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STUDENT INTERVIEW: Song Moon Beum, Korea, AIJP program (shugaku visa) Euan: Hi there. Busy?Song: Nope. E: Really? Have you got a minute? S: Of course. E: I was wondering if I could ask you something... S: Yeah, sure...can we step outside a minute? I want to have a cigarette. E: Sure. Anyway, I write this newsletter for the school...there's always an interview with a student, and I kind of thought that you might be a good choice for today's... S: Okay. Who reads it? E: Oh, all sorts of people. It'll make you famous. S: Cool! Will it make me rich? E: Probably. S: What kind of interview is it? E: Kind of dodgy. Anyway, mind if we start? S: Ah, sorry. Please do. E: So, what is your name? S: My name is Song. How do you do. E: How do you do. I meant your full name? S: Ah, sorry. Song Moon Beum. E: Really. That is virtually impossible to write in the western alphabet. Anyway, you're Korean...where in Korea are you from? S: Pusan. The best place in Korea. The women are beautiful, the sea is beautiful. Nanpa mo dekiru yo. E: Nanpa ga suki desu ka. S: No, not in the least. E: I see. When did you start studying here? S: From October last year and I'll be here until March next year. After that I hope to go on to university. E: Ah yes, you said so the other week. Tourism, wasn't it? S: Yes, that's right. I like travel, so I thought that might be interesting. E: So why Japanese? S: Well, I like tourism and being a tourist guide, and Japanese people travel a lot. Then, Japan is also interesting. Although Japan has a short history, there's a lot to see here. The Japanese take things from all over the world, and culture from around the world, and make something new and different - and interesting. E: That seems about right, doesn't it. One of Japan's strong points. What do you think of Japan as a whole? S: Well, this is the first time that I've been abroad, so I can't really compare with other countries. Of course, at first I was surprised at all sorts of things, the culture is different and so on. But I got used to it really quickly. Japanese people are really friendly, really nice, but they don't put up with hassle at all...everyone is always friendly, but they hardly make a move to meet people or approach strangers. If you're walking down the street with heavy luggage, no one will come up and help you. E: That's true isn't it...it's difficult to get to know people who you have nothing in common with or no connection with. Maybe Britain is a little the same... S: That's probably true, isn't it. E: Probably true? You've never been there... S: Probably true isn't it. E: Finally, do you have a message for new students coming to Japan? S: Well, just to make sure that you mix - often when people come to Japan, they tend to get to know and stay with people from their own country. E: That's true, isn't it. Some people come here to teach languages (especially English) and leave after a year or two never learning more than hello and goodbye. Bit of a shame I think. S: Isn't it. Of course, you mix with the people in your class, go out with them, but if people mixed a little more it would be better I think. Also, people should really try to talk Japanese. Since people come all the way to Japan, they should try to speak at least all the basic everyday stuff in Japanese. I think this is something that each person has to do for themselves... if you have come to Japan to study Japanese, you should try to speak Japanese as much as you can.
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