You know you’ve been in America too long when… From a Japanese Perspective
Posted by harvey in Culture, Humor, Language, Society on 29. Mar, 2009 | 34 Comments
You know those, “You know you’ve been in [place] for too long when…” jokes? Kayo from Osaka Life found some “You know you’ve been in America for too long when…” jokes written by Japanese people. These jokes are an excellent insight into the cultural differences between the United States and Japan. If you don’t understand [...]
Maborosi
Posted by harvey in Media, Movies on 20. Mar, 2009 | 7 Comments
I have been watching a lot of Japanese movies recently because my university library happens to be huge. I recently watched this movie: Maborosi (幻の光 in Japanese). As I said, I have seen a lot of Japanese films, and I enjoy most of them. However, Maborosi was really, really, slow. It’s beautiful… but slow. The [...]
Suggested Reading – Beyond Culture
Posted by harvey in Books, Culture on 03. Jan, 2009 | Comments Off
I read this book ages ago, probably within my first few years arriving in Japan. It recently came up again in a discussion when Joi Ito came to speak at my school. Beyond Culture This book is about the factors that influence cross-cultural communication, and is presented in a very engaging way. It was a [...]
