::::: Class Report 58: September 12th, 2014 ::::: On September 12th, 17 of us including 7 new members gathered at Studio PETU in Harajuku. It had been a while to have a weekday night class with this large number of participants! After introducing each other, we moved on to the discussion part and talked about “Is the Japanese perspective of common sense applies to other countries?. The concept of common sense is based on individual experiences and perceptions, therefore your idea of common sense may contradict someone elses depending on past experiences (ex. Where/How you lived and who you met). We shared the differences of our ideas of common sense and exchanged not only unique points/views in Japan but those in other counties. We were separated into 3 groups, and changed our seats every 15 minutes to mix ideas and our stories to share. One of the interesting stories was that the people who are “Stand-up reading” (立ち読み) are often seen in Japan at any bookstores and convenience stores. A woman from Hawaii and those who had lived in the US were wishing to have more spaces to sit down reading books over coffees (e.g. the TSUTAYA in Daikanyama had a big relaxing space for reading). tsite.jp/daikanyama/store-service/tsite-en.html In addition, we discussed one of rare habit in Japan to wear “face mask”. According to one Aussie participant, they cannot wear those masks as you will have funny suntan given strong sunshine in Australia. Hearing his story, although I am Japanese, I will probably change my habit of wearing masks in Aus and apply different approach! Thanks to the conversation style of participants changing seats for several rounds, we were able to blend ideas, experiences and questions like above! At the end, each group shared their discussion and discoveries to the other groups. After enjoying the class, we moved to our favorite restaurant “Smile Junky” near Studio PETU (I agree it is funny name, but it is just casual food place FYI;) ) We had a blast night with Italian cuisines and friendly participants! Thank you so much for joining us before three-day weekend. Hope to see you all next month. Written by Takafumi Shikado and Tsubasa Kato (Jojo)
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 09:32:00 +0000
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