Archive for November, 2007

My Europe and more (Photos)

Posted on 2007/11/26. Filed under: Europe | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The most beautiful city I have been to. (Prague, Czech)

Isn’t it mysterious that France can be traditional and liberal at the same time? (Paris, France)

Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp is here. (Oswiecim, Poland)

Where did all these tourists come from just to see a ten minute show of the Buckingham Palace guards? (London, The U.K.)

A happy giraffe [...]

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Pop-culture made Japan modern earlier than China.

Posted on 2007/11/22. Filed under: Asia, Japan | Tags: , , , |

Centuries ago, culture was something sophisticated that was primarily enjoyed and supported by the aristocracy. When I could not find any signs of a sophisticated culture in Los Angeles, I used to think there wasn’t any culture there. One day after having spent a few months there, however, I noticed that there was culture [...]

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Japan is a comfortable place to live but it is difficult to be yourself.

Posted on 2007/11/19. Filed under: Japan, Multiculturalism, USA | Tags: , , , , |

I encountered a British man who was 29 years old and had lived in Japan for more than 5 years. He firmly believed that London is the most multicultural city in the world. When I heard that, I insisted that New York City is the most multicultural city in the world because I could not [...]

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