Work Place Questioner

This is my score.

Your score is 40 on a scale of 0 to 100 = Preference for Tolerance for Ambiguity

Your score indicates that you have a moderate Tolerance for Ambiguity and might be willing to give up job security for more opportunity. In countries/cultures with a Tolerance for Ambiguity, conflict in organizations is perceived as natural, and rules may be broken for pragmatic reasons. If you work in countries/cultures with a Need for Certainty, such as Japan, France, and Greece, you might react by creating a micro-environment that would shield you from the burden of what you might perceive as excessive structures, rules, and regulations. In countries with a high Need for Certainty, loyalty to an employer is seen as an advantage; a specialist career is preferred over a career in management.

The countries you requested are listed below. The numbers in parentheses refer to the country scores as listed by Professor Geert Hofstede in his book Culture's Consequences:
United Kingdom (35) Tolerance for Ambiguity, a moderate preference for an entrepreneurial environment which is less bound by rules and regulations
Japan (92) Need for Certainty, a strong preference for an environment that is more structure-oriented, and where rules, roles and management practices are clear and unambiguous

Personal Space

1. You're talking to a co-worker. How close do you stand?

About 1 meter.

2. You're talking to a friend. Do you touch each other?

I sometimes link arms with my friends.

3. Look at the diagram of a watching room. Where do you sit when you enter?

I sit next to the door. (Left side)

4. You're in a crowded elevator. Where do you look?

I look up, or I use mobilephone.

5. You're standing in line. How close do you stand to the person in front?

Maybe, about 30 centimeters.

6.You get on the bus. There is an empty row of seats at the back, and an empty seat close by. Where do you sit?

I sit at the back.

7. You're in a library and there's an empty seat beside you. Do you want to stop someone sitting there? If so, how?

I want to stop it!! But, I think I can't it. I will just have to grin and bear it.

8. You're going to the beach. Do you like to see lots of people or very few?

Neither confirm nor deny. I don't know.

9. When you're talking to someone, do you look them in the eye?

I'm very shy, so I can't look their eyes.

10. You're on a train. Do you talk to the other passengers?

I never talk them.

Class #9 Reflections

a. When do children usually leave home?

When children get a job, they usually leave home.

b. How many people live in your home?

I live in my house with my parents.

c. Do you have a head of the family?

Maybe, I think it is my father.

d.Who does the housework?

It is my mather. I sometimes help my mother. But, I seldom do housework.

e. Who runs the family?

I think it is my father. Maybe, I think that most family runs by their fathers.

f. How many rooms do you have to sleep in?

It is four rooms.

Greetings

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1. How do people greet someone they've just met?

I say "Hello".

2. How do you greet members of your family?

I say "Ohayo", "Oyasumi" and so on.

3. Do you hug members of your family?

No, I have never!

4. How do you greet people who are important in society?

I use honorific word.

5. Do you greet people of the opposite sex in a different way?

No.

6. Are the customs the same all over your country?

Yes, I think so.

Names and Adresses

①
I think feelings emotions and facial expressions are the same around the world. But, I think European and American are show their expression more than Japanese people. I think Japanese are very shy, so can't it as European and American.

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☆幸せ　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　⇒ Happiness
☆うれしい　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　⇒ Happy
☆いらいらする　　　　　　　　　　　　　　⇒ Irritate
☆眠い　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　⇒ Sleepy
☆悲しい　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　⇒ Sad
☆悔しい　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　⇒ Regrettable
☆面倒　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　⇒ Bother
☆うっとうしい　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　⇒ Annoying
☆楽しい　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　⇒ Enjoy
☆疲れる　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　⇒ Tire

③
I think it is "Uzai".

Welcome Colgate University Students!!

I talked with a girl. Her name is ... I forgot!!(>_<) I'm sorry(:_;)　But, I think she is 18 or 19 years old... maybe.
We talked about boyfriend, comic, music and so on.
She said She likes Japanese comic books. The title is ... I can't remember!! Sorry... but, I think it was girls comics.
And, She likes Pomupomupurin and Hello Kitty. She draw these picture. It was very good!

World Religion

　I do greetings everyday. They are "Ohayo", "Konnichiwa", "Konbanwa", and so on. In Japan, when we do greeting to people, we alomost only word. As the other countries, we don't touch people when we talk to them. Japanese are very shy, so we can't do it. Greetings are different by each countries. This is culture. Then,Greetings are very important when we take the communication with each other. So, I think that we have to keep them.

Buddhism

I have never thought about Buddhism. However, after the lecture, I thought about it. Then, I noticed that my daily life affected by it.

First, it is a household Buddhist altar. When I go to my grandparents or relatives house, I always pray over it.

Next, it is meals. when we eat meals, we always says "Itadakimasu" with join our hands. I think that this is also Buddhism.

In this way, I found that we are affected by Buddhism everyday.