I often watch the Walking Dead on Netflix or YouTube videos. Also, I study English by reading an English book and taking a listening mock exam for TOEIC. My family kindly refrain from entering my room at that time to avoid distracting me. I really appreciate it to them.
3. How do you usually balance working time and personal time?
Now, I don’t have jobs, but if I would say the time when I study English is the same as working time, I often have a break between the work times. I watch Netflix or YouTube as I spend personal time.
4. Do you use social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.)? Do you set up privacy settings to your account or you keep them public for everyone to know what you are up to?
I often use it. But I don’t set up a privacy setting because I don’t care about it regarding social media. I don’t post my personal information or confidential one. I merely post where I went or what I bought recently. Therefore, I don’t think it is necessary to do that.
5. Is there any danger in exposing your private life to the public? Give examples.
No, nothing. But, for celebrities, it can become dangerous. For instance, if someone famous posts a picture that is including information about his or her house, his or her fan might come there. Also, it can apply to an ordinary person when he or she has a person who has evil to him or her.
The house in which I grew up was not so big. It had two levels. Also, it was including a garden. I had stayed there from I was born to the time when I graduate from university. So, I lived there for more than twenty years. The house was quite old and Japanese traditional style. It hadn’t gotten insulation so, I felt hot in summer and felt cold in Winter. It could be a bad feature. However, I liked that because I could greatly feel each season. Besides, the dining room had a large window that was as tall as the height of the ceiling. I loved looking at the view of our garden through it. I could see some greenish trees, beautiful flowers, and lots of insects. In contrast, I could see snow falling in Winter. I especially enjoyed seeing snow while getting warm from a kotatsu which is a Japanese cultural heating device. I always imagined how cold outside was. Those memories made me like Japanese seasons. Now our family moved to a new house when I worked in Tokyo. So I rarely go to our old house when I back to my hometown. However, I remember the view of our old house’s garden whenever I feel the season has changed.
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1. Which is more common in your country, owning a house, or renting a place to live?
It depends on the region where people live. Basically, people who live in the countryside own a house because the fee for the land is cheaper than in the city. Also, it depends on the occupation of the head of the family. If the person needs to transfer to somewhere because of his or her job, that kind of family tends to rent an apartment.
I never think so. Generally, we take out a home loan to buy a house. I often see the family who suffer from paying back it. Also, it sometimes causes the ill through overwork because of it.
3. There is a proverb that says, "Home is where the heart is." Do you agree?
I totally agree with this. I always feel relaxed when I go back to my home. It is filled with my favorite furniture, clothes, books, etc. I don’t need to care about others’ eyes. It is exhilarating. I feel that the place always waits for me and gives me a healing atmosphere.