Archive for the 'Japan' Category
New products in the supermarket
1) Imported Cadbury’s Fruit & Nut.
2) Dolphin steaks.
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This post is my* contribution to Blogging Against Disablism Day 2009.
I’m getting good at tuning out background noise in the Board of Education office, a task made easier by the fact that all the conversation is in Japanese and I’m not fluent enough to follow it all anyway. But occasionally words and phrases come up [...]
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Tags: Ableism, BADD09, BADD2009, Blogging Against Disablism Day 2009, Education, Equality, Japan, Schools, Special Needs
Shamebagging
There’s a dedicated pharmacy in my town, but it’s a little out of my way. Usually, if I need something like shampoo, I get it from the supermarket or the homeware store next door, since I go there almost every day.
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Tags: Japan, Menstruation, Packaging, Shame, Shopping, Tampons
Sufficiently feminine chocolates
Kawaii is Japanese for cute, or charming. The stereotypical Japanese young woman likes fluffy things and Disney characters (and fluffy Disney characters most of all), and likes to squeal “Kawaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!” when faced with any objects (or small animals, or children) that vaguely fit this description.
There are of course women that veer in the direction of [...]
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Tags: Chocolate, Gender, Japan, Japanese, Kawaii, Language, Office
Mislaid in Translation
My town is probably the only town in Japan with sister schools in Turkey. Over a hundred years ago, a Turkish ship ran aground on the coast here. Most of the sailors perished, but a few were rescued by local people, and Turkey was grateful. There’s a small museum nearby commemorating the event, a few [...]
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Tags: Anecdotes, English, Internationalisation, Japanese, Languages, Translation, Turkish
It’s early summer, the rainy season is upon us and the mosquitoes are out. And this week love is in the air. Or something like that.
Once a week, I attend a cooking class. I’m not a totally awful cook, but I could certainly use the practice. The teacher speaks a little English, but mostly I [...]
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Tags: Japan, Teaching, Teenagers
The joy of a fly swatter
It’s summer here in south Japan. More or less. As far as I’m concerned, temperatures in the mid-20s are hot, rainy season or no rainy season (remember, I’m from London). Not to mention the humidity.
Summer brings short sleeves, no ties and hand fans to the office, and school uniforms become shorts and t-shirts. But it [...]
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Tags: Cockroaches, Insects, Japan, Mosquitoes, Mukade, Rural Life
Lunchtime English lessons
I’m a peripatetic EFL teacher. I work at six schools on a regular basis, with occasional visits to several more and a few kindergartens thrown in for good measure. At the junior highs I teach at, my role is well-defined and the teachers I work with, as well as the other staff members, know what [...]
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Tags: Anecdotes, English, Japan, Japanese, Teaching
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