Homework #11- Men and Women

明けましておめでとう～！:)

Do you agree or disagree with the author (who is Japanese). Please explain why in your blog.

I'm not really sure if I'm in a position where I can agree or disagree with the author. I really have no idea how Japanese men's minds work, and I haven't really spent any time with Japanese guys here, so I don't know much about them. So I honestly can't say that I agree or disagree... considering that the author is a Japanese woman and has more experience dealing with Japanese men than I do, I guess I would have to agree because she would naturally know better than me! haha, this is a difficult post...

But in my opinion, I think the guys are being a little selfish and childish. If they are worried about spending too much money on their girlfriends, maybe the girls they are dating (who may be demanding gifts), aren't right for them and they should find someone else who isn't so greedy. And as for the men saying they are annoyed because their girlfriends 'expect them to call', that is just plain laziness...

Homework #10- Table Manners

Have you ever eaten in a foreign restaurant? Where? What did you eat? Did you make any mistakes? Please explain your experience. Did you learn anything?

When I was in high school, I went to a local Japanese restaraunt with a few of my friends (this was long before I studied any Japanese language or culture). So I ordered some food, I forget what, but rice came with my meal. When I was eating, I took a break from eating my rice to get a drink, but left my hashi in the rice... well, at that point, I didn't know yet that this is a really bad thing to do. So when I realized the restaraunt owner giving me strange looks, I was sort of confused. It wasn't until later that I realized what I did, and I was so embarrased and felt really stupid...