日本では季節によっていろいろなスイーツが売られています。
みなさんは、どんなスイーツが好きですか。

にほんではきせつによっていろいろなすいーつがうられています。
みなさんは、どんなスイーツがすきですか。

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季節限定スイーツ（きせつげんていスイーツ）

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Dialogue for acquaintance - حوار للتعارف - 4

JKって？？

みなさん、JKってなんの略語かわかりますか。女子高校生です。女子のJ（jyoshi）と高校生（koukousei）のKでJKです。
東京の女子高生は、日本文化の最先端（さいせんたん）をいくとも言われていますね。
世界中に日本の「かわいい文化」を発信したのも、当時のJKたちです。

きのう、わたしは娘と一緒にディズニーランドへ行きました。
今大学2年生の姪っ子（めいっこ）から、つまり2年前のJKから「ディズニーランドは開園1時間前に行かないとだめ」と言われたので、家を6時半に出て、8時にディズニーランドに到着しました。
すでに、たくさんのJKが開園を待っていました。
えっ、どうして彼女たちがJKだとわかるのかって。
はい、彼女たちはグループごとに同じ制服を着ていたのです。
友だち同士で同じ制服を着て、ディズニーランドに来るのです。
これを「制服ディズニー」と言うみたいですよ。おもしろいですね。

おしゃれが大好きな女子高生たちは、毎日メイクやヘアスタイルに余念（よねん）がありません※。もちろんファッションの流行（りゅうこう）にも敏感（びんかん）な彼女たちですが、遊びに行くときに選ぶ服はなんと「制服」なんです。
放課後だけでなく、休みの日でも制服を着て出かけるみたいです。びっくりですね。
自分たちが女子高校生であるといことをアピールするために着ているのかもしれません。でも、どうして同じ制服を着て出かけるのでしょうか。制服を着る、つまり同じ服を着ることで、友だちとの一体感（いったいかん）を確認しているのかもしれません。
JKは思春期という多感（たかん）な時期ですから、色々と感じ、色々と悩むのでしょうね。

みなさんは、制服にどんな思いがありましたか。

※「余念がない」⇒ひとつのことに集中して考えていること。


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JKって？

TO BE, OR NOT TO BE POLITE. THAT IS THE ETIQUETTE QUESTION

ETIQUETTE IS A SET OF COMMONLY KNOWN RULES OF PERSONAL BEHAVIOUR WITHIN A GROUP OF PEOPLE OR A SOCIETY AS A WHOLE.

At work, etiquette is a code that governs the expectations of how people should and should not behave at work, although there isn’t a universal agreement on what exactly is acceptable or not. It is the responsibility of the company and managers to develop a code and to set expectations in the workplace.

Most of us also have a set of unwritten rules that govern our family lives that are known to all members of the group, so the concept of etiquette is not new to us. We are familiar with how our behaviour affects and influences others, and so it is important to behave correctly, or face the consequences.

At work and in business, there are a set of rules or conventions that differ from one country to another, however, politeness and showing courtesy to others is universal. In some cultures, courtesy and showing respect is paramount to your success in business, at work and in job interviews.

Other cultures value directness, which may be taken as a rude gesture by someone from a different background.

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일상에서 쓰이는 진짜 의미를 가볍게 풀어봐요.

시원하다

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In this episode, we are going to talk about the way apples make our lives better.

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Recycled Human Hair Is Cleaning Belgian Water
Imagine if the hair caught in your drain could actually help to clean it.

That's what's happening in Belgium, where human hair is being recycled to help clean the country's water.

Around the country, hairdressers are taking the hair they cut from their customers' heads and putting it into bags. These bags of hair are then collected by a non-profit organization that runs a project called "Hair Recycle."

The hair collected by Hair Recycle is put through a machine and made into 60-centimeter-wide square mats. These mats can then be put into a drain to absorb oil and other pollution before it gets into a river or stream.

According to the Hair Recycle website, 1 kilogram of hair can absorb up to 8 liters of oil.

To take part in the project, hair salons have to pay a small fee. They then receive bags to collect the hair, and a sticker for their window, so they can show their customers that they are helping the environment.

Salons in Luxembourg and the Netherlands are also taking part in the Hair Recycle project.

Belgium's Hair Recycle is not the only hair recycling project, however. In the UK and Ireland, a company called Green Salon Collective is recycling hair and other waste from salons, including metal, paper, plastic and chemicals.

And a similar company called Green Circle Salons is recycling hair and other salon waste in the US and Canada.

So maybe hair in the drain can be a good thing?

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