“How old are you?” is usually considered a basic question, right? Ask a Korean and you might find out that it’s a complicated question, because the Korean system for counting age is different to the Western system. I found this out not long after I started teaching in Perth, and my students were asking each [...]
Written on June 15, 2008 | Posted in
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I’m still a little baffled by modern Japanese marriages. Back on my old blog I wrote a post about the National Chauvinistic Husbands Association in Japan. Yes, such an organisation truly exists, and double yes, there’s a need for one. And the story behind all that’s an interesting one.
Why Japanese Men Need A Chauvinistic Husbands [...]
Written on June 13, 2008 | Posted in
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