I've been wondering if world cultures is a subject ever learned at schools in japan. I've never gone to japan, but as i meet japanese people in chat rooms text chatting or voice chatting or the rare times i have met them in real life they know nothing about Hispanic people or our culture. When i mention mexico they go "Tacos? Ponchos?".
Me myself i don't know about many countries either but i have browsed books and seen documentaries on discovery channel or something to know at least a little something about various countries.
Just recently, this PhD. japanese girl studying in my city.. we met and she said she traveled all over because her study has to do with Environmental Science and she has traveled to so many countries , she even said "i went to costa rica". Ok, so i said in email prior to meeting her, "i'm hispanic". And she responded "i never met any hispanic people and i don't know about them or their culture". And when we met she was so austounded by me and my roots, like i was a space monkey or something^^ I also noticed Chinese people also seem to not know about Latin america at all. When i studied in college we had Immigration courses, world history, world cultures, and all kinds of stuff that introduced me to a bit from various cultures... korea, japan, vietnam, thailand.. europe, africa etc.. You know, your basic world cultural knowledge. But why is it they don't learn about this?
Also note i'm talking about Educated japanese young people.
Me myself i don't know about many countries either but i have browsed books and seen documentaries on discovery channel or something to know at least a little something about various countries.
Just recently, this PhD. japanese girl studying in my city.. we met and she said she traveled all over because her study has to do with Environmental Science and she has traveled to so many countries , she even said "i went to costa rica". Ok, so i said in email prior to meeting her, "i'm hispanic". And she responded "i never met any hispanic people and i don't know about them or their culture". And when we met she was so austounded by me and my roots, like i was a space monkey or something^^ I also noticed Chinese people also seem to not know about Latin america at all. When i studied in college we had Immigration courses, world history, world cultures, and all kinds of stuff that introduced me to a bit from various cultures... korea, japan, vietnam, thailand.. europe, africa etc.. You know, your basic world cultural knowledge. But why is it they don't learn about this?
Also note i'm talking about Educated japanese young people.