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あとエクササイズの面（めん）だとちょっと、うーんちょっと弱（よわ）いかな。

なのでもしかしたらバツ（×）に近（ちか）いかもしれません。

私（わたし）がこれはね～個人的（こじんてき）に思（おも）うのは、

まだ日本（にほん）はジムに行（い）ったり、スポーツをしたりとか「運動（うんどう）してます！」みたいに言（い）うと「すごいね」「えらいね」ってなる。

つまり、まだそれが当（あ）たり前（まえ）のことっていうふうになってないと思（おも）うんですよね。

結構（けっこう）他（ほか）の国（くに）だと、ジムに行（い）って運動（うんどう）することが

日常（にちじょう）の一部（いちぶ）になっている、みたいな印象（いんしょう）を持（も）ったことが多（おお）い、っていうのが私（わたし）の個人的（こじんてき）な感想（かんそう）です。

あとは会員（かいいん）のシステムとかも、必（かなら）ず入会（にゅうかい）費（ひ）がかかって、
その後（あと）に月額（げつがく）費（ひ）、毎月（まいつき）払（はら）う会員（かいいん）になって、
初（はじ）めてジムとか、そういう施設（しせつ）の利用（りよう）ができるという流（なが）れが多（おお）いと思（おも）うんですけど。

他（ほか）の国（くに）だと、結構（けっこう）単発（たんぱつ）、飛（と）び入（い）りでレッスンに参加（さんか）できるシステムとかが多（おお）かったり。

特（とく）にオーストラリアでピラティスとかジム、行（い）きたいなっていう風（ふう）に調（しら）べたときに、
日本（にほん）よりもかなり選択（せんたく）の幅（はば）が多（おお）いなっていう風（ふう）に感（かん）じました。

逆（ぎゃく）にそれは、オーストラリアがフィットネスが盛（さか）んだから、っていう理由（りゆう）かもしれないですけど、
でもはすごくいいことだなっていう風（ふう）に思（おも）いましたね。

日本（にほん）でももっとウォークイン、1回（かい）限（かぎ）りでいろんな施設（しせつ）を利用（りよう）したりとか、
運動（うんどう）の“きっかけ”がどんどん増（ふ）えていったらいいなという風（ふう）に思（おも）います。

いかがでしょうか。

今日（きょう）は私（わたし）が、外国人（がいこくじん）の同僚（どうりょう）からよく聞（き）かれた、3つの日本人（にほんじん）に関（かん）する質問（しつもん）についてお話（はな）ししました

皆（みな）さんの日本（にほん）への印象（いんしょう）、
あとは、日本（にほん）に来（き）たことがある方（かた）は自分（じぶん）の国（くに）と比較（ひかく）した何（なに）か気（き）づきとかあれば、ぜひ教（おし）えてください。

それでは、また。バイバイ！


聞く！日本語🍣

おしゃべり編１「日本人って…だよね」No.3

Today's episode is about 운동.
Recently I started to go to a pilates class.
It's not so easy but I'm trying to enjoy it for my health!

Do you also workout or play sports?
"여러분은 평소에 어떤 운동을 하나요?"

Yejin's Podcast for Korean Learners

What kind of 운동 do you do?

Si te pregunto que es algo típico de España, ¿qué dirías? España es diferente, y muchos objetos que existen en España también. En este episodio te hablo de algunos objetos típicos españoles.

Espero que lo disfrutes y aprendas algo nuevo. Después de que lo escuches, me gustaría que me dijeras:

-si conocías los objetos que menciono.

-qué otros objetos típicos de España conoces.

-qué objetos típicos hay en tu país.

-Episodio30-los inventos españoles

Blanca to go 

55- Cosas típicas españolas.

Learn to ask and answer questions for a work interview in Spanish!

Super Basic Spanish

Episodio 11: Entrevista de trabajo (work interview)

Τhe knights of liberty an excerpt from a children's tale about Dionysus Solomos and John Mantzaros the writer and the composer of  the national anthem.

Greek podcast

Τhe knights of liberty 

More and more people are once again booking flights to exciting places around the world.

But as they take their seats, many travelers will remember that spending time with other passengers is not always easy.

Travel website Only Wanderlust surveyed over 1,500 travelers about the most annoying passengers on a plane.

Nine percent of travelers agreed that people who kick your seat are the most annoying passengers. Here are the top 10 on the list.

A passenger who kicks your seat.
A passenger who doesn't smell too nice.
A passenger who talks loudly.
A passenger who pulls on — or pushes against — your seat.
A drunk passenger.
Crying babies or children.
A passenger in front of you reclining their seat.
A passenger wearing strong smelling perfume.
A passenger who doesn't wear their mask correctly.
A passenger who snores when sleeping.
Number seven on the list is a topic that is often discussed.

In the survey, Only Wanderlust asked if passengers have a right to recline their seats, and almost two out of three travelers said that they did.

The website also asked some airline companies about the right to recline. None of the airlines said they had a policy on this topic. But they recommended talking to the passenger in front or behind, or if there is an argument, asking a member of staff for help.

As for crying babies: they can't really help it. But as we get older, perhaps we can all try to think about the people around us when we're on a plane.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Travel Survey Reveals Most Annoying Airline Passengers

##여러분! 새해 복 많이 받으세요!!!😄##
Happy happy new year!!!!2022!!
Have you thought about what your New Year's resolutions 2022 might be? 
Have you ever felt frustrated because of what you have done before?
Even though you made a decision, but you ended up failure… 
I am not here to talk about your resolutions. 
I am here to talk about the story of immigrant family who make a new start and face catastrophes like they have never done before!
But they embrace it! How do they get over them? 
92nd Academy awards winning Best Supporting Actress and circa 80 awards winning!
Why don’t you start new year with Minari ?

"새해 결심" 다들 있으시죠? 
그 결심이 오래 가지 않아 좌절한 적은 없으신가요? 
여기, 새로운 출발을 하는 이민 가족이 있습니다.
행복한 새 출발을 기대했지만 찾아오는 좌절들…
과연 이 가족은 어떻게 좌절을 극복했을까요? 
제92회 아카데미 시상식 여우조연상 수상 등 80개 수상에 빛나는 2021년 최고의 영화!
영화 “미나리”로 새해를 출발해 보세요^^

그거 봤어? Did you watch it?

07. Minari, The best movie for New year’s start! (새해에 보면 딱 좋은 한국드라마!)

Small talk doesn't have to be mundane; it can be a colorful canvas of shared experiences! In our latest episode, Amy and Curtis spill the beans on their recent hobbies and activities.

Curtis shares his newfound morning routine – brisk walking for an energy boost, a new hobby he's picked up with coloring books. Meanwhile, Amy takes us on a journey through her latest experiments from the kitchen.

Book a trial lesson with Curtis - https://www.italki.com/teacher/4672521/english