Japan-America Christmas Card Swap
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kodalaiSo, Halloween has passed. And like mushrooms after a fresh rain, christmas card posts are beginning to pop up all over my friendslist. While it's still early, before everyone gets sick to death of Christmas spirit, it is time for me to unveil my PLAN!
Although only something like one percent of Japan is Christian, the Japanese sure do like to celebrate Christmas. But the Japanese idea of Christmas themes and decorations can sometimes be a little bizarre. Therefore, I would like to arrange an International Japan-America* Christmas Card Swap between my kids here in Japan and you guys, everywhere else. Mostly I'd like to give the kids a little glimpse of how people in Western culture think of Christmas, and feel about Christmas, and celebrate Christmas, as well as giving them a bit of contact with an actual English speaking foreigner™!
It's a pretty simple idea. If you are sending out Christmas cards anyway, and would like to participate, I'll give you the address of one of my students here in Japan. When the time comes for you to send out your cards, you just send out an extra one to that address. In return, I'll give the student here in Japan your address, and they will send you a Christmas card of their own making. (Or of their own purchase, but really, who wouldn't want a Christmas card depicting Santa flying across the face of Mt. Fuji with a rain of sakura petals in December?)
I'm really not asking much -- just to set aside one or two of your cards (depends on how many people volunteer) to send abroad. Postage rates for a card to Japan are about 90 cents per card. It would be nice to write a short English message inside, which can be anything you like, but you don't have to.
If you would like to send a card, please comment here with your address -- entries will be screened. If you would like to ask a question before you agree, please feel free to do that too! I'll unscreen the questions (so if you want to leave an address and ask a question, please make it two different comments.)
*As well as Canada, England, Australia, or any other country besides Japan, but that would take too long to type out and wouldn't make a very good acronym.
Although only something like one percent of Japan is Christian, the Japanese sure do like to celebrate Christmas. But the Japanese idea of Christmas themes and decorations can sometimes be a little bizarre. Therefore, I would like to arrange an International Japan-America* Christmas Card Swap between my kids here in Japan and you guys, everywhere else. Mostly I'd like to give the kids a little glimpse of how people in Western culture think of Christmas, and feel about Christmas, and celebrate Christmas, as well as giving them a bit of contact with an actual English speaking foreigner™!
It's a pretty simple idea. If you are sending out Christmas cards anyway, and would like to participate, I'll give you the address of one of my students here in Japan. When the time comes for you to send out your cards, you just send out an extra one to that address. In return, I'll give the student here in Japan your address, and they will send you a Christmas card of their own making. (Or of their own purchase, but really, who wouldn't want a Christmas card depicting Santa flying across the face of Mt. Fuji with a rain of sakura petals in December?)
I'm really not asking much -- just to set aside one or two of your cards (depends on how many people volunteer) to send abroad. Postage rates for a card to Japan are about 90 cents per card. It would be nice to write a short English message inside, which can be anything you like, but you don't have to.
If you would like to send a card, please comment here with your address -- entries will be screened. If you would like to ask a question before you agree, please feel free to do that too! I'll unscreen the questions (so if you want to leave an address and ask a question, please make it two different comments.)
*As well as Canada, England, Australia, or any other country besides Japan, but that would take too long to type out and wouldn't make a very good acronym.
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Date: 2007-12-01 03:04 pm (UTC)I will write and send these out asap, probably Monday next week, so Dec 3.
One last question, when writing this to them, I should write it in the way American cards are written, yes? I.E. use the first name in the salutations and such (Dear Takehito, ...) as opposed to their last name, correct? To give them a better idea of how people not-Japanese write cards and such.
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