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    • 2024/05/06 (Mon)

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    Canada and the U.S. #1

    The following is a list of differences between Canada and its neighbor, the U.S., that I felt during my 20 years of residence in Canada.

    Canada and the U.S. share a border, and while they both speak English as well, there are many differences. Both countries are made up of many immigrants, but while the U.S. is colored American regardless of country of origin or culture, Canada is said to be a melting pot of races in the U.S. and a mosaic of races in Canada, as each culture is respected in Canada. Perhaps this is why, in my opinion, there seems to be less discrimination and prejudice against race, ethnicity, and more recently, LGBTQ, in Canada.

    <州>
    The United States has 50 states, called statestates. In Canada, instead of states, there are 10 Provinces and 3 Territories （ ） Territories. The Province of British Columbia, where Vancouver is located, is the third largest of the provinces, but it is about 2.5 times the size of Japan.

    <言語>
    In the U.S., English is the only official language, but in Canada, the official languages are English and French, so government documents are always written in both languages and the people who work there are generally bilingual. Many large companies also have both English and French company names, and both languages are spoken.

    In the Province of Quebec, French is the language of preference and all street signs are in French. When signs are written in English, the French language comes first. However, the use of words, pronunciation, and sometimes even grammar are different from the French used in France. If the French language used in France is the standard language, the language used in Canada seems to be a dialect from a region of France that has developed in its own unique way. I heard that tourists from France sometimes have trouble communicating with cab drivers. The language school I attended in Montreal taught the differences between the two.

    The photo shows a stop sign in Quebec. It is written in French above and English below.

    In most other provinces, English is the language of preference, but there are some spelling differences, such as "color" for color and "theatre" for theater, etc. In Canada, "eh" is used for "right," which is the last word Americans often use for "right. I was bothered at first by the fact that some people added "eh" every time they said something. When Americans make fun of Canadians, they sometimes add "eh".

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    Canada originally used the same yards and pounds as the US, but decided to move to the metric system in 1970. However, since the U.S. uses the yard ・ and pound system, a neighboring country that has a lot of traffic, there are many situations where the two are mixed together.
    In Canada, speedometers are written in kilometers on the outside and miles on the inside, as shown in the photo. Gasoline is measured in liters in Canada as in Japan, but in the U.S. it is measured in gallons.

    In grocery stores, weights are often written in pounds lb and grams or kilograms in Canada. The photo is from a butcher shop, where the best Canadian rib steak is listed as $ 44.99 per pound and $ 98.98 per kilo. The clerks at supermarkets and other places where you hear people ordering meat and ham are very good at both.

    Height is based on centimeters, but feet feet and inches inch, and weight may also be listed in kilograms and pounds. When asked for height, for example, the answer is often Five-Ten. This is 5 feet 10 inches, or about 178 centimeters. In the world of sports, basketball, ice hockey, baseball, and other sports that are in the same league as the United States use feet, pounds, and miles in many Canadian broadcasts.

    Temperatures are measured in Celsius in Canada, the same as in Japan, but Fahrenheit is used in the United States.

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    • 2024/05/04 (Sat)

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    Accommodates families working shift work. The day of the week you attend tutoring can be changed from month to month ！.

    Good news for parents who have difficulty picking up and dropping off their children if they have to work a certain day of the week each month ・ ・ ・ because of shift work. ！
    At Gaudia Kitsunishi East School, you can change the days you study at the classroom in accordance with your monthly shift.
    You can choose two days from Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and study in the classroom on those days. On the other days, students study Gaudia printouts at school or at home.
    Students are not restricted by grade level, and can either relearn from where they lost track of the material or get a head start on it.

    40% of the students who attend Gaudia Koto Nishi-East Classroom use this variable system.

    Free trial is always available, so please feel free to contact us.

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    • 2024/05/09 (Thu)

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    Canada and the U.S. #2

    This is the second difference between Canada and the U.S. that I felt when I lived in Canada.

    Canada and the U.S. use the same units of money - dollars and cents dollar, cent - but the types and designs of coins and bills are different.

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    Coins differ in more than just design. In the United States, the most common coins are 1, 5, 10, and 25 cents, with 50-cent and $1 coins generally not in circulation. In Canada, the 1-cent coin was discontinued in 2013, and 5, 10, 25-cent, $1, and $2 coins are the most common coins, with no 50-cent coins in general circulation. American 50 cents and $1 and Canadian 50 cents are in circulation in casinos.

    In Canada and the U.S., each coin has the same name: 1 cent is a penny penny, 5 cents is a nickel nickel, 10 cents is a dime, and 25 cents is a quarter quarter(quarter(quarter means one quarter ） . In Canada, there are one and two dollar coins on top of this: the one dollar coin is called a loonie loonie because it depicts a waterfowl avi, or loon loon in English, and the two dollar coin, which has a bear on it, is called a toonie toonie or twonie, meaning two for one dollar. The two-dollar coin is called a looney loonie because it has a bear on the outside and a bronze inside. The two-tone color is silver on the outside and bronze on the inside. All Canadian coins have the portrait of Queen Elizabeth on one side, but since she recently passed away, will it be replaced by King Charles in the future?

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    U.S. bills are basically green, while Canadian ones are colorful. The commonly circulated U.S. bills are $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100, while Canadian bills are $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 since $1 and $2 are coins, and the latest $10 bill is unusually vertical. I have seen $1,000 and $5,000 in the past, but they are not in general circulation. In Canada, they are now made of a durable material called polymer instead of paper.

    Dollars are often referred to as buck buck in both Canada and the US. For example, $100 is called 100 bucks. Also, 1,000 is often expressed as K. 20K is $20,000. This K comes from kilo(キロ ）), which means "kilo" in Japanese.

    <銃規制>
    Canada is a strict country regarding the possession of firearms, so although guns are used in gang wars as in Japan, there are not as many shootings as in the US. I was horrified when I saw a police officer throw a pistol he found in the trunk of the car in front of mine onto the street at the Canada-US border.

    Canada is often overshadowed by the great country of the U.S., but it has other aspects that are different from the U.S. besides the ones I have covered here. I would like to introduce them again when I have a chance.

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    • 2024/05/11 (Sat)

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    Northern Lights in Vancouver

    A huge explosion phenomenon on the surface of the sun called "solar flare" occurred six times from May 8 to 10, and there are concerns about its effects, but Vancouver, Canada was able to see the aurora borealis, which is a rarity.
    Vancouver's latitude is 49.29 degrees north, which is farther north than Japan's northernmost point of 45.33 degrees. Even so, it is much further south than the Aurora Belt (65-70 degrees north latitude) where the Northern Lights often appear, so it is rare to see the Aurora Borealis. I have never seen them in the 20 years I have lived here.

    The photo was taken by my daughter at Sunset Beach downtown after 11 pm. Even in Yellowknife and Whitehorse, which are located in the Aurora Belt, the probability of seeing auroras mixed with colors other than green like this is quite low. The timing was perfect as the sunset time in Vancouver is around 9 p.m. at this time of the year.

    In Canada and the United States, the Northern Lights are generally referred to as Northern Lights. These are northern lights, or northern lights on the north pole side. The aurora on the Antarctic side is called southern lights.

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    • Useful info / Education / Lesson
    • 2024/05/15 (Wed)

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    Letters of recommendation for graduate schools in the U.S.

    Last year, a former student of ours, who is currently studying physics at an American university, asked us to write a Letter of Recommendation for a graduate school of his choice.

    He had attended an international elementary school in Kisarazu after spending his childhood in a foreign country, and was confused by the environment in which he was taught in English at school but in Japanese at cram school. He was confused and had trouble keeping up with the classes. His parents, who were distressed, heard about our school and came to us for consultation.

    At the time, the school was using American textbooks, but this kind of problem occurs not only because of the language, but also because the way classes are taught and the way problems are tackled are different from those in Japan. Here, I taught math, science, and English using basic English. He was particularly interested in science at the time, and we would often mix English and Japanese during recess to talk about the science subjects he was interested in.

    I tutored him through the third grade of junior high school, and he was able to understand mathematics well, which he had initially struggled with. In high school, his interest in physics finally deepened, and he was accepted to an American university as a physics major. He wanted to go on to graduate school in physics, so I gladly accepted his request for a letter of recommendation.

    A letter of recommendation in English, however, is something I have only written once when an acquaintance of mine applied for a job while living in Canada, but this is the first time for me to write such a formal one. I wrote a lot of rhetoric, mixed in old stories, and told him how he would be a good candidate for the graduate school he wanted to apply to. In the meantime, he received a series of emails from several graduate schools to which he had applied. All of them were in a similar format, with a form linked to the email. First, questions about my work. Then I was asked to rate him on a scale of 5-6 based on how long I have known him and various questions about his qualifications, and finally to attach a letter of recommendation.

    Here is an email from the MIT graduate school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

    Dear Hiroji Ihara,

    [Applicant's name] has requested a letter of recommendation to support their application for admission to the

    Please submit your letter of recommendation here .

    Let us know if you have any questions.

    MIT Graduate Admissions
    gradadmissions@mit.edu


    Send your letter of recommendation as an attachment and you will receive an email confirming receipt.

    Princeton Graduate School sent the following receipt confirmation email.

    Dear Mr. Ihara,

    We have successfully received your letter of recommendation for [applicant's name] to the Graduate School at

    Thank you for your time and consideration.Sincerely,
    Graduate Admission
    Princeton University
    Clio Hall
    Princeton, NJ 08544

    There are other students from our department studying at American universities, but he is the first one to go to graduate school. Thanks to him, I have gained valuable experience as well.
    I wish him luck in getting into the graduate school of his choice.

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    • Satisfaction guaranteed / Education / Lesson
    • 2024/05/24 (Fri)

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    ≪ Is there a hidden "I don't know ～ ≫ occurrence ？?

    It has been two months since the new semester started 🌸
    It is the time of the year when all grades are in full swing, studying towards the summer vacation.

    What occurs at this time of the year is ≪ hidden "I don't know ～ ≫.
    They are not able to tell their parents or others about what the teacher is saying ～ ？ ？ even though they can no longer understand what the teacher is saying.
    If you have a question "What don't you understand ？?" and you can't understand ！ what you don't understand, please contact us.
    Our experienced instructors will solve the root of your "I don't know what".

    Free summer study trial starts on June 1 （ Sat ）.
    We look forward to hearing from you.


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    《Monthly membership fee》 1 month
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    • Introduction / Entertainment / Hobby
    • 2024/02/19 (Mon)

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    One person can join ✨ 《Regular Meeting》Survival Game ！ Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday

    Regular meetings are meetings where we get together on a fixed date and time to enjoy survival games.

    POINT ・ 01
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    You can join alone or with your friends
    Various people can gather and enjoy survival games together.

    POINT ・ 02
    You can enjoy various games ！
    The field master will facilitate the game.
    You can enjoy various PARADOX-like games, such as flag games, switching games, etc.

    POINT ・ 03
    You can make new friends.
    You can deepen your relationship with other participants through games.
    With new friends, survival games will be more fun.


    <定例会で遊べる代表的なゲーム>
    ◆Flag Battle
    Decide where your team's flag is and win by taking the enemy flag.

    ◆Replacement game
    In this game, you have to replace the red and yellow colored sticks with your team's color on top.
    The players must switch the sticks within a time limit, and the result is counted at the end of the game to determine the winner.

    ◆Extermination Game
    You win when the enemy is eliminated. The game time is determined, and if the enemy cannot be eliminated, the game is a draw. amp;> It may be possible to join during the event.

    Please call us to confirm before you come and have fun ♪
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    • Discount / Beauty / Health
    • 2024/05/01 (Wed)

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    We have started cutting visits ♪ We are also accepting popular eyelash perm for 1,430 yen ！.

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    • Discount / Beauty / Health
    • 2024/06/01 (Sat)

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    We have started cutting visits ♪ We are also accepting popular eyelash perm for 1,430 yen ！.

    ・ Safe and secure at home ！
    Please feel free to consult us ♪

    We also offer the popular eyelash perm for 1,430 yen （ including tax ） ！
    With your eyelashes firmly raised, you can enjoy your daily ♪

    Please ask our staff for details.


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    • Event / Entertainment / Hobby
    • 2024/05/10 (Fri)

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    RAKUGO DE Zenkoku Tour vol.12 Harufutei Ichinosuke no Dossarimaruze 2024

    [Date] September 23, 2024 （ Monday, holiday ）
    Middle Hall/opening 13 ： 30
    All seats reserved 3 ， 800 yen
    *Preschool children not admitted

    ★ June 22, （ Saturday ） Tickets On sale
    On the first day of sale, online ・ phone reception starts at 9:00am. Tickets on sale at the box office start at 9:00 a.m. on the following day.
    *If the tickets are sold out on the first day online ・ by telephone reception, there will be no sales at the counter on the following day.


    [Comment]
    This year marks the 12th year of this tour, which has traveled throughout Japan from Hokkaido to Okinawa.
    Please enjoy Ichinosuke rakugo, which evolves with each performance as well as the breadth of his artistic range ！.

    • Event / Government / Public
    • 2024/05/15 (Wed)

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    Tango Origin 2024 The Soul of Tango

    Performance Date ： June 21, 2024 （ Friday ） Concert begins at 14:30

    Price ： All seats reserved 5,500 yen

    Top Argentine ・ Artists gather ！ Full of passion and melancholy, the genuine Tango ・ Show ！ Tango

    • Event / Government / Public
    • 2024/06/02 (Sun)

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    Classical guitarist Shunsuke Yamashita in concert

    new album [arise] tour in Kimitsu ！
    June 29, 2024 (Sat) ）
    Concert begins 14:00
    Rehearsal room
    All seats unreserved
    Adults 2,500 yen
    High school students and under 500 yen
    *500 yen more on the day

    Performances of the historical drama "Ryomaden" and the TV serials "Tsubasa" and "Ranman". Premium time to pursue the best healing.

    [Scheduled to be performed]
    ♪ Forbidden Play
    ♪ In Memory of Alambra, etc.

    • Introduction / Fashion / Apparel
    • 2024/04/12 (Fri)

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    We buy gold and platinum jewelry at high prices.

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    • Introduction / Fashion / Apparel
    • 2024/05/16 (Thu)

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    We buy gold and platinum jewelry at high prices.

    Please feel free to contact us even if you are not sure whether it is gold plated or genuine.

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    • Problem solution / Ceremonial Occasion
    • 2024/05/13 (Mon)

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    [For those who live far away or have difficulty finding time to organize their belongings] We can organize your belongings for you.

    Sorting out the belongings" which many people worry about after the funeral

    It takes a lot of time depending on the size of your house, doesn't it?
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    or those who are too busy with their jobs and cannot take a lot of time
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    we can handle it without being present at the site, so you can leave it to us without any worries. We can also provide our services without on-site attendance, so you can leave the work to us with peace of mind.

    ～ What we talk about with our customers ～

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    If you are considering using this service or have any questions, please contact us.
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    • Signature service / Beauty / Health
    • 2024/03/15 (Fri)

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    • Signature service / Auto / Motorcycle
    • 2024/03/11 (Mon)

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    • Useful info / Auto / Motorcycle
    • 2024/05/13 (Mon)

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    • Introduction / Auto / Motorcycle
    • 2024/05/14 (Tue)

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    Notice📢]Business Days in May🚘Washida Auto Garage

    It's getting hotter and hotter💦
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    • Satisfaction guaranteed / Auto / Motorcycle
    • 2024/06/01 (Sat)

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    ！ Prepare for the rainy season with our popular coatings ☔ Certified Coating Technology Shop

    ？ The weather seems to be getting closer to summer rather than spring, but
    many people are worried about "car stains"

    when the rainy season starts, and they inevitably get dirty.

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    We are proud to adopt a popular coating that has been used on over 10,000 cars in total, and
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