don't really want to write my essay so I decided to procrastinate by writing in my blog instead. At the moment we're studying family in japanese and interestingly enough according to the article we read, in japan it is relations with friends that are stronger than that with parents where in the other ten countries it was the other way round. Surveying the class, it seemed that the asian famiies were the ones that were not as close to thier parents which is ironic considering all the filial piety and family ties we're supposed to have. Or maybe it's because of that. if you're expected to respect your parents and maintain a certain distance can you ever really tell them your problems? on the other hand that could also be the reason why we like deep friendships rather than casual ones.
But now i have to write an essay on family which I'm really not prepared to write much less in japanese. *sigh*