One question I've been asked by my ESL students in Japan is, just where is "standard" American English located geographically? ...
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Perceptions are funny things, and it's surprising how easily they can be wrong. One day a student of mine asked ...
Living in a foreign country means more than just learning that country's language. It also means subtly taking the local ...
I was once asked if the Japanese eat any flavors of ice cream other than Green Tea. The answer, of ...
The other day my wife asked me what a "window-breaker" was. I assumed she was asking about a type of ...
We've got a bit of a running joke in our family. South Korean television dramas are popular in Japan, and ...
I watch more than a little late-night Japanese TV, and I enjoy its light- hearted goofiness. The other night I ...
The rush is on to choose a successor to Prime Minister Abe after his sudden resignation on Wednesday. I saw ...
I talked last time about how the dynamic of "standing out in a crowd" can work a little differently when ...
I was feeling a little under the weather the other day so I went for a visit to our local ...
One way to learn about Japan is through its traditional calligraphy, which uses a writing brush called a fude (FOO-day) ...
I took the train into Tokyo on Sunday to meet a friend in Akihabara, the area of Tokyo famous as ...
Japan is a country that's definitely in touch with its seasons, and they celebrate each time of year with many ...
Karaoke (pronounced kah-rah-OH-kay) is the famous Japanese tradition of getting up and singing in front of others. The word literally ...
I'm enjoying my time here in Annapolis, as we get ready for Otakon, the wildest anime convention on the East ...
One observation I've made about Japan in the 15+ years I've spent there is, they pay a little more attention ...
It's always fun being back in the U.S., because I get to experience that rarest of sensations, reverse culture shock, ...
Japan is the land of the boom, and you never know what will be popular next. Right now the country ...
The Japanese are fascinated with the enigma of New York City, and there are hundreds of books written about the ...
The Star Wars Celebration IV convention continues, and we're having lots of fun. Highlights have included Carrie Fisher coming by ...
The Star Wars Celebration IV convention is in full swing, and here in Los Angeles tens of thousands of fans ...
Hello again from J-List. This time I've hopped over to sunny Las Vegas for a few days of much-needed relaxation ...
I've written about conformity in one form or another a lot recently. The word isn't one that Americans probably have ...
