1. How do you greet members of your family? (mother, father, older brother, younger brother, grandparents, etc.)
I greet members of my family in a casual way, like not "Ohayougozaimasu" but "Ohayo."
2. How do you greet people that are important in society?
If the people that are important in society, I would be very polite: "Ohayougozaimasu," "Konnichiwa" with a bow.
3. Do you greet people from the opposite sex in a different way?
I don't think sex does not matter when i greet people. I try to be polite to everybody if they are strangers to me.
4. Do you hug anyone? If yes, who and when. If no, why not?
Yes I hug my parents, my greandparents, and my close friends as I meet them or say good bye to them. Also, when they are kind and made me happy, i give them a hug.
2009年5月22日金曜日
Answer for the questions from class #4
I try to be polite as if the person is stranger, or older than I. For instance, I would say "Ohayougozaimasu" "Konnichiwa" or "Konbanwa" with a bow and with a smile. On the other hand, I don't think I bow when i greet my friends and family. I greet them in more casual way. I don't even say "Konbanwa" often to them, because it sounds too formal for me, so I use "yahho-" "Hi" "Hey" a lot instead of saying "Ohayougozaimasu" or "Konnichiwa."
If the person is a close friend of mine or in my family, or whomever I feel close enough, I touch him or her as I talk. I cannot imagine touching teachers or people whom I have never met before when I talk because I think it is too friendly. Also, if I were in his or her situation, which means I am talked to by someone who is not familiar with me, I would feel awkward.
If the person is a close friend of mine or in my family, or whomever I feel close enough, I touch him or her as I talk. I cannot imagine touching teachers or people whom I have never met before when I talk because I think it is too friendly. Also, if I were in his or her situation, which means I am talked to by someone who is not familiar with me, I would feel awkward.
Buddhism in our dairy lives
How is my daily life affected by Buddhism?
When we really want to apologize to someone, we don't just say "gomennasai" but also put our hands together. This reminds me of monks as they were given food, to show appreciation to people. I think this putting hands together shows our faithfullness to others.
During Obon, my family members go to my grandparents' house and visit graves to pray for my ancestry's rest in peace. I think this is related to Buddhism because I think the man idea of Obon is religious.
I think taking shoes off is also coming from Buddhism, because people does not wear shoes on as they enter temples. I think it is similar to Islam, as to think temple or minaret is a holy place.
In dairy life, we sometimes talk about what we want to be "if we were born again," and this idea of transmigration i think is coming from Buddhism.
Some of us like to burn incense in our room for enjoying the smell and for relaxing. There are many kinds of incenses sold in stores as candles in earsten countries which has numbers of christian people. I think that we tend to use more incenses than candles because of the Buddhism custom.
When we really want to apologize to someone, we don't just say "gomennasai" but also put our hands together. This reminds me of monks as they were given food, to show appreciation to people. I think this putting hands together shows our faithfullness to others.
During Obon, my family members go to my grandparents' house and visit graves to pray for my ancestry's rest in peace. I think this is related to Buddhism because I think the man idea of Obon is religious.
I think taking shoes off is also coming from Buddhism, because people does not wear shoes on as they enter temples. I think it is similar to Islam, as to think temple or minaret is a holy place.
In dairy life, we sometimes talk about what we want to be "if we were born again," and this idea of transmigration i think is coming from Buddhism.
Some of us like to burn incense in our room for enjoying the smell and for relaxing. There are many kinds of incenses sold in stores as candles in earsten countries which has numbers of christian people. I think that we tend to use more incenses than candles because of the Buddhism custom.
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