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JAPAN AND BRAZIL THROUGH A TRAVELER’S EYE
SUMMARY:
He decidedly comments that within fifteen minutes after you land in Japan, we are convinced that the Japanese are highly refined in their social manners; Even though Japan has a very large population and its cities are overcrowded, every Japanese respects each other's privacy. The author opines that the Japanese conduct their confidential businesses and matters of love and quarrel in perfect privacy. At a public telephone booth, because of the other Japanese, if they listen to his conversation prefer to ignore it, respecting his privacy.
The writer objectively informs us that every visitor can notice the mania for 'bowing' well-mannered Japanese gesture to show respect to one another. Here everybody 'bows' to one another to show their respect, and in a very short time even a visitor to Japanese will be influenced to imitate their manners. It points out that 'bowing' has become a 'Mania' to them. He, hilariously, narrates that even train conductor walks into the middle of the coach and 'bows' ceremoniously in both directions and then starts checking tickets of passengers. He also narrates a funny incident that even a 'deer' in a Japanese province of Nara bowed to him before snatching the food packet, the author had brought with him to feed the deer. Even at a bus stop, people respectfully bow to each other before pushing and elbowing each other to get into the bus. If invited to a dinner, the guests have to slurp the soup noisily to show appreciation to the hostess, else she will consider you ill-mannered.
In the excerpt 'Traffic in Brazil,' the writer brings out the hustle and bustle of Brazil, chaotic traffic. Even though Brazilian's are easy-going people, they transform into speed devils as soon as they get behind the wheels of a car. Even though motor cars are costly in Brazil and most people can't afford a car, the number of cars on Brazilian roads has increased by leaps and bounds. 'Walking' on Brazilian roads or crossing the roads has become extremely difficult. The Brazilian drivers do not care for the lives of people who walk. They do not care for the other drivers also. They compete with each other, overtake in all directions and blow their horn at each other in a mad way. Crossing Brazilian road, without any injury must be considered lucky; you have to take a risk. He jokes that if you see a friend on the other side of the road and shout at him asking him how he crossed the road, he might be surprised at your stupid question and reply that he did not cross the road but he was born there, implying that the traffic on Brazilian roads were so dense and people could not cross the road only after waiting for a very long time.
Questions and Answers
I. Answer the following questions in a word, a phrase or a sentence each.
Answer: It is courtesy and it is a substitute for privacy.
Answer: Castle.
Answer: Bowing.
Answer: Vehicles.
Answer: Eating soup.
Answer: Making a fearful noise
Answer: The pedestrian's life.
Answer: Hunter and prey.
Answer: Smile amicably at each other.
Answer: Deer.
Answer: Pedestrians.
Answer: Smile amicably at each other.
Answer: Pedestrian's life.
Answer: A man's telephone receiver.
Answer: They bowed in both directions.
Answer: Beautiful black mosaic tiles.
Answer: Tokyo and Osaka.
Answer: Japanese
Answer: They were decorated with beautiful black mosaics.
Answer: They respect each other's privacy and bow to each other.
Answer: Pedestrians.
Answer: Motor cars / Cars.
Answer: As a sign of appreciation.
II. Answer the following questions in a paragraph of 80 – 100 words each:
III. Answer the following questions in about 200 words:
Answer: The people of Japan are famous for their mannerism. They show respect to elders and strangers too by bowing. George Mikes was surprised to find people of all ages bowing to one another. He was all the more surprised when he saw a deer in a place called Nara in Japan. He had a packet of food in hand to offer to the animal. The deer came up to him, looked into his eyes and bowed deeply. It was not an accidental gesture. It was a proper and courteous bow. It occurred to him that the animal had learnt the habit of bowing after seeing people follow the custom very often. He also felt that it was something genetic that made the deer bow to him. Then, it jumped at him and snatched the food packet from his hand. This incident made him believe that even animals follow such courtesy.
Answer: In the lesson, Japan and Brazil through A Traveler’s Eye', George Mikes describes the surprising level of respect and privacy shown in Japan. He writes that a quarter of an hour in Japan would convince any person about their presence among the exquisitely well-mannered people. People in Japan live on a hopelessly overcrowded island and so respecting each other's privacy becomes very important. He considers the example of little red telephones in the streets, halls of hotels, where the instrument is situated on a table or on a counter, as they do not have space to spare for booths. A person conducts his most confidential business transactions, intimate love quarrels in public, but in perfect privacy. Anybody could easily listen in but nobody does so in Japan. A man's telephone receiver acts as his castle.
Answer: One can easily notice Japanese mania for bowing. Everybody keeps bowing to everybody else. It is also infections. We can make out that the Japanese have a complicated hierarchy in bowing as to who bows to whom, how deeply and for how long. If two Japanese bow neither is to straighten up before the other stands erect in front of him. It's complicated for us but they manage it without difficulty. Within a family, they have basic rules-wife bows to husband, child bows to his father, the sister bows to all brothers of whatever ag
Answer: George Mikes in his essay Japan and Brazil through Traveler’s Eye', states that the people of Japan are extremely well-mannered people. They are very courteous even to strangers. Red telephones are placed on a table or a counter in crowded streets or hotel halls as there is no space to spare for booths. Even in such crowded places, people are allowed to use the telephone peacefully. They are able to discuss most confidential business transactions or their love-quarrels in public as there is no disturbance to their privacy. No passer-by would listen to a single word of the conversation. A man's telephone receiver is his castle and this courtesy is an amazing quality of the Japanese.
Answer: In his travelogue, George Mikes narrates four anecdotes that will help any foreign visitor to understand the cultural traits of the Japanese people. The author first highlights how people's courtesy serves a double function in Japan. He assertively states that a couple, with perfect confidence, can carry on even their intimate love quarrels in public, in perfect privacy, without being apprehensive of any passerby overhearing them. Next, he talks about the bowing mania of the Japanese people and how the Japanese manage to show even the slightest differences in their hierarchy with a great deal of natural and inimitable grace. Then, he narrates how, the very same people who, a few minutes ago had bowed to each other with such ceremonious solemnity would behave like savages, push each other aside, tread on each other's toes and elbow their way into the bus. Finally, he talks about soup-eating in Japan. He says that, according to the Japanese, when eating soup one must make a fearful noise so as to express his appreciation, otherwise the guest will be considered an ill-mannered lout.
Answer: To give an account of the crawling traffic in Brazil, George Mikes cites the examples of Avenida Presidente Vargas. The reader can just imagine himself standing there for hours and trying to cross the road without any success, wondering how crawling traffic can proceed at such a terrifying speed. He, then asks the reader to visualize a scene where a man on his side of the road spots his friend on the other side and asks him, how on earth, he managed to get over there and gets a reply that he was born on that side.
Answer: One can easily notice Japanese mania for bowing. Everybody keeps bowing to everybody else. It is also infectious. We can make out that the Japanese have a complicated hierarchy in bowing as to who bows to whom, how deeply and for how long. If two Japanese bow neither is to straighten up before the other stands erect in front of him. One of the American states that an early traffic law which laid down if two cars met at an intersection, neither was to move before the other stands erect in front of him. It's complicated to us but they manage it without difficulty Within a family, they have basic rules-wife bows to husband, child bows to his father, the sister bows to all brothers of whatever age.