You arrive at the Tokyo International Airport and you have a snapshot of your host family in hand, and you are very excited. You are puzzled by their formality and your feelings are hurt. Japanese are awkward when meeting someone for the first time. Japanese respond negatively to casual appearance in this kind of formal situation. At the end of your first day in your Japanese school, you are surprised to see your students change from school uniforms to work clothes and proceed to clean the school and its grounds.
Japanese schools are very strict and require discipline that cleaning the schools teaches.
After researching this topic and responding to its focus questions, write another focus question on this topic. Indicate which choice is the correct answer and provide a rationale why the correct answer is the appropriate choice and why the other choices are incorrect. Possibly use an example from an experience you have had with an Asian friend or family, schoolmate, etc.