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1. Are you a shy person? Why do you think so?
2. Everyone has a neighbour, associate or colleague that gossips a little too much or is careless about the privacy of others. Tell us about one time that they have said something to or about you that has made you feel uncomfortable.
3. Do you use social media like mixi, facebook, twitter, instagram or LINE? Who do you read about? What do you post? Is it interesting? Why? If you have never used social media, why do you think it is so prevalent and addictive?
4. Tell us about the last time a salesperson made you feel uncomfortable. What were they selling?
5. There have been many famous data leaks in Japan (and around the world). Tell us about one you remember. Did it change your impression of that company? Why?
6. Some academics and journalists believe that we are living in a world that is similar to the dystopia in George Orwell's 1949 classic "1984". Every large company in the world is in a race to glean, buy or steal your personal information. What can or do you do to protect your private or personal information?

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Question 1

I am very introverted. I need time alone to recharge my energy. That is different from being shy, though. I genuinely like people, so that provides a balance to my introverted nature.

Question 2

I honestly cannot think of an answer to this question. I consciously avoid mean-spirited people, and perhaps I have just been lucky to avoid this in my life.

Question 3

I have friends all over the world, so I used to be a very passionate user of facebook because it was a simple way to keep in touch with everyone. Recent changes to the way the service operates, however, have more or less driven me off of facebook. I use instagram a little, to keep in touch with a very specific group of friends. I am making a conscious effort to limit my use of insta to just those few people.

Question 4

Again, I honestly can't remember. Maybe back in Canada, over a decade ago? Recently a very drunk older man in a tachinomi sake bar tried very hard to explain Japanese sake to me. He would not stop, even after the staff assured him that I had had been a regular customer for many years. He also insisted that I was an American, even though we all tried to explain to him that I am from Canada. After a while, his behaviour made me feel uncomfortable.

Question 5

The Cambridge Analytica scandal where he data-collecting firm illegally harvested facebook users’ info without their permission, exposed in September of 2018, was a pretty big one. I had already more or less given up on facebook by that time.

Question 6

I am very careful about posting pictures of my children or giving any information about my children on any form of social media. My online privacy has already been compromised. All I can do is to try and protect theirs.

Tough Vocabulary

- English -	- Japanese -
behaviour	行動