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| Exciting time in the bus to the fair! |
I had the stupefying discovery in Spokane County Interstate Fair last
Wednesday. It was the first time for me to go to fair in America, so I
saw all the things which fascinated my interest. During summer vacation,
I went to a summer fireworks festival in
Ashiya
city, but I am used to going to the Japanese festival. I didn't have
more interesting things doing summer. However, I really like festivals,
events and fair, so I was looking forward to going this fair. My teacher
who is
Brenda
suggested that I tried to eat a elephant ear. When I have heard the
first the name , so I doubted her words. I had never heard such a kind
of food, I imagined a real elephant ear. I thought it was terrible food,
I couldn't believe it. After I asked her many questions about the
elephant ear, I knew this like a real elephant ear. I was really
relieved. After all, I ate the elephant ear at the fair. It was very
delicious. When I bought it, a shocking thing happened. I said the clerk
" please, one elephant ear." The clerk answered " ear one, right?". I
astonished the answer and amazing! Also, there are also strange foods in
Japan such as
mimigar. Mimi means ears in Japanese, and
mimigar is a food name. This food is traditional food in Okinawa. It was made by pig's ears. However, we don't say "
mimi,
please.". If we said it, the Japanese clerk would be surprised. We
generally don't say the name of body parts. Japanese people think it
strange and horrible. The reason we feel horror is we may think it
giving someone real ears. It makes you unpleasant, so you don't have to
say the words which are related to body parts in Japan. The difference
of thinking between American and Japanese is astonishing for me.
