�����̈Ⴂ (Cultural Difference)


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�����̈Ⴂ�́A���t�̈Ⴂ�ł͂Ȃ���B�������F�X�ȒP��̔����́A���̌��t�ɂ���ĈႤ�B �Ⴆ�΁A���{��Łi�ō��j�u�ǂ�ł��������B�v�ł��p��ŃT�C�R�[�͂���ipsycho�j�u�����搶�� ���̈Ӗ��������ĉ������B�v���_�a���҂ł��B Cultural difference is not a difference in language. Of course, various words have the same pronounciation as others [in different languages]. For example, in Japanese, "Saikou" (Please read) [means "the best"], but in English, "Psycho" [same pronounciation] means this (seishinbyoukanja). Mr. Vice Principal, would you please explain.
�{���̕����̈Ⴂ�́A���ƍ��Ƃ̕����̈Ⴂ�̂��Ƃł����A�Ȃ��Ⴄ�̂��Ƃ������𗝉����鎖�� �d�v�Ȃ��Ƃ��Ǝv���܂��B�������Ȃ��B�͊O���̕����͕ς��Ǝv���ł��傤���A�O���l�̎��B�ɂ� ���Ȃ��B�̕����͕ς��Ǝv���܂��B���̂��Ƃ��o���Ă����Ă��������B In truth, cultural difference is [of course] the difference in culture between two countries, but moreso, the understanding of the difference itself. This is the important point, I think. Maybe you think my [country's] culture is strange, but at the same time, foreign people like myself think Japan's culture is strange. Please remember this.
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�����āA�Ō�̃|�C���g�͐������x�B���{�ł͓��H�̐������x�͂W�O�L�����炢�ł��B�ł��k �A�����J�ł͕��ʂ̑��x�͂P�Q�O�L���ȏ�i�������x�͂P�O�O�L���j�B���͂P��P�R�O�L���� �^�]���܂����B���������炠��l�����͎���܂����B�u�����Ƃ�����肢���Ȃ����B�v�ł����̐l�� ��Ŏ��������ʂ��Ă��܂����B�P�U�O�L�����炢�ŁB�ςȐl�����܂��B Then, my last point [about this] is the speed limit. In Japan, the highway speed limit is 80km/h (about). However, in North America, [on the highway] the common speed to go is about 120km/h or more (The [posted legal] limit is 100km/h). Once, I was going 130km/h. Then, somebody [in another car] scolded me for driving too slow (I thought he was going too fast as it was). Then, he passed me at around 160km/h. There are some strange people...
�����Ă̕����̈Ⴂ�͐H�ו��ł��B���������{�͓��������狛��߂܂��邱�Ƃ͓���Ȃ��B������ ���{�ɂ܂����Ă��Ȃ��O���l�����̂��Ƃ�m���Ă��܂��B���Ȃ��B�͋��������ς��H�ׂ܂��B�ł� ���̍��ł͓��Ɛ��̊C�݂ƌܑ�ΈȊO�́A�������܂�H�ׂ܂���B�悭���鋛�̓T�P�ƁA���u�X�^�[ �ł��B���̑���Ɏ��B�͕ʂ̓���H�ׂ܂��B�Ⴆ�΁A�ؓ��A�����A�{���A���ʒ��ȂǁB���͓��{ �ɗ��ċ���H�ׂ܂����B���͌����ł͂Ȃ����ǁA���{�̋��͂ʂ�ʂ邵�Ă���悤�Ɋ����܂��B�ł� ���{�ł͖{���ɂ悭����H�ׂĂ��܂��B���H��A�����A�p�[�e�B�[�A�p��b�ȂǂŁB�F����͋��� �H�ׂȂ�������������ł��傤���H���T�����Ă݂Ă��������B To continue, [I will talk about] the difference in food. Of course, Japan is an island country, so catching fish is not difficult. People who have never even been to Japan [usually] know this. You eat a lot of fish. However, in my country, apart from the west coast, east coast, and the great lakes, we don't really get [eat] fish. We do know fish products [like] salmon and lobster, though. In place of fish, we eat other meats. For example, pork, beef, chicken, turkey, etc. I really started to eat fish from when I came to Japan. I don't *hate* fish, but there is always a feeling of the fish being a slimy thing. However, in Japan people eat fish often (at lunch, drinking parties, other parties, my English conversation class, etc.). Everyone, do you have a day where you have not eaten fish? Count the days this week when you don't. [I thought so]
���Ɏ��̍��ł́A�w�ǕĂ�H�ׂ܂���B���Ă͂���܂����F�p�����D��ŐH�ׂ܂��B�������ނ� �ƂĂ������ł��B�Q�S���؂�̃p���̌ł܂�͂U�W�~�B���{�ł͂U���؂�Ŗ�P�T�O�~�ł��B Next, in my country, we usually don't have rice [at every meal]. We have it, but bread and other pastries are the main complement to a meal [in my country]. Hence, we have a large, cheap variety of breads. A plain 24-slice loaf is [only] 68 yen (worth). In Japan, 6 slices cost 150 yen [in Kiso, anyway].
�܂��������Q���b�g���łP�R�O�~�ł��B�F�͋��H�łQ�O�O�~�����b�g���̋���������ł��܂��B �ł��A���̍��ł͐��k�͂T�O�O�~�����b�g���̋��������H�ň��݂܂��B Also, with milk, 2 litres (in Canada) is about 130 yen (worth). At lunch here in Japan, you have glasses of 200 mL of milk. In Canada, it is completely common to have 500mL cartons of milk.
���ꂩ��`�[�Y�����̍��ł͂悭�H�ׂ܂��B����ȂɎ�ނ�����܂��B���ꂩ��w�����悭�H�ׂ� ���̂ɁA�Ɛg�҂��ł����A�}�J���j�`�[�Y�Ƃ������̂�����܂��B���ꂪ�����ł��B�}�J���j����łāA �`�[�Y�Ƌ����ƃo�^�[���܂���Ɣ������������ɂȂ�܂��B�H�ׂ���̂����ɂ���ĈႢ�܂��B Now, we also eat a lot of cheese [in Canada]. There is [also] a lot of variety. [Related to this], we have something which is eaten a lot by students and single people...Macaroni and Cheese [show box]. This is it. You mix the boiled macaroni with cheese [powder], milk, and butter, and you have a tasty meal. There are other foods that are different [that are not in Japan], too.
�ق��ɂ��w�Z�̈Ⴂ������܂������Ԃ��Ȃ��̂ŁA�p��̎��ƂŘb�������Ǝv���܂��B There are also difference in school [life], but there is no time, so I would like to tell you about it in (English) class.
�����̎��̘b�͕����̈Ⴂ�̂ق�̈ꕔ�ł����A�F����͎����ŊO���֍s���ē��{�Ƃ̈Ⴂ���o�� ���Ăق����ł��B�����̎��̘b�ŏ����ł������̈Ⴂ�ɋ����������Ă��ꂽ��������ł��B������ ���̂悤�Ȏ��Ԃ����肪�Ƃ��������܂����B My speech [of today] is only a small part of the cultural differences, but I hope you can [get the chance to] visit a foreign country and experience it for yourselves. I am happy if you found my speech about cultural difference interesting. Thank you for your time here today.


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