What Japanese People Do??

                When it comes to describe Japanese, they are usually described as shy or hardworking.
Also, Japanese prefer to work as group rather that individual work compared to other countries. Why is the group work is prefered in Japan then? This is because Japanese maku much of "Wa"(和) which is the Japanese traditional style of how to communicate with others. Not only when we work, but also when we go to school or go home, even when we go to bathroom, we prefer to stay as a group. This habit, going to bathroom with friends or as a group, is seen mostly among girls. This habit gradually starts around 5th grade in an elementary school. They keep doing the habit after they enter junior high school and high school. The habit seems end as they enter the university; however, some girls still like to doing it. It is likely that girls who went to a girls' school stick to their friends comapred other girls. Actually, I went to a girls' school for 12 years and so it is hard for me to go to the bathroom alone. Moreover, I think the girls, who still cannot go to the bathroom alone, is mostly from a girls' high school. There is a term for going to the bathroom with friends and that is called "Tsureshon"(連れしょん). We hardly use this term but still it is common word, especially, for boys. Now, what is the topic talked about inside the bathroom? They usually talk about boys, cosmetics, classes, homeworks, boys, girls they don't like, teachers, and boys. Nothing is different from the conversation in the classrooms except they talk more about boys.

Bathroom with friensds

Japanese are also described as hardworking. The picture is my friend studying for her mid-term exam at the computer lab in CIE. Japan is known as one of hardworking countries. It is illegal for companies to force peole to work more than 8 hours a day (from 9am to 5pm) and 40 hours per week without paying extra money for overtime work; however, it is common in Japan to work from 9am till late at night without extra money for overtime work.

mess on the desk