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Unworn Clothes (Feedback)
Thanks for all your comments. As I thought, this was an easy topic for most of you to comment on! I was thinking the other day that if I added up the cost of all the things I have bought…
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[wpaudio url=”https://www.btbpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Unworn-Clothes.mp3″ text=”Click to listen”] I heard an interesting story on the radio the other day about a survey that was conducted recently in the UK. The survey found that the average person has around £1000-worth (approx. ¥150,000) of brand…
Read MoreAbenomics (Feedback)
Thanks for all the comments. I notice that a lot of people say they do not understand economics, but you don’t have to understand something completely in order to take an interest in it.
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[wpaudio url=”https://www.btbpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Abenomics.mp3″ text=”Click to listen”] I have been reading a lot of stories in the British and American press recently about the idea of “Abenomics.” I know that some of you don’t really like talking about the economy, but please…
Read MoreChores & Pocket Money (Feedback)
Thanks for all your comments. We ended up having two topics this week, and both are very interesting. I agree with Kattie that UKIP are seen as a right-wing party, but I think that there are a lot of people…
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[wpaudio url=”https://www.btbpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Chores.mp3″ text=”Click to listen”] Last week, one of the topics on Jaremaga was “chores.” Chores are little jobs that parents ask their children to do around the house. Some common examples are taking out the rubbish, taking the dog…
Read MoreCorporal Punishment (Feedback)
Thanks for all the comments, and thanks YU for doing the translation again. I don’t know how you find the time! As I said in my last comment, I think this is a very difficult question, both for parents and…
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[wpaudio=”https://www.btbpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Corporal-Punishment.mp3″ text=”Click to listen”] Did you see the terrible story in the newspapers about the boy in Osaka who killed himself because he had been physically abused by his teacher? The teacher said he was doing it to make the…
Read MoreHappy New Year 2013 (Feedback)
Thank you for all the comments, and for all the advice about getting a mortgage. I went to another bank this week. Their interest rate was a tiny bit lower than the first bank I went to, but there were…
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[wpaudio url=”https://www.btbpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Happy-New-Year-2013.mp3″ text=”Click to listen”] Sorry for the late entry, but I hope you are all having a good start to the new year. Around this time every year, I ask people about their New Year resolutions and their plans…
Read MoreChristmas & New Year 2012
[wpaudio url=”https://www.btbpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Christmas-New-Year-2012.mp3″ text=”Click to listen”] As I mentioned last week, I will be spending Christmas and New Year in Australia with a group of students this year. We are leaving tomorrow afternoon from Chubu Airport. We’ll be staying in Sydney,…
Read MoreJapanese Elections 2012 (Feedback)
Thank you for being brave enough to share your opinions on this topic. No matter who wins the election, I hope that a lot of people will think seriously about the issues and decide who they think would be the…
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[wpaudio url=”https://www.btbpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Japanese-Elections-2012.mp3″ text=”Click to listen”] On December 16th, Japanese people will go to the polls to choose a new government. Everyone knows that Japanese people tend not to be interested in politics, and I know that many of you do…
Read MoreAll I Want for Christmas (Feedback)
Thanks for all your comments. I hope there are no children reading this, because if there are, they might have been a bit shocked to find out that Santa Claus is not real! To be honest, I wasn’t 100% sure…
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[wpaudio url=”https://www.btbpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/All-I-want-for-Christmas1.mp3″ text=”Click to listen”] Well, it’s December already, so I guess many people’s thoughts are turning to Christmas. As you know, I am not a Christian, so for me, Christmas just means pretty lights, lots of food and… presents!…
Read MoreSorry, I was drunk (Feedback)
Thank you for your contributions to a very lively discussion, and thank you YU for posing an interesting question that made everyone think. From your comments, it seems that there is a kind of culture of forgiving people for bad…
Read MoreWhat Is "Conversation" and How Can You Teach It?
Every English teacher who comes to Japan will, at some point, find themselves having to teach a “conversation” class. To many, the word “conversation” simply means “chatting,” but for those who are serious about doing a professional job, the reality…
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[wpaudio url=”https://www.btbpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Sorry-I-was-drunk.mp3″ text=”Click to listen”] If you read the comments on the crime stories on the Japan Today website, you will begin to notice some stereotypes that people from other countries have about the Japanese justice system. One of these…
Read More@bitsofenglish (Feedback)
I have sent out a few tweets this week, but I’m still not exactly sure how the system works, and I still need to write the bio to explain what “bitsofenglish” is and who it is for. Starting this project…
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[wpaudio url=”https://www.btbpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/@bitsofenglish.mp3″ text=”Click to listen”] As I go about my daily life, I often hear or read “bits of English” (sentences, words, phrases, etc.) that I know are really useful, and that I am quite sure most Japanese people are…
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