Thursday, June 23, 2011

The importance of understanding food cultures.

Hiya, mates!

We tried to be vegetarian for 24 hours for the class.
How was your vegetarian challenge?
I think, everyone could learn how difficult to be vegetarian in Japan.
We ccoud be vegetarian inside of hose but could not avoid meat outside of house because there were few foods which was shown all ingredient in it.

For me, it was also good opportunity to feel other food culture.
I notice the importance of learning other cultures to have a respect for others through this challenge.
Today,  foreighner population is increased in Japan, it means we might have an opportunity to meet/to have communication with them everywhere in Japan. 

Q: what would you reply if you were a waiter in a restaurant, and Jewish customer asked you "Do you have some Kosher food?"

If you don know about their food culture, you cant reply and it means you cant come up to their expections.

We has been learning that language is not the only means of communication in our uni, and NOW I think we should learn more effective communication. We should know about other food culture in order to have better human relations. To know/feel about other's real food culture is one of the way to respect/care/think about others.


Enjoy your weekend and much prepare for Mondayyyyy!!
Im surew we can do it!! lol

Yu

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