When I was about 5 years old, I
watched a Japanese teleplay called ひとつ屋根の下。I still remember that I really
admired the actress in that teleplay whose name is Noriko Sakai and watched
several teleplay in which she was the leading actor. It's the first
time that I get to know about Japanese culture.
Later, our local broadcasting
corp imported many Japanese cartoons. For example, 名探偵コナン,美少女戦士セーラームーン，etc. They filled much of my leisure time. The
more I watch, the more I am curious about Japan.
My family took a three week
travel to Japan five years ago. We are all surprised at the tidy environment
and politeness of people there. I tried to purchase some gifts for my friend at
a department store and had some problems with the goods. A shop assistant came
to me to see if he can help. After figuring out that I am a foreigner, he found
some other shop assistants in other floors who can speak English to help. Finally, I got a perfect present.
I really appreciate their help and they even apologize to me about not being
able to provide a best service due to language reason.
After this trip, the idea of
learning Japanese came to my mind. I am fascinated about not only their culture
but also their spirit. I wish I could have the opportunity to go there again after I am able to communicate in
Japanese. That's why I want to learn it.
Gu-san, I agree that the Japanese are incredibility tidy and polite. I visit Japan quite often and when I do, I always enjoy their services. Whether it is in the hotels, restaurants, or department stores, they always seem to give 100%. Sometimes I really think other parts of the world could benefit if they adapted to the Japanese customer service.
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ReplyDeleteグさん、初めまして。リカルドです。どぞよろしく。
ReplyDeleteI also was impressed on how polite the Japanese were when I visited last year. I remember trying to tip a waitress in Oosaka, by just leaving the change from dinner. She was so shocked and ran after us, making sure I did not forget the money I had "left behind".
And just like you, I found it very hard to find people that were comfortable speaking English, though they were very apologetic and polite about it. That is why I think it's extra useful to speak Japanese, since it is harder to dive into their culture unless you do. And Japanese culture is so rich and appealing it's totally worth it!
Hello. My name is Akari, and I am Japanese. So I'm verry happy to hear that you have good image to Japan! I also agree that Japanese people are tidy and polite.I think most Japanese people are really kind especially to foreigners.
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