Jair's questions

Answers:

1.- Yes, fetuses are served in local restaurants. The majority of Chinese prefers to have male babies and  poorer families usually end up selling their female babies.

2.- There are almost 1400 millions of Chinese people.

3.- Currently, there are 3046 martial arts in the entire world.

4.- .- Chinese currency is Yuan

5.- 7300 kilometers

6.- It is Sinopec. It is one of the major oil companies.

7.- A lot of economists say that it is Toyota.

8.- 19.

9.- Yes, but she had another characteristics. The image of Mulan in the movie is different.

10.- Both school systems are good, But the Chinese system is more strict and demanding.

Erika's questions

Answers:

1.- Sometimes asian people tend to have shorter legs than other races,
but that's not always the case.

2.- Yes, it is proved that Chinese people are 10 cm taller than Japanese people.

3.- fetuses are served in local restaurants. The majority of Chinese prefers to have male babies and  poorer families usually end up selling their female babies.

4.- no, there are 5 Chinese per every person.

5.- China soup with vegetables, egg and meat pieces.

6.- Maybe if you live next to China. If you do not, remember that it only happens on cartoons.

7.- Yes, because it is too long and big. Some satellites have taken photos of it.

8.- Yes, they eat soup with god meat.

9.- Yes. Ti is very difficult for them to identify an occidental person. They Think they are the same, as occidental people think that oriental people are all the same.

10.- No, that phenomenon can be seen only in hurricanes and storms in the occidental world, but not in the toilets.

Emba's questions

Answers:

1.- I think it is not funny when somebody makes a mistake about your country. Maybe it is true that Chinese people get angry when other people think that they are Japanese and vice versa.

2.- They eat dog soup and fetus are  served in  local restaurants. The majority of Chinese prefers to have male babies and poorer families usually end up selling their female babies.

3.-  Chinese people believe in Buda and most of Japanese people venerate Buda too.

4.- The life of Japanese people did not change, the big change was the way in which they were seen around the world. A lot of people knew the lifestyle, the culture and other things about Japan.

5.- The average of children is 2 in Japan and in china is 3.

6.- Yes they do, even when Google have had a lot of problems with Chinese government.

7.- Some people are not very happy with the government, but they know that kind of government has helped China to grow and have more development.

8.- because most of the houses have a tatami floor, made with rice straw and rice is considered sacred in Japan. So they cannot step on the tatami with shoes.

9.- of course they do. Buda is their god.

10.- I wouldn´t move to China, it is a very difficult change because of the lifestyle, the language, the food, etc.

Abish's questions

Answers:

1.- for them, the food is not disgusting. The food they eat is part of the culture. Maybe some Chinese food is not delicious for us, but it is for them and maybe they could thing that our food is disgusting.

2.- The dragon is the only animal unreal and mythical Chinese horoscope. In China it is revered and seen as a symbol of their culture because it inspires admiration and presence. Also it has a lot of energy.

3.- Some scientists say that Japanese people have had better results in laboratories and experiments, they have achieved great discoveries in different areas of the science.

4.- Because for them, family is an icon of the culture, they were ruled by imperial families that taught them the importance of family. Imperial families were an example for all the society.

5.- Because Chinese people believe that everything around is energy, so with the feng shui they think they can control it and have benefits from it.

6.-Currently, there are 3046 martial arts in the entire world.

7.- they think that democracy is good, but the democracy must to be strict.

8.- In Japan, being clean is very important, especially in the bathroom, so, they create special designs that allow bathrooms have less contact with the rates and better hygiene

9.- some people say that Chinese people admire the occidental culture, so they like draw big eyes.

10.- Japanese people like languages actually. They believe that Spanish is the easiest foreign language to learn, but this language is even less popular in Japan as English, Korean, Chinese and French.

Luz's questions

Answers:

1.- Yes, the eat the monkey´s brain when they are alive yet.

2.- The supremely important matter is that the act must be done in the most perfect, more educated, funnier and more charming as possible.

3.- Currently, there are 3046 martial arts in the entire world.

4.- there are about 200 other separate languages spoken in China, including dozens of Tibeto-Burman languages.

5.- "Manga is Japanese comics, but recently also applies to other European or American works with style and typical of Japanese comic script. Anime, by contrast, is the translation of Manga form amide film in animated film.

6.- because most of the houses have a tatami floor, made with rice straw and rice is considered sacred in Japan. So they cannot step on the tatami with shoes.

7.- It depends. It is not necessary truth. This idea is just a myth.

8.- Recent statistics show more than 287,000 people end their own lives every year on the Chinese mainland. Stress and depression cause 70 to 80 percent of suicides in urban areas, where many of those afflicted jump off buildings

9.- is an ancient Chinese system of aesthetics believed to use the laws of both Heaven and Earth to help one improve life by receiving positive.

10.- Japan has four main sets of writing symbols. One of them is the system of kanji character. The others are Hiragana, Katana and Romaji.

Luis's questions

Answers:

1.- They are able, but they are not allowed because there`s too  much people in the cities.

2.- It depends. It is not necessary truth. This idea is just a myth.

3.- 7300 kilometers

4.- in most of the cases it is true, specially Chinese people. They work 15 hours per day and they earn only 50 dollars per week.

5.- Only one. They venerate too much to the family.

 6.- wushu (martial arts), taijiquan, qigong, Chinese chess.

7.- Yes, but she had another characteristics. The image of Mulan in the movie is different.

8.- Pollo Kung Pao, Pato Pekín, Har Gau.

9.- Shih Huang Ti

10.- Faye Wong.

Lilo's questions

Answers:

1.- Nowadays there ae some different styles: Lolita, Gothic Lolita, Sweet Lolita, Punk Lolita, Classic Lolita, Ganguro, Kogal, Bōsōzoku, Visual Kei, Dolly Kei and Cosplay

2.- clothing tends to be the same as it was in the 1960s. This is because life in rural China has not been influenced by western lifestyle. Also, most people residing in rural China cannot afford such new and pricey clothing from new western style companies.

3.- .- Chinese currency is Yuan and in Japan is yen.

4.- Red is the color of a wedding in central China because it means love, joy and prosperity. Red  are also many other details as the wedding dress the bride, invitation cards, gift boxes or envelopes with money, as well as the decor at home of the bride and groom.

Before marrying, the bride China are detained with their closest friends, so take some time to mourn or lament the symbolic loss of his family and companions.

5.- In china you are allowed to have just 1 child and in Japan you are allowed to have 2.

6.- Chinese system is strict and demanding . Students are made to have good grades.

7.- The new year celebration and the spring festival.

8.- Solar Festivals Calendar, Working Women's Day, Labor Day, National Day and Lunar Calendar Festivals and Chinese new year.

9.- The Tohoku region. You can find the Shirakami Mountains.

10.- In Japan Buddhism is the majority religion slightly.

John's questions

Answers:

1.- There are almost 1400 millions of Chinese people.

2.- Yes, it is thought that they prefer boys, instead of girls because boys can’t have babies.

3.- China has 32 states, 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities and 2 special administrative regions.

4.- because they have achieved great advances in the structure of Chinese enterprises and the excellent administration of national resources has improved.

5.- Osechi, Chirashizushi, Botamochi , Chimaki , Gion , Hamo, Sekihan, Soba,etc. all of those dishes have rice or sea food.

6.- Buddhism is the most popular single religion in China

7.- Solar Festivals Calendar, Working Women's Day, Labor Day, National Day and Lunar Calendar Festivals.

8.- China is one of the countries with more technological advances. China has overtaken countries that never thought they would not be exceeded.

9.-

Before the wedding starts, a purification ritual must be performed.

The couple must give a speech to the families of both

The couple exchanged a string, instead of rings.

10.-  The politics of Japan is conducted in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, where Prime Minister of Japan is the head of government. Japanese politics uses a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government.

Itzi's questions

Answers:

1.- The Chinese new year.

2.- Monkey brain may have been cooked as an ingredient in the dishes of some Chinese imperial cuisine. Also, fetuses are served in local restaurants. The majority of Chinese prefers to have male babies and  poorer families usually end up selling their female babies.

3.- Buddhism is the most popular single religion in China. In Japan Buddhism is the majority religion slightly.

4.- 6 years of elementary school, 3 years of junior high school, 3 years of senior high school and 4 years of University.

5.- New Year's celebrations are the most important and developed throughout the year in Japan.

6.- No, they have  another day to celebrate the new year. This day depends of the moon`s position.

7.- It depends. It is not necessary truth. This idea is just a myth.

8.-  Chinese people, because the country is very crowed.

9.- No. There is an emperor.

10.- Chinese currency is Yuan and in Japan is yen.

Mariana's questions

Answers

1.- the most common are Lion Dance, Dance Yangge and dragon dance.

2.- The "Bon-odori" is the typical dance in Japan

3.- Chinese cook alive octopus in boiling oil. In every restaurant you can choose your octopus.

4.- Japanese eat grilled rats. Sometimes They make than Names types of food with the rat meat.

5.- In Japan, people celebrate Christmas with your boyfriend or girlfriend and friends in general, the family is less common. Normally, they set and decorate the Christmas tree and eat Christmas cake and other food very good. Many couples go to restaurants for lunch and dinner

6.- They take to the streets in costumes, handing out candy to children and adults. Besides, they go to parties in the streets. They are street parades, put on their best costumes and enjoy the madness until dawn.

7.- They do not eat knives on the table. Chinese culture considered using knives on the table and graphs as a barbaric thing.

8.- When they visit someone, it is a custom to bring a gift (usually fruit or cakes) to the hosts. The gifts are delivered and accepted with both hands and a slight nod

9.- The geishas are a fundamental part of Japanese history. They are artists that have been presented throughout the entire history of this culture; however, the period with greater presence of geisha was during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when most of them were men.

10.- Yes, fetuses are served in local restaurants. The majority of Chinese prefers to have male babies and the poorer families usually end up selling their female babies.

Chinese Vs. Japanese

• Is it true that Chinese people eat monkeys and fetus?
• Why do Chinese people copy everything?
• Who are more intelligent, Japanese or Chinese people?
• Which are the strangest Chinese customs?
• Which of these two cultures is the oldest?
• Which culture has the most exotic food?
• How many Chinese people there are and how many Japanese people there are?
• Who are the most beautiful, Japanese women or Chinese women?
• Is it true that there is a law that forbids Chinese people to have more than one child?
• Is it true that Chinese and Japanese are trying to patent the maguey and nopal?

Suggestions and recommendations

There are a number of formulas used when making suggestions. Here are some of the most common:

Formula          

Pronoun + recommend/suggest + pronoun (who are you recommending to) + to + verb in simple form + complement.

·         Why don't you / we go to the movies tonight?

·         You / we could visit New York while you're / we're there.

·         Let's go to the travel agent's this afternoon to book our ticket.

·         What about asking your brother for help?

·         How about going to Hawaii for your vacation?

·         I suggest you / we take all the factors into consideration before we decide.

Examples:

I suggest you to buy a new car.

I recommend you to visit the new mexican restaurant.