Tuesday, January 7, 2014
blog#5 returned to hometown (Yuna Kahara)
A Happy New Year! I hope this year will be a wonderful one for all of you.
What did you do during this winter vacation? I went to Shanghai, which is my other hometown to see my grandparents from December 26 to January 2. Both Tokyo and Shanghai are my hometown.upon returning, I found many changes in China compared with five years ago such as air pollution, meal styles and the bigger gap between the rich and the poor. Of these changes, the most terrible was air pollution.
Many people may know by watching TV or reading newspaper, air pollution in China is especially serious compared with other countries. Many kinds of masks are now sold at convenient stores, street stalls and drugstores. One thing I was surprised was the sizes are very big!! Also, the colors are terrible. I think a white simple design is better than a colorful one.
There isn’t just one course of this pollution. Building new apartments, using non eco-friendly gasoline and industrial activities can be the causes, yet it is difficult to pointout clearly because air is always racing quickly across the sky. According to YOMIURI newspaper, PM2.5 raises the developing rate of lung cancer and bronchitis.
Though it is difficult to solve this problem soon, I hope many groups and the government will start to be more active in reducing environmental problems this year. I try to follow what is going on in the world by watching news frequently and learning new things. Also, try to do what I don't want to. A lot has changed this year!!
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I am surprised at the fact that one of your hometowns is Shanghai. You have two large hometowns!
ReplyDeleteThe pollution in China is known as a serious problem, and I also hope that it would be solved.
I think that it is important that not only Chinese government but also people in the world should consider this problem.
Minami
I could imagine that it would be very shocking for you to experience the problems which many countries concern about. Seeing other countries like China causing pollution problems to improve the country is just like seeing Japan in the past.
ReplyDeleteAs we know the tragedies which Japan experienced in the past I hope we can help those countries not to repeat the same thing.
Minori Tango
Hi, this is Ms. MacGregor. What did you do when you were in Shanghai? I am interested in the changes in meal styles. Could you tell me about them please?
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