Social Interaction
(Time management, punctuality, etc.)
2nd step of "Keeping" relationship
Definition
Analysis
- Analysis 1 The continuity of a relationship (Am I using English correct?)
As Ms. Wasilewski said in the lecture, the Japanese people tend to perceive that
once a relationship has been established, it will continue forever, or maybe long periods.
This causes the Japanese to be very cautious about not to make disharmonies in the relationship,
which is connected to the implicit, non-verbal, high-context atmosphere that Japanese society makes.
This can be very stressful to a foreigner who came from low-context based cultures. Jin
- Analysis 1 Comparison : The continuity of a relationship, Californians
Easy to make friends, easy to terminate relationship if the person does not get along well with you.
Examples / Actual Cases
- Example 1 ICU student's excuse
The ICU students don't have the time to get in touch with one another because of time constraints.
As in Courtney's point of view compared with UCSD students,
ICU students tend to use their lack of time as an excuse to avoid certain social situations.
(why avoid those situations? An answer may be found in the "relation issues" discussion.) Jin
- Example 2 Physical difficulty 1
Lack of transportation causes problems for ICU students.
As the last train for the Chuo-line is earlier than that of Yamanote line,
and the last bus from ICU leaves before 12pm, they cannot hold parties till midnight.
Also, since ICU is in urban areas, we are not allowed to come to school by car,
so therefore, time restrictions at night will be very severe for us.
(In UCSD, most of the students have cars unless they live really near the campus) Jin
- Example 3 Physical difficulty 2 実家通いproblem
There are many people who "commute" from their home.
Almost half of the students of ICU are from Tokyo area,
and therefore, there are lots of students who's living far away from ICU with their parents.
These physical distances cause some trouble in keeping relationships too.
あまりExample 2と3は重要じゃないかも…JIn
Solution / Recommendation / Suggestion etc.
