Thank you for your contributions to a very lively discussion, and thank you YU for posing an interesting question that made everyone think.<\/p>\n
From your comments, it seems that there is a kind of culture of forgiving people for bad behaviour when they are drunk in Japan, especially in relation to “office parties.” I think that attitudes are gradually changing, but it seems to me that Japanese people still drink much more than they should. I asked a class of students the other day how many of their fathers drank every night after they came home from work. Practically all of them raised their hands. I’m not sure what the safe limits for alcohol are, but I know that you definitely should not drink every day. <\/p>\n
Here is some feedback on your comments. <\/p>\n
I think people are 100% responsible for their actions whether they are drunk or not. Thank you for your contributions to a ve…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.btbpress.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7137"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.btbpress.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.btbpress.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.btbpress.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.btbpress.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.btbpress.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7137\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.btbpress.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.btbpress.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.btbpress.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nNice sentence.
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\nThis is really disgusting and I don\u2019t think the excuse is accepted at all!
\n… and I don’t think this excuse should be accepted at all.
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\nApparently, \u201cbeing drunk\u201d is divided into 3 types(\u5358\u7d14\u3001\u8907\u96d1\u3001\u75c5\u7684\u9169\u914a) in the Japanese justice system
\nNice sentence. You could also say, “Under Japanese law, being ‘drunk’ is…”
\n<\/strong>
\nOf course,, this kind of behavior should not be allowed whether it\u2019s a crime or not,…
\nA good word to use here would be ‘tolerated’ – “This kind of behaviour should not be tolerated…”
\n<\/strong>
\nBy the way, when I think about these being-drunk-crimes(I\u2019m not sure about this expression),
\nMaybe “alcohol-related crimes”?
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\nWe should control ourself.
\nWe should control ourselves.
\n<\/strong>
\nIf you still believe it and do something stupid like sexual harrasment, you are just an outdated, foolish person.
\nI’m afraid there are still a lot of those around!
\n<\/strong>
\nDon\u2019t they really remember anything?
\nDo they really not remember anything?
\n<\/strong>
\nPlease don\u2019t ask me because I don\u2019t drink much.
\nYou could also say, “I can’t help you there because…”
\n<\/strong>
\nIn fact, I have a very low tolerance of alcohol. When
\nIn fact, I get drunk very easily. \/ I can’t drink very much. (A-Z: alcohol)
\n<\/strong>
\nI\u2019ve finally realized that not being able to handle my alcohol tolerance was heredity.
\n… was hereditary.
\n<\/strong>
\nIf it offended you, I\u2019m sorry.
\nIt didn’t offend me! Thanks for sharing your story.
\n<\/strong>
\nKimi, thanks for sharing your stories! Why should we hate you???
\nWhy would<\/em> we hate you???
\n<\/strong>
\nOnce her dad came home drank, he peed after he opened the door of the closet.
\nI heard a worse story than that. One of my friend’s told me that her husband had opened a drawer and was squatting over it! I’ll leave the rest to your imagination!
\n<\/strong>
\nDoes people sleep with someone unconsciously when they are drunk?
\nI’m sure most of you know this, but just in case some of you don’t, “sleep with” is a euphemism for “have sex with.”
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\nGiven that this is true, we certainly should change our English education, but I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s a matter of \u201cstarting time\u201d or \u201cquality of English education\u201d.
\nIt’s actually a matter of three big problems:
\n1. Far too many students in a class.
\n2. Nowhere near enough hours of study.
\n3. A focus on strange and unnatural English for the purposes for entrance exams.
\nStarting the students earlier will not make a difference, I’m afraid.
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\nWhich is better?
\n1. He was dead drunk.
\n2. He was sober.
\nWhich would be better?
\n<\/strong>
\nYou know what, every time I tell my family name(it\u2019s one of typical Okinawan names) or where I am from, most of the people say to me \u201cYou must be a big drinker\u201d or \u201cYou like drinking.”
\nI get the same thing being from Wales!
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\n…to excuse for their bad behavior.
\n…to excuse their bad behavior.
\n<\/strong>
\nI think Japanese people get drunk and become violent, too.
\nNot on the scale that British people do, I can assure you! Or not in public, at any rate.
\n<\/strong>
\nI found afresh there are many incidents caused by alcohol in Japan\u2026
\nIt opened my eyes to how many incidents are caused by alcohol in Japan….\/ It made me realise how many incidents….
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\nYou\u2019re a really hard worker Kimi. I think your name should be published on the \u201cpractice test\u201d as the supervising editor!
\nI agree! Thanks for all your help. I really appreciate it.
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\nBy the way, does \u201cYou speak for yourself!\u201d mean\u300c\u52dd\u624b\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u308d\u300d?
\nIt means “That is just your<\/em> opinion! I don’t agree.”
\n<\/strong>
\n…but my husband drinks everyday.
\n…but my husband drinks every day. (A-Z: everyday)
\n<\/strong>
\nWell, let me share one story what happened to me.
\nLet me share one story about something that happened to me.
\n<\/strong>
\n1.Some students tend to think studying abroad is an end in itself, not a means to an end. Students should not be satisfied with that.
\nNice sentence.
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\n2.He wanted to start a business, so living on one thousand yen a day was a means to an end. He didn\u2019t feel unhappy about bearing enough to live on.
\nThe first sentence is okay. The second should be “Living on such a tight budget didn’t bother him.”
\n<\/strong>
\n1. We asked a constructor to give us a ballpark figure for how much it would cost to renovate our kitchen and bathroom.\uff08
\nNice example.
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\nI think it doesn\u2019t differ so much from the way you do!
\nReally? I think it is far less common for people to invite their friends to their houses in Japan. This is one of the things I miss about Britain.
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\nMen often can sleep with women who are not his type at all when they are really drunk. Don\u2019t you think so?
\nI don’t want to upset any wives, but I’m afraid that is true whether we are drunk or not!
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\nHave a great weekend, and see you again with a new topic on Monday.
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