Monday, November 28, 2011

Japanese gals coming to America?

Question:


Im writing a manga about three japanese girls coming to America, over the two years they've been planning to come to America and have been learning english, (and already knew a little english to begin with) I wanna know your experience and feelings on coming to America.
Or even how you think you'd feel, or your experience on coming from another country.
Im curious to what you felt, if it was overwhelming, or like 'this is gonna be a piece of cake!'
Please respond, and thanks for looking!
(PS their moving to the NYC)

Answer:


There is a definite culture shock.
1. It feels that people talk waaay too fast. All the words they knew out the window....
2. In restaurant, in many cases Japanese people order same thing as the first person orders.
3. American waiters ask too many questions:
What to drink? Water. With or without lemon?
Soup or Salad? Yes. (It sounds like, super salad to Japanese people), cesar, house, garden......

Onion soup, vegetable, minestrone......with/without cheese
Du wanna soup first or with the meal?
Steak, T-bone? Filet Mignon?, Rib-eye?.... How'd like it to be cooked?
What sides? Potato. baked, french fries, or home fried? sour cream? chives? butter?
You get one more side dish.....Oh, boy.....
Then dessert.
Repeat three times for three girls.

In Japan: I want a steak, me too, me too. Done.

4. Try to get in the car, Wow, it has a steering wheel on the wrong side. Oooo, wide left turn, scary
5. Wow, this is a land of Giants, looking at 6'10" basketball players and all other tall people.
6. People talk loud.

They'll be overwhelmed at the beginning, especially in NYC.
Have fun with your manga.

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