{"id":3058,"date":"2013-11-01T09:42:05","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T00:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/?p=3058"},"modified":"2013-11-01T09:42:05","modified_gmt":"2013-11-01T00:42:05","slug":"international-relationships-lecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/2013\/11\/international-relationships-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"International Relationships lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For our October English Lecture, we held a discussion with three panelists, Steve Paton (Australia), Paula Goto (New Zealand), and Pierre Bruchet (France). The topic was &#8220;<em>International Relationships&#8221;<\/em>, and the panelists gave interesting, humorous, and heartfelt answers to some of the issues they have faced in having a partner from another culture. The questions for the panel all came from the students, and included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How did you become acquainted with your partner?<\/li>\n<li>Had you wanted an international partner even before you got together?<\/li>\n<li>What do you think is the best thing about having a Japanese partner?<\/li>\n<li>How did (will) you propose to your partner?<\/li>\n<li>How did you decide which country to live in?<\/li>\n<li>What did you do to make a positive start to your relationship?<\/li>\n<li>Which language do you use in the house?<\/li>\n<li>What language do you speak when you quarrel with each other?<\/li>\n<li>How did you each persuade your parents to accept an international marriage?<\/li>\n<li>Would you marry your partner even if your parents objected to it?<\/li>\n<li>How did \/ would you decide your children\u2019s names?<\/li>\n<li>What do you think about the Japanese education system for your children?<\/li>\n<li>Have you ever been confused about the differences in your cultures?<\/li>\n<li>Which of you manage the family money?<\/li>\n<li>Do you like your partner\u2019s cooking?(Does your partner like your cooking)?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have some mismatches when there are cultural events (such as Christmas, New Years, etc\u2026)?<\/li>\n<li>What do you do to make an international relationship work better?<\/li>\n<li>Will you live in Japan forever?<\/li>\n<li>What do you think are the good points of having a non-Japanese boyfriend?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3058 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/2013\/11\/international-relationships-lecture\/lecture1-7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/lecture1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/lecture1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/lecture1-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3059'>\n\t\t\t\tSteve Paton talking with Malcolm Swanson&#8217;s zemi\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/2013\/11\/international-relationships-lecture\/lecture2-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/lecture2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/lecture2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/lecture2-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3060'>\n\t\t\t\tPaula Goto comparing phone cases\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/2013\/11\/international-relationships-lecture\/lecture3-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/lecture3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/lecture3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/lecture3-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3061'>\n\t\t\t\tSome of the audience with the panelists\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For our October English Lecture, we held a discussion with three panelists, Steve Paton (Australia), Paula Goto (New Zealand), and Pierre Bruchet (France). The topic was &#8220;International Relationships&#8221;, and the panelists gave interesting, humorous, and heartfelt answers to some of the issues they have faced in having a partner from another culture. 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