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Shanghai versus Osaka——Culture Shock and Confusion

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  When watching Detective Conan ,  I was astonished at their school uniform .                                                           * * * * *    Different schools have different styles. * * * * * * * * * *  Even kindergarten students wear a uniform.  * * * * * πŸƒ‍♀️ πŸƒ  πŸƒ‍♀️ πŸƒ  πŸƒ‍♀️ πŸƒ   ⚽️  πŸ€  Sports uniform  ⚽️  πŸ€  πŸƒ‍♀️ πŸƒ  πŸƒ‍♀️ πŸƒ  πŸƒ‍♀️ πŸƒ If you don't get the point, next, I'll show you  πŸ‘•·   πŸ‘•·  πŸ‘•     China's school uniform.   πŸ‘•·   πŸ‘•·  πŸ‘• They are mostly oversize (not for fashion purpose) sportswear, - - - - - - - - - - Loose and baggy,   - - - - - - - - - - πŸ‘•  πŸŽ’   πŸ‘•  πŸŽ’  usually bright red/blue plus white,   πŸ‘•  πŸŽ’   πŸ‘•  πŸŽ’  πŸ™‹πŸ»‍♂️ πŸ™‹πŸ»‍♀️  πŸ™‹πŸ»‍♂️ πŸ™‹πŸ»‍♀️  Same for boys and girls,  πŸ™‹πŸ»‍♂️ πŸ™‹πŸ»‍♀️  πŸ™‹πŸ»‍♂️ πŸ™‹πŸ»‍♀️ πŸ“•  πŸ“˜  πŸ“™  πŸ“‹ Same for PE lessons and others,  πŸ“‹  πŸ“™  πŸ“˜  πŸ“• Most Chinese students regard them as ugly and outdated . And most of them are like me, feel envious of Japanese students' school uniform. ✏️ ✏️ ✏️ ✏️  Why

Language learning——an International Engagement in Osaka

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Wherever we travel, the language barrier is always a BIG problem.  It prevents us from learning deeper and engage fully in our tourist destination.  In my last blog, I talked about the Kansai dialect and accent spoken by Osaka people, which troubles lots of tourists and leads to place essentialism.  Not only foreign tourists want to learn more about the local language, but local people are also eager in learning what travellers speak and mean.  As someone who is really fascinated with language learning, the idea of a short-term bilateral language learning program comes into my mind! Additionally, during the program, participants would also   exchange their customs, culture, or something more basic, like their daily life routine or home cooking to each other. For travellers to Osaka,  usually spent lots of time sightseeing and shopping ,  and it would be HARD and UNREASONALBLE to attract or ask them to join the  “ learning activity ” for several full days.  *     *     *