Although I'm from the UK, I lived in China for 15 years, teach a large number of Chinese students, and even have a Chinese girlfriend. In this episode, I share some of my thoughts on the main differences I've noticed between the two cultures. These affect the way we approach education, the way we interact with our friends, and even how we eat our food and choose what to wear.
So what do you think? Do you agree with me? Are there any other differences that you've noticed? I'd love to read your comments.

Learn English with Cambridge David

Cultural Differences between the UK and China

この前、コンサートに行ったんだけど、本当に最高だった！最後に行ったのはコロナの前だから2～3年ぶりかなぁ。fantasticsのコンサートに行ったんだけど、本当に神対応(かみたいおう)だった！主要都市だけじゃなくて、地方にもいくコンサートだからその土地の方言話したり、Twitterでその土地の有名な食べ物聞いてその食レポしたりしてて、すごいおもしろかった！

I went to a concert the other night, and it was absolutely fantastic! It's been a couple of years since I last went to a concert in front of Corona, and I went to ”fantastics from exile tribe” concert, and they were absolutely “warm-hearted response”! They were not only going to major cities, but also to rural areas, so they spoke in local dialects and asked their fans on Twitter about famous local foods, and did food reports on them.


日本のコロナのルールはまだ厳しいから、お客さんが声を出すのはだめで、拍手だけだったんだけど、それもすごいいいコンサートだった！アイドルのコンサートとか握手会に行くと塩対応だったっていうことも聞くけど、私は塩対応(しおたいおう)より神対応のほうが好きかな～。

The rules at Corona in Japan are still very strict, so the audience was not allowed to shout, only applaud, but it was a great concert! When I go to idol concerts or handshake events, I hear that they are “unfriendly attitude”, but I prefer a “warm-hearted response” to a “unfriendly attitude”.


塩対応で有名になったアイドルはAKB48の「ぱるる」だよね。この人は神対応をする日がないっていうくらい塩対応だったらしいよ。座ったまま、笑顔もなし、不機嫌な表情だったんだって。でも、それがいい！って人もいて、人気がでたからすごいよね！みんなは神対応と塩対応どっちが好き？

The idol who became famous for her “unfriendly attitude” is "Paruru" of AKB48. It is said that she was so “unfriendly attitude” that there was not a day when she did not give a “warm-hearted response”. She would just sit there, not even smiling, with a grumpy expression on her face. But that was good! And it's amazing that she became so popular! Which do you like better, the ““warm-hearted response”” or the salty response?


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ガチ日本語 - Everyday Japanese -

Ep.10 神(かみ)対応と塩(しお)対応(God response and salt response？)

In this episode you will learn how to pronounce all the letters in the Spanish alphabet. 

Note: There are some extra letters that aren't in the English alphabet; these letters are CH, LL, and Ñ. 

Spanish For Beginners

The Alphabet In Spanish

In this podcast, I will introduce different odors in Vietnamese and some key sentences when talking about smells

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みなさん、こんにちは。
今日は「みんなの日本語35課」です。

日本語が上手（じょうず）になりたいです。どうすればいいですか。
毎日日本語を勉強すれば、日本語が上手になります。
毎日日本語を話せば、日本語が話せるようになります。
漢字を書けば、覚えられます。
日本語をたくさん読めば、読めるようになります。
そして、italkiでレッスンを受ければ、日本語を勉強することができます。

夏休みですね。夏休み、どこか楽しいところへ行きたいです。
ディズニーランドへ行ったことがなければ、ディズニーランドがいいですよ。
ディズニーランドへ行くなら、チケットを早く買ったほうがいいですよ。
チケットを買いたいんですが、どうすればいいですか。
簡単です。インターネトでチケットが買えます。アプリをダウンロードしておくといいですよ。
お寺を見たいです。どこへ行けばいいですか。
お寺を見たいなら、京都へ行くといいですよ。
海に行きたいです。どこへ行けばいいですか。
海に行きたいなら、沖縄がいいですよ。

夏休み、楽しんでくださいね。


にほんごのれんしゅう

みんなの日本語　Lesson 35

In this episode, I'll talk about the one popular tourist attraction among 5 places in South Korea.
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The key vocabulary I speak about in today's episode:

제주도 Jeju Island 
1.한국에서 가장 큰 섬   the biggest island in South Korea
2.거대하다 to be huge
3.화산 폭발 volcanic eruption
4.거대한 화산 폭발 huge volcanic eruption
5.상징 symbol
6.돌 stone
7.해녀 women diver
8.강한 바랍 strong wind
9.신혼 여행 honeymoon
10. 제주도는 한국에서 가장 인기 있는 신혼여행 장소예요.
Jeju Island is a favorite honeymoon spot in South Korea.

Korean with Yuna

The 4th Place to Visit among 5 Tourist Attractions in South Korea _제주도 

They say that fortune favors the bold, but I am apt to think that fortune favors those who are hardworking even more. Therefore I have included this quality of diligence for this episode. 

Are you hardworking? Yes, I think you are because you have taken effort to learn Malay online by listening to this Uplifting and Inspirational Podcast Series.

We shall make sentences with the Malay word for hardworking and go through the different sentence variations.  

Joy to Our World

I am hardworking! 

文化祭の思い出について話しました。９月から１１月は文化祭のシーズンです⭐️みなさんの国の学校には文化祭がありますか？😉

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Ep.53 文化祭の思い出🕺🌭⭐️

All about Libby, the public library online system in the English world....A great resource for E-books magazines, audio books etc