EY Y01 L06 Beauty

  1. What is the most beautiful place you have been to in Japan or abroad? When did you go there? Why did you go there?
  2. Tell us about how or why you consider it a beautiful place.
  3. Who for you is the most beautiful or handsome actress, actor or model in Japan? What features make him/her beautiful/handsome?
  4. Tell me about a habit you have that either helps you look young and healthy or, inversely, makes you less attractive?
  5. What is the attitude in your country to plastic or cosmetic surgery?
  6. If you could change a physical feature of yourself, a member or your family, a friend, a colleague or a famous person, what would it be? Why?

Question 1

The most beautiful place I have been in Japan is Manzamo, in Okinawa, also known (in English, for obvious reasons) as Elephant Rock.

Question 2

The landscape there is beautiful and the sunset as seen from there is spectacular. Also, you can get sweet and delicious pineapple there in the right season.

Question 3

I think the most beautiful Japanese actress was Setsuko Hara. She was in several of the classic films of the great Director Yasujirō Ozu. In addition to her classical Japanese beauty, she also usually played characters who embodied classical Japanese qualities.

Question 4

I imagine that my hobby of drinking and snacking late at night does not do much to improve my looks.

Question 5

I don't know about Canadian attitudes in general, but I can't imagine anyone among my group of friends choosing to get cosmetic surgery.

Question 6

I think that, even if I could, I would not choose to do this.

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Comments

  2. Jim Usher

    I know what you mean when you say you don’t know about Canadian attitudes in general. When anyone ever asks me about thing related to Australia, I don’t have much of an opinion. I’ve been out of the country far too long. You may as well be asking me about what things are like in Kazakhstan.

  3. Gordi Whitelaw Post author

    Jon, my favourite late night snack recently has been microwave karaage, or sometimes fried rice with some shredded cheese on top.

    Jim, it’s so true. Canada seems kind of strange to me when I go back there these days. I am used to life in Japan now, I think.