Culture Stereotypes, Language, and Culture
American, British, Chinese, Korean, Japanese. When reading these nationalities did you think of their stereotypes? Stere...
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Awareness / アウェアネス Success by Determination and Support
I often read articles related to learning or teaching as they are either interesting or useful. Recently, I read an inte...
Awareness / アウェアネス Not Knowing What You Don’t Know
Many years ago, I read an article about a business meeting between Americans and Japanese. The Americans were asked how ...
Communication When in Rome, do as whom?
“When in Rome, do as the Romans do” is a popular proverb usually shortened to, "When in Rome..." It means it’s best to f...
Awareness / アウェアネス Are You an “Open Book”?
My dictionary defines an “open book” as a person who through naivety responds candidly to questions or openly displays t...
Awareness / アウェアネス Is English Cool in Japan?
Some Japanese people think English is cool, some non-Japanese people think kanji is cool. Are they still cool if they are used without meaning?