkshire pudding (unique to england) gravy, sage and onion stuffing (or other) and perhaps horse raddish sauce. If you have roast lamb then the sauce would be mint sauce. Vegetables are usually boiled and popular ones - carrots, peas, broccoli, Cauliflaur, broad and runner beans, sweed, parsnips, cabbage. Typical appetisers before a meal would be: Fruit juice, Melon, Grapefruit, Prawn cocktail or soup starter like Tomato or mushroom soup. Nowadays people eat many combinations of different countries foods such as Lasagna, Pizza, Pasta dishes, Chinese dishes, Chilli and curries. In an english pub you would find combinations of these on a menu along with more traditional meat and veg dishes. In resteraunts you would find meat done in many different ways and sauces like Lime and Corriander sauce, cream and mushroom, wine, honey and mustard etc - alot of sauces are made up with fresh cream There are things I would consider typical of England - Cornish Pasties,Trifle (dessert), Fish and chips with vinegar. If you were to look in an English cook book you would find things like Shortbread, Scones, Treacle pudding, Jam Rolly-Polly, Plum loaf, Shepherds pie. Maybe I should send some english recepies for you all to try? > Some Japanse people listen to music of the Beatles who is famous in Britain. What song do you like with the Beatles? I love "Help" > The princess Mononoke became popular in Japan. Do you know that animation movie? Sorry I don't know Mononoke. The Disney films are the main animation films we see at our cinemas. >Mr. Beans is very popular in Japan. Is it popular in Britain, too? Mr Bean is fun to watch. He is played by a British Comedian - Rowan Atkinson. Did you know the man who plays the part used to be a doctor? > Do you like Japanese movies? We don't get any Japanese movies over here. But one of things I love to hear is Japanese traditonal music when they play it on the KOTO (Is that the right word?) > Japanese junior high school starts at 8 a.m. and finishes at 4 p.m. We must wear uniform in junior high school. How about in England? School here starts at about 9am and finishes 3.30 (5 to 11 years old) and 3.45pm (11 to 16 years). Children are required by law to attend until they are 16. Then they can request to continue in the 6th form until 18 or go to College but it isn't compulsory. All 11 to 16 years old must wear uniform. But now most of the primary schools now have uniform. When I was 8 yrs I never wore uniform - but my newphew who is 8 years old has to. I hope I have been a help and please feel free to e mail any more questions. I have no idea what a typical japanese meal might be. I would love it if you were able to tell ME what kind of things you would eat. Regards--tracey |
608 Tomotada, Yuuki, Tomohisa, Eisuke
What animal is the most popular in India? Do the women always wear Sally in
India? Our national traditional sport is "sumo" in Japan. How about
in your country? What things do children play with in India? (Oct 30)
| Arun-Kumar from India (Nov 1) > 608 Tomotada, Yuuki, Tomohisa, Eisuke Tiger is the National Animal of India. Peacock is the National Bird of India. Yes, the women aklso wear sarry in India. Hockey is the National game of India. Childrens like to play Cricket, an english game. Judo, Karate, Taek-Waendoo are also famous in India. I am very much delighted with your Questions...Regards Arun |
306 Mayumi, Yuka, Rie, Maki, Eri
| Mirjam from the Neatherlands (October 7) |
209 Shiho, Naoko, Kyoko, Yuka
Dear Mirjam, Loose socks and purikura
are popular in Japan now. Especially Japanese senior high school girls loves them.
I'll tell you about purikura. It has many small picture seals. It costs
300 yen, about 2.8 dollars. One sheet has 16 seals. We can exchange them with
each other. What is popular in your country? (Oct 29)
| Nini from Malaysia (Octobr
21) Malaysia is a multi-racial and multi-cultural country consisting of the Malays, the Chinese, and the Indians. Hence we have many festivals. For the Chinese, we have the new year days, Duan-Wu festival, Ching-Ming festival, Ghost Day, Mid-Autumn festival, and Winter festival. ---New year days - self explanatory. ---Duan-Wu festival - falls on the 5th day of the 5th month of the Chinese calendar, and is for memorial of an old Chinese scholar politician who killed himself jumping into the river, on seeing the unrightness in the Chinese government at his time. His name is Qu-Yuan. ---Ching-Ming festival - It falls on the 3rd month of the Chinese calendar, and is a day when all the Chinese go to the graveyard to clean the graves of their ancestors, and worship. ---Ghost Day - BTW, this is not the official name. I don't know the official name. It is on the 15th day of the 7th month of the Chinese calendar, and it represents that on this day, the spirits in the death world will all be released and they can come out from their side to our side for "roaming". I am quoting this according to my own understanding of the tradition and I am not sure I don't get something inaccurately. ---Mid-Autumn festival - It is on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese calendar, and the Chinese folks eat moon cake to celebrate it. Their children also have fun with lantern parades - they each carries a lantern in their hands and walk around. ---Winter festival - This is on 22nd day of December, 3 days before Christmas. It signifies the arrival of Winter. We have no winter here in Malaysia, but it is a tradition among the Chinese folks here to celebrate on this day. They just have a feast. ---Apart from the Chinese festivals, I know a few other festivals which is not of Chinese origin: 1. Hari-Raya This is for the Muslims (Mainly Malays). It is the break fast day. The Muslims fast a month or so every year, and this is the day they end the long fast and celebrate. It is as grand to them as the new year day is to the Chinese. 2. Hari Haji This is also for the Muslims. If I am not mistaken, it is for memorial of their saints - the Haji. 3. Deepavali This is the most significant festival for the Indians here. I don't know much about it, though. 4. Christmas Same as the others all over the world. 5. National Day Our national day is on the 31st of August. ---The Langkawi island is very famous for this sort of thing. We can swim any day of the year, it is always warm. |
106 Kyoko, Ayu, Midori, Misato
In Japan at the junior high school,
students have no school on Sunday and Saturday afternoon. We start school at 7:10
am. But we start school at 8:30 am in winter. This is our school system.
Kindergarten... during 2 years. Elementary school... during 6 years.
Junior high school... during 3 years. High school... during 3 years.
College... during 4 years. How about in your country? (Oct 26 )
| Nini from Malaysia (October
28) >106 Kyoko, Ayu, Midori, Misato In Malaysia here, one may start group learning as early as at the age of 2.5 or 3. That's call nursery school. Such schools are usually one whole day, so that the mothers can go to work without having to worry about the their children. At 5 and 6 years old, a child attends the kindergarten. It is usually half day system in the morning. >From 7 yr old to 12 yr old, a child attends the primary school. In order to accomodate for many pupils with limited classrooms, some of them have to attend their classes in the afternoon, while some in the morning. For each and everyone, it is essentially a half day system. >From 13 yr old to 17 yr old, a teenager attends the secondary school. We call that form 1, form 2, form 3, form 4, and form 5. It is also a half day system, although they frequently have to stay back in schools for some kind of projects or extracurriculum activities or extra classes. After that, if one is lucky enough, he may have the chance to attend the so-called pre-university classes, which is form 6. Form 6 are 2 years - lower 6 and upper 6. After that, if he is still lucky, then he will attend 4 years of university. The students attend classes from Monday to Friday, and some times have extra classes or extra-curriculum activities on Saturday. Sunday no school. I hope my information helps. Sounds like it is almost the same in Japan. Nini |
106 Kyoko, Ayu, Midori, Misato
Dear Nini, Hello. Thank you for
your mail. We could learn about festivals of your country. We knew that we had
festivals like your country. And now we want to know your school system.
Please tell it to us. (Oct 29)
| Dixon School from
China (October 24) Hi, I'm a Chinese who currently lives in Canada and I hope to exchange emails with your guys. I'm into J-pop, anime, and videogames. We could talk about Canadian or Chinese culture if you want, whatever. Just pppllllleeeeeaaaassseee reply!!!!! I'm desperate!!!! |
| Dixon School from
China (October 28) Well, when I eat, I don't really care about nourishment. My mom usually make me eat vegetables and stuff but I prefer meat the best. For the chinese characters, I seen lots of them when I play Japanese videogames but I don't really know what they mean. I tried to read them as I would with Chinese but it never makes sense. So, I didn't really like the different usage of chinese characters between Japan and China. Maybe you guys can teach me some Japanese. I can read Japanese on my home computer so you can include Japanese in the emails if you want. Well, see ya! |
606 Shinya, Satoshi
| Diedrich Henning from South Africa |
101 Hatsuki, Chihiro, Tomoko
There are many dance schools in Japan. There are some street dancers, too.
They want to be professional dancers. There are many kinds of dances.
For example, jazz, pop, funky, etc. Sometimes I watch these people on TV. I
want to be in the future. Are there any dance schools in your country? Are
there many dancers? (Oct 30)
Austria
607 Shiho, Fumiko, Mitsuko,
Mexico
207 Koji, Yoshiyuki, Chiaki,
| Blanca Cantu from Mexico
(October 24) My name is Blanca. I live in Monterrey, Mexico. Monterrey is located in the north part of Mexico near to the United States. Monterrey is an industrial city. I'm studying Education. I'm 32 years old. I'm secretary. Do you know another languages beside the English and the Japan? I hope to hear from you Blanca |
Taiwan
| Henry from Taiwan (October
26) Hi:My name is Huai-pin Wu, you can call me Henry. I come from Taiwan, and Iam studying MBA program in the Univ. at Buffalo now. I think it's a veryf good way to let your students understand the by themselves, not just from textbook. Maybe most of your students aren't familiar with Taiwan. There's some web home pages concerned about my home country. If your students are interested in this country, they can surf these home pages first. After that I can try my best to answer their questions. The web address will list below. http://www.tbroc.gov.tw/ http://travel.cybertaiwan.com/hottour/htour.htm http://club.golden.com.tw/~museum/pagee4.htm http://travel.cybertaiwan.com/hottour/htour.htm http://club.golden.com.tw/~museum/pagee4.htm The first home page has Japaness version, others have English version. Hope you can enjoy these. Henry |
302 Kaori, Miki, Keiko, Natsuko, Mayuko
Hello, thank you for your mail. Our names are Mayuko, Keiko, Miki, Kaori, and
Natsuko. In Japan Vivian Sue is popular. Do you know her and do you like her?
We don't know much about culture of Taiwan. We want to know the culture of
Taiwan you are proud of. Please tell us about it. Good by. (Octo
30)
Haiti
| Pierre France from Haiti
(October 23) Dear teacher,dear students, My name is Pierre France. I am a mathematics teacher in Haiti. I live now in Boston for graduate studies. If you are interested, please feel free to ask me all questions you can have about Haiti. Yours Pierre France |
404 Haruna, Kyoko, Akemi, Yoriko,
Kaori, Miki
We don't know about Haiti. So tell us anything about Haiti. What is the
delicious food in Haiti? Do you know about Japan? What do you think about
Japan? (Oct 25)
| Pierre France from Haiti
(October 29) To 404: Yes, I know about Japan. When I was in ninth grade, we spent three weeks, studying Japan in geography classes. During the last years, I read a lot about Japanese culture and organizations. This year, from May to August, I was in Buffalo (USA) with a lot of Japanese students. With them, I could appreciate Japanese politeness, and I discovred Japanese cooking. I particularly liked sushi and green tea. Haiti is a little republic of 7 milion inhabitants, 28250 square kilometers of mountainous land, located in the Caribbean. On the map, look at the east of Central America, near Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto-Rico ... Some particular meals: rice and red beans, cooked together; fried pork and plantain; sweet potatoes cake ... |
404 Haruna, Kyoko, Akemi, Yoriko,
Kaori, Miki
The staple food of the Japanese is rice. What is the staple food of the Haiti?
The famous food of the Japanese are miso soup, tofu, natto, tempura, sushi, and so
on. What are the famous food of the Haiti? People speak Japanese in Japan, and
there are many dialect. What is the language spoken in Haiti? There are sumo,
judo, karate, etc in Japan. What is the sport whose birthplace is Haiti? The
Japanese clothes is kimono. What's the ethnic clothes in Haiti? The
traditional events in Japan are the Doll's Festival, Children's Day, New Year's Day , and
so on. How about in your country? (Oct 29)
Hong Kong
110 Jin, Kensuke, Shinsuke
I have never been to Hong Kong. Hong Kong is a part of China from July 1.
What changed? I want to go to Hong Kong because I want to see Asian culture.
I like it very much.
We don't go to school on the second and fourth Saturday. We go to school in a
uniform. Our school has six or seven classes in one grade. How about in your
country? (Oct 26)
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