The Question is from: Popo-Marl
This page is solely created for "Uwajima World Link," Office Seike's weekly FM radio program on Wednesdays, 1:00 PM- 1:55 PM JST, broadcasting from Uwajima City, located in the southern part of Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
The questions we present here are from students from Ehime Pref. Uwajima Minami Secondary School in Uwajima City. They are eager to learn English & various cultures out there in the world.
We, Office Seike, strongly believe learning other languages and cultures brings broader perspectives and hints to local cities like our hometown Uwajima. Also, it helps us discover and appreciate our unique traditions and rich local cultures. We sincerely hope your answers to these students' questions inspire them, guide them, and let them be interested in you and your cultures.
Please leave us your comments and answers from below.
このページは、愛媛県南部に位置する宇和島市から放送される、オフィス・セイケの週刊FMラジオ番組「宇和島ワールドリンク」用に作成されています。
ここで紹介する質問は、愛媛県立宇和島南中等教育学校の学生さんからのものです。彼らは世界中の英語と様々な文化を学ぶことを熱望しています。
私たちオフィス・セイケは、他の言語や文化を学ぶことは、故郷の宇和島のような地方都市により広い視点や発展のヒントをもたらすと強く信じています。また、私たちのユニークな伝統と豊かな地元の文化を自身が発見し、大切にすることに役立ちます。これらの学生の質問に対するあなたの答えが、彼らを鼓舞し、導き、彼らがあなたの文化にも興味を持ってもらうことを心から願っています。
以下からご意見や回答をお寄せください。
よろしくお願いします。
Thank you in advance.
Masaki Seike, Director.
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(Note: these “misunderstandings” are from my childhood before I grew up to learn & experience more of Japanese culture. I hope it does not offend anyone.)
From my early years in Hong Kong watching Doraemon and Chibi Maruko-chan and other Showa-era slice of life anime, I used to think that Japanese families only slept on the floor and had no beds. I also used to think that Japanese ate a lot of carrots when it was actually daikon radish. The misunderstanding came from Cantonese dubs always calling daikon as just “蘿蔔/Carrot” rather than the full name name for daikon “白蘿蔔 (White Carrot)”