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Which which? (どれのWHICH?)

Did you know there are several ways to use which in English?   In Japanese, どれ can mean which in En...

Culture shock and blending in

According to MacMillan dictionary, culture shock is defined as "the nervous or confused feeling tha...

Culture shock. Ukraine. School

How did our ancestors learn to write or How to learn grammar online?     I have been working at the...

初心者でも着られる！メンズ浴衣！

男の人も浴衣を着て楽しみたい！！ ということで、浴衣の着方の動画を作成しました！！ よければぜひ皆さんも御覧ください(^_^)男生也想要享受穿浴衣！！ 所以我製作浴衣穿法的影片！！ 希望大家也看一下...

How did our ancestors learn to write or How to learn grammar online?

How did our ancestors learn to write or How to learn grammar online? I have been working at the sch...

[1분 한국어] 어서오세요! 무엇을 도와드릴까요?

어서오세요! 무엇을 도와드릴까요? 歡迎光臨！您需要什麽服務？   100만 원을 송금하려고 해요. 我想匯一百萬韓幣。   송금 완료했습니다. 다른 업무도 필요하신가요? 匯完了。還需要...

196年ぶりに、

196年ぶりに鷹山が、祇園祭に戻ってきた。For the first time in 196 years the Takayama has returned to the Gion Festival.

Culture shock in Japan

Most of the Japanese students that I went to school with in Germany and later Australia had a few t...

TRAVEL -- June ( IZU ) and July ( SOUTH NAGANO) trips

We`ve gone on a few trips over the last couple of months -- We had a nice trip to Shimoda, IZU in J...

In the news: ‘Young people should not drink’

Photo byJon Parry onUnsplash Bad news for me and anyone else under 40 who enjoys beer, wine, or ot...

Latin Language

I do invite you to study Latin language. If you like to understand European languages better, you s...

Classics' Time

I do invite you to study Classics, i.e. Latin and Ancient Greek. If you like to understand European...

Check out Extraordinary Attorney Woo on Netflix!

Hello Cafetalk Community!How are you? I hear it is scorching hot weather in Japan now. I'm sure the...

Applying Phrasal Verbs on Food and Drinks

Phrasal Verbs are quite frequently used in conversation and learning as many phrasal verbs as possi...

聊聊北京话/Talking about Beijing dialect

用3个词总结北京话，说的到位！ 说好北京话，注意三个关键感叹词“嘿”“哟”“哎呦喂”外，北京人在说话时还有很多“话佐料”。 “话佐料”是过去说相声的一种说法，指的是说话时，使用“啊”“嚯”“哎”“呦...

WHAT IS THE SECRET TO REMEMBERING NEW WORDS IN ENGLISH?

How can you remember all the new words you read and listen to in English? I have the answer. And ...

[1분 한국어] 피부가 정말 좋으세요.

지금 스크럽 먼저 할게요. 現在先用磨砂膏。   네, 약하게 해주세요. 嗯，輕點兒。   피부가 정말 좋으세요. 꾸준히 관리 받으셔서 그런가 봐요.您的皮膚真好。是一直管理的原因吧。  ...

Culture shock

Most of my knowledge of culture shock comes from conversations with international students who stud...

Coming Home is the Biggest Culture Shock

The Cambridge Dictionary says that culture shock (noun) is a feeling of confusion felt by someone v...

Have you ever experienced the so called "culture shock"

I have lived in four different countries - Canada, Philippines, Japan and New Zealand. I would say ...

The melody of English

Did you know that languages can be compared to music? Each language has its own melody and rhythm. ...

July 19 is my first day - Day with Cafetalk.

In Today is my first day - Day with Cafetalk. Thank you, my dear friends, for being with me) Than...

敲边鼓的意思是！

“敲边鼓”という表現は脇から手助けすることです。例文：你去跟老板说，我在一旁给你敲边鼓。 こちらはふたつの文章があります。どちらが正しいか教えてください。A 他现在穷死了，说是之前被人敲边鼓了。B ...

There are many words for tea in England

イギリスでは紅茶は大切なので、Teaにはたくさんの名前があります。

Have you ever experienced the so-called culture shock?

Have you ever experienced the so-called culture shock? Yes, I definitely have experienced Culture ...

How to get to the top of the mountain or why should you be a leader?

Hoverla is the highest peak of the Ukrainian Carpathians and the highest point of Ukraine, its heig...

[1분 한국어] 요즘 살이 너무 많이 쪘어.

요즘 살이 너무 많이 쪘어. 最近胖了很多。  맞아, 집에서 오랫동안 머무니까 자꾸 먹고 싶어지고 저절로 살이 쪘어. 對，在家裏呆的時間長了，縂想吃，所以自然而然地長胖了。   그럼 오...

英語のあいづち (Or why you should say “Yeah” more often!)

英語のあいづち (Or why you should say “Yeah” more often!)   When I started learning Japanese, they taught ...

PART 2 : Favorite books read from Jan - July 2022

PART 2 : recommended reads from my list of 240 books read so far this year .   SCIENCE FICTION : Kl...

Learning something new -- PRIME TIME -- entering the midway of the 2nd stage of life

I am now 40 years old -- and almost half way through the second stage of life -- I am newly learnin...