- When was the last time you went to a supermarket? Which supermarket chain was it? Do you often use that chain? Why?
- Approximately how much did you spend? What did you buy? Was it a good experience? Why?
- How often do you have to go to the supermarket? Why?
- There are many ways to make your money go further when you go supermarket shopping. How do you keep your food costs down?
- Have you ever been to a supermarket in a foreign country? If yes, when? Where? What did you find was different? If no, how do you imagine supermarkets in other countries are different from the supermarkets in Japan?
- Have you ever done your food shopping online? If so, how was it? In the 1990s and early 2000s, many pundits predicted the demise of supermarket shopping as supermarkets went online. In many countries stores like bookstores and record stores have been decimated but supermarkets are as busy as ever. Why do you think it is that supermarkets have not gone online?
Question 1
The last time I went to a supermarket was about one week ago. I went to Kinsho. I usually go to this chain as it is the one that is closed to my home and my son's day care.Question 2
I think I spent around two thousand yen as I bought some lunch for my wife, sons, and myself. It was a positive experience as the supermarket was not overly crowded at that time.Question 3
I do not go a lot as my wife does the majority of the household shopping.Question 4
Sometimes I buy items that are on discount as they are due to expire.Question 5
Yes, I have. New Zealand supermarkets are much bigger than in Japan. I imagine that supermarkets in some other countries are dirtier than Japanese ones.Question 6
Yes, I did my shopping online when I broke my ankle. I do not know why Japanese supermarkets have gone online as it is common in New Zealand.Tough Vocabulary
| - English - | - Japanese - |
|---|---|
| day care | 昼間保育 |
| overly | 余りにも |
| due to expire | 期限切れ |