tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post8064364004684577285..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: Most of Me is Back from Japan - Cathy ButlerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-38889488807805446092015-04-16T14:52:46.300+01:002015-04-16T14:52:46.300+01:00UK publishers not showing interest in foreign titl...UK publishers not showing interest in foreign titles is another post, I suspect - but you're right that it's a shame, one that impoverishes all of us. And yes, some of those picture books are delightful!Catherine Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693526864905868829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-59755915467175175802015-04-16T14:27:15.751+01:002015-04-16T14:27:15.751+01:00How wonderful an experience. And aren't those ...How wonderful an experience. And aren't those pale pinkish kimonos just perfect fro the cherry blossoms. Beautiful! I spent 2 days in Tokyo on a trip to somewhere else. I had only just learnt how to cross the street by the time I had to leave! <br /><br />Did you find any amazing Japanese picture books with their lovely calligraphy? They seem so very beautiful. I have one of an army of samurai frogs winning a battle with a black cat but wish I had bought more. Why don't more UK publishers bring in foreign titles. It's a shame. Dianne Hofmeyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222157214605257030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-14569846378751002732015-04-13T11:48:33.116+01:002015-04-13T11:48:33.116+01:00When I was in China I got exactly the same feeling...When I was in China I got exactly the same feeling - cultural knowledge got me nowhere - when I pointed at something, people(esp in northern China) would look at the end of my finger rather than where I was indicating. Amazing! Great post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664007848875130573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-39439942953440528482015-04-12T08:39:25.155+01:002015-04-12T08:39:25.155+01:00I love the last picture especially. Cherry blossom...I love the last picture especially. Cherry blossom in Japan - marvellous!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-72473738137382930082015-04-11T09:48:36.465+01:002015-04-11T09:48:36.465+01:00A delight of a post, Cathy, especially the thought...A delight of a post, Cathy, especially the thoughts about living through a child's view. Japan sounds so interesting - and lovely photographs.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-15939887634251768362015-04-11T09:14:18.884+01:002015-04-11T09:14:18.884+01:00So many interesting thoughts and images - thank yo...So many interesting thoughts and images - thank you!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-57153990015892292132015-04-11T09:10:30.394+01:002015-04-11T09:10:30.394+01:00I avoided the Kit-Kats on principle because I don&...I avoided the Kit-Kats on principle because I don't approve of Nestle, but they were... interesting.<br /><br />That's a very good tip about the babysitting, if you can get the gig! <br /><br />(By the way, I've written a quite a bit more about the language side of things in the posts I've been writing about the trip on my own blog. So far:<br /><br />http://steepholm.livejournal.com/422607.html<br />http://steepholm.livejournal.com/422796.html<br />http://steepholm.livejournal.com/423062.html<br />http://steepholm.livejournal.com/423414.html<br /><br />It's taking longer than I expected for a week's holiday - and there are still a couple of entries to write - but I want to make sure I capture as much of the experience as possible!)Catherine Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693526864905868829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-10747197830478261162015-04-11T08:30:09.303+01:002015-04-11T08:30:09.303+01:00Oh, how wonderful! Japan is somewhere I'd love...Oh, how wonderful! Japan is somewhere I'd love to go. Tho I might give wasabi KitKats a miss! <br />On a different note, I've always thought that the best way to learn a language is to babysit children who speak it. They are much keener to understand faltering attempts at communicating than adults. Also it's less embarrassing to get things wrong in front of a four year old!Elen Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445201005486291612noreply@blogger.com