Question 1

When I think of uniforms in Japan, I think of business suits. Most office workers seem to wear the same black suit with white shirt.

Question 2

Yes, I would be happy to wear a suit if I worked in an office. I think that I clean up well.

Question 3

Yes, I had to wear a school uniform at high school. It was maroon with a gold crest. If you were in the top sports teams then you got a small golden lion over the crest. Juniors had to wear shorts while seniors got the wear pants.

Question 4

I was comfortable although I felt cold during the winter in my junior days.

Question 5

I think at high school it is important but I do not think that primary school children need to.

Question 6

Teens in Japan often have charms attached to their bags. When I was a kid, the girls liked some kinds of nail polish, the boys had different types of haircuts.

Tough Vocabulary

- English -	- Japanese -
clean up well	良さそう
crest	紋章
charms	縁起物

Question 1

One uniform that I particularly like is by a company called Transport Communication Sagawa. The delivery courier who works for Sagawa are expected to wear a uniform that has two tones, blue and white. I think it looks pretty cool!

Question 2

I can't imagine myself having to wear a bright-colored uniform! The clothes that I own are generally dark in color so I wouldn't feel comfortable wearing something that I don't usually wear.

Question 3

I had to wear multiple school uniforms thoughout my middle and high school years. It was very badly designed so I used to wear jacket on top of it! The motive of my middle school uniform is inspired by an Indonesian design or pattern called 'batik'. The two main colors were brown and cream with slight textures of red and beige.

Question 4

It was far from comfortable wearing school uniforms as it didn't represent who I am as a person and matches poorly with most types of pants that were allowed to be worn in our school. I donated my school uniform as soon as I graduated!

Question 5

I think school uniforms stifles one's creativity and ability of expressing themselves. I wouldn't want the school that my children will attend in the future to require them wearing uniforms.

Question 6

Teens in Japan are very creative when it comes to tweaking their uniform looks. The other day, I saw a high school girl wearing a Burberry scarf that must've cost more than 50.000 yen! I used to do the same when I was a high school student as I'm the kind of person who like to express myself in different ways.

Tough Vocabulary

- English -	- Japanese -
courier	宅配便
expected	期待される
generally	一般的に
motive	模様
donated	寄付
require	必要とする

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Tough Vocabulary