class#2

1.Death and Funerals:a. Do you have any international friends or a host family? If so, how would you express your condolences to them if a family member died? If not, then how would you express condolences to an American host family if their Grandmother died?b. Have you ever been to a foreign funeral?

No, I don't. If their Grandmother died, I will cry with host family.
And I have never been to a foreign funeral.


2. The language of Clothes (preparation for next weeks topic):a.Why are Japanese designer label crazy? Why is what you wear so important?b.What does “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” mean to you?

a.
What I wear is very important because first impression is important. I think first impression become better by clothes.
b.
It means "see content"

class#1

Where do you go when you die?
I think we do not go anywhere. When I die, It is my last in my life.



why do Japanese have death memorial services 1 month, 1 year, 3 years, 7 years, etc. after a person's death?
Jpanese people respect ancestor. So we have death memorial, and remember deceased.