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Strange World Christmas Customs
Christmastime is here! It is the time for us to do strange things because that is part of our culture! A tree inside a house? Why not?!...
Chris Walsh
Dec 12, 20242 min read
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European schools
Is English spoken at your school? At many schools in Europe, lessons are given in English as well as the native language. In the...
Chris Walsh
Dec 5, 20241 min read
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Japan drops to 92nd in English skill!
Japan has dropped 5 places in the Education First (EF) country ranking for English ability. EF is a Swiss international education...
Chris Walsh
Nov 26, 20241 min read
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Reasons to learn English!
English is spoken by many people! I worked in many places around the world and tried hard to learn the language. But often I spoke...
Chris Walsh
Nov 26, 20241 min read
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Time...
I wish I had more time... I get up at 6:00am. I wake up at 5:30am. I review kanji in bed on my phone. When I get up, I go straight to...
Chris Walsh
Nov 20, 20241 min read
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Famous Manga and Anime overseas
I did a survey a while ago. I asked people from overseas what manga and anime they know. The results were very interesting. Pokemon...
Chris Walsh
Nov 13, 20241 min read
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What pizza topping do you like?
I asked people from overseas this question in a survey. According to the results, ninety seven percent said they like mushrooms and...
Chris Walsh
Nov 13, 20241 min read
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Jake and Masa are talking about sport!
Jake: Hey Masa, do you like sport? Masa: Yes, I love sport! Jake: Cool. What sport do you like the most? Tennis, football,...
Chris Walsh
Nov 12, 20241 min read
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World Trivia Quiz!
Q1. Which is bigger, France or Spain? Q2. Which country is smaller, Japan or Egypt? Q3. Which country is the oldest of the three? The...
Chris Walsh
Nov 12, 20241 min read
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"please", "thank you", "sorry"....
My father wasn't strict, but if I forgot to say "please", "thank you" or "sorry" he always told me. He told me when to say "please",...
Chris Walsh
Nov 11, 20241 min read
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"お箸上手"
It is common for people from other countries to hear ”お箸上手” (o-ha-shi -joh-zu - "You are good at using chopsticks.") when they are eating...
Chris Walsh
Nov 11, 20241 min read
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What I did yesterday...
Yesterday it was my friend's birthday. She came to our house. My wife made lunch and baked a cake. Me and my sons cleaned a lot and went...
Chris Walsh
Nov 11, 20241 min read
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Library book returned after 113 years!
Leonard Ewbank borrowed a book from St Bees School on 25th September 1911. He forgot to return it then went to study at Oxford. In 1915...
Chris Walsh
Nov 1, 20241 min read
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Game developers who...
Some friends are making a video game: Ken and Ben are the programmers. Ken creates the game engine and tries to make it run smooth. Ben...
Chris Walsh
Nov 1, 20241 min read
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Tell me - A Poem
Tell me what you feel... Does it hurt you? Does it make you angry? Is it every day? Does it go quickyl? Does it happen slowly? Show me...
Chris Walsh
Oct 25, 20241 min read
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J-pop!
I don't know much about J-pop. I know a few singers who are a little bit famous overseas. Kyari Pamyu Pamyu and Baby Metal are the most...
Chris Walsh
Oct 24, 20241 min read
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Video Games
Here are some video games I play with different people: The game I play with my son: Pikmin 4 - He loves Pikmin and especially loves...
Chris Walsh
Oct 23, 20241 min read
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Steven Hutchinson - Videographer for Digital Content
My friend Ste came to Japan this year to make videos for YouTube with the company he works for. I have been friends with Steven since we...
Chris Walsh
Oct 23, 20246 min read
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What vegetable are you?
"What vegetable are you?" is a fun little text adventure you can play on your computer or phone. It seems like a small personality test,...
Chris Walsh
Oct 23, 20241 min read
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The Climate Crisis
The climate crisis is raging. We must change. We must stop burning fuel and wasting resources. Here are some of my suggestions: Change...
Chris Walsh
Oct 17, 20241 min read
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