JAPAN AND BRAZIL THROUGH A TRAVELLER’S EYE
Comprehension
I
1)
‘Exquisitely well-mannered people’ refers to
a)
Indians
b)
Japanese
c)
Americans.
Ans: b) Japanese.
2)
What behaviour substitutes privacy in Japan?
Ans: The respect for one another’s privacy
and showing courtesy are the substitutes for privacy in Japan.
3)
The reference to public telephone suggests:
a)
how overcrowded Japan is
b)
how the Japanese respect privacy
c)
how busy the Japanese are.
Ans: b) how the Japanese respect privacy.
4)
Hierarchy in bowing demands
a)
youngsters bow to their elders.
b)
wife bow to her husband.
c)
sisters bow to their brothers.
Ans: b) wife bow to her husband and c)
sisters bow to their brothers.
5)
How does one show appreciation while eating soup in Japan
Ans: At the point when an individual is eating soup
offered by a host or hostess, he should make an unfortunate noise in order to
give his indication of appreciation; in any case, the host or hostess will
believe that the visitor is rude.
6)
How are the pavements in Brazil decorated? What does it tell us about the
people there?
Ans:
The grey pavements in Brazil are regularly enriched with beautiful black
mosaics, a special kind of adornment. From this, we can derive that these
individuals are alive to excellence in their environmental factors. Also, they
walk gradually and reflectively and possess a ton of energy for consideration.
7)
What happens when leisurely people in Brazil get a steering wheel in their
hands?
Ans: At the point when comfortable
individuals get a steering wheel in their grasp, they drive their vehicles so
quick that you would be slanted to accept that acquiring a 10th of a second
involves grave significance for them constantly.
8)
Who do the Brazilian drivers look out for when they are driving? Why?
Ans: The Brazilian drivers look out for pedestrians. However,
in Brazil, they could do without people walking on the streets or people
attempting to go across the streets. The purposely speed up and chuckle at
pedestrians on foot who race to endure. The drivers in Brazil treat pedestrians
on foot as reasonable prey to chase and cut down.
9)
What remarkable attitude is seen in the war between drivers?
Ans: The conflict between the drivers is lethal yet
acceptable tempered. They cut in, overwhelm on the two sides and power the
other individual to break fiercely and carry out every one of the most shocking
violations. In any case, they grin at the other individual with no displeasure,
aggression, or distraught hooting.
10)
Which places does the Tokaido Line connect?
Ans: The Tokaido Line connects Tokyo and
Osaka.
11)
Where did the writer Mikes meet a deer in Japan?
Ans: The writer met a deer in one of the
parts of Nara, which is a wild deer park in Japan.
12)
What are the pavements in the streets of Copacabana decorated with?
Ans: The pavements in the streets of
Copacabana are decorated with beautiful black mosaics.
13)
What kind of people would take the trouble to decorate the pavements they walk
on?
Ans: Just a group alive to magnificence in their
environmental factors and who possess a lot of energy for examination during
their thoughtful walking would go out of the way to beautify pavements they
walk on.
14)
Why are motor cars expensive in Brazil?
Ans: Motor cars are extremely expensive in
Brazil because import duties are crippling and murderous.
15)
Which place in Brazil does the writer consider as the worst for pedestrians?
Ans: Avenida Presidente Vargas in Brazil the
author considers as the worst place for pedestrians.
16)
Which habit of the Japanese is referred to as mania by George Mikes?
Ans: George Mikes refers to the Japanese
habit of bowing’ as mania.
17)
Which place in Brazil is the worst with regard to traffic, according to George
Mikes?
Ans: According to George Mikes, Avenida
Presidente Vargas, known for its terrifying speed of traffic on the road, is
the worst place of all in Brazil.
18)
Whose life is becoming more hazardous in Brazil every day, according to George
Mikes?
Ans: The pedestrian’s life is becoming more
hazardous in Brazil every day, according to George Mikes.
19)
What does the speaker compare Japanese bowing to?
Ans: The speaker compares Japanese bowing to
the ceremonious solemnity of a courtier.
20)
Who are the drivers in Brazil on the lookout for?
Ans: The drivers in Brazil are on the lookout
for any pedestrians stepping off the pavement, who they regard as a fair game.
21)
Which animal created the impression that it bowed to George Mikes in Japan?
Ans: A deer at Nara in Japan created the
impression that it bowed to the author.
22)
The Japanese stores employ ______ to greet customers.
a)
singing girls b) dancing
girls c) bowing girls
Ans: c) bowing girls.
23)
Who enters the carriage in a slightly theatrical scene as noticed by Mikes in
Japan?
Ans: Two conductors enter the carriage in a
slightly theatrical scene as noticed by Mikes in Japan.
24)
Which animal bowed to Mikes in Japan?
Ans: A deer bowed to Mikes in Japan.
25)
Who is transformed into savages as soon as a bus arrives in Japan?
Ans: The bowing gentlemen are transformed
into savages as soon as a bus arrives in Japan.
26)
George Mikes compares the act of two Japanese bowing to
a)
an early American traffic law b)
page-boys turning revolving doors
c)
Tokaido line that connects Tokyo and Osaka.
Ans: a) an early American traffic law.
Comprehension
II
* How does Mikes portray a view of Japanese culture through their act of bowing?
OR
* Bring out the culture of the Japanese as explained by George Mikes.
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* What are the views of George Mikes about Japanese "Mannerism of Bowing"?
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* 'Bowing' in Japan is a complicated process. Explain with reference to the text.
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* Give an account of the complicated way of bowing in Japan.
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* What is unique about bowing in Japan?
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* Mention the hierarchy of Bowing in Japan.
Ans: Bowing is a greeting in Japan. It is equivalent to shaking hands or kissing the cheeks in western countries. People greet each other by bowing. A bow can range from a small nod of the head to a deep bend at the waist. A deeper, longer bow indicates respect and conversely a small nod with the head is casual and informal. Bowing reflects social hierarchy in the country. For instance, the younger brother bows to elder brother, the wife bows to her husband and sister bows to all her brothers irrespective of their ages. It is quainter, more formal and more oriental. Besides it is infectious. Japanese stores employ bowing girls who bow to the customers by standing at the top of the escalators. In a lighter vein, the author shows surprise by seeing a deer bowing before it snatches food bag from his hand.
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* Why does George Mikes say that nobody hurries in Brazil? What instances does he give to illustrate this?
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* Elaborate on the plight of a pedestrian in Brazil.
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* The traffic in Brazil leads to humorous observations. Explain.
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* Give an account of the crawling traffic in Brazil as mentioned by George Mikes?
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* Write a note on traffic of Brazil.
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* What does the writer comment on the drivers and motor cars in Brazil?
Ans: Mikes says that the traffic leads to humorous observations in Brazil. Nobody hurries there. Brazilians are leisurely people. Reaching a destination an hour early or a day late or not at all does not matter. But when they get a steering wheel in their hand, no speed is fast enough for them. At once it makes us think whether these people decorated the pavements in the park in their ambulatory exercises. Motor cars are too expensive in Brazil, because they have enforced heavy import duties on cars. But the number of metro cars are increasing. It is almost as if cars were distributed free of charge. The pedestrians life is becoming more hazardous every day. The drivers are on the look-out for pedestrian's. As soon a driver notices a pedestrian stepping off the pavement, he regards him as a fair game. The pedestrians run for their dear life and escaping from being hit by the car. Smile is the part of Brazilian social life. Both the driver and the pedestrian smile at each other. There is no longer, hooting and hostility. The Avenida Presidente Vargas is the worst place of all. To cross a road in this city is more troublesome.
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1) Why is bowing in Japan a complicated
process?
Ans: ‘Bowing’ in Japan is complicated because
they follow a confounded hierarchy in bowing which they need to follow as
hallowed. The Japanese know obviously who should bow to whom, how profoundly,
and for how long. For instance, they keep certain fundamental standards inside
the family. They are: "the spouse bows to her significant other, the kid
bows to his dad, more youthful siblings to senior siblings, and the sister bows
to all siblings". The Japanese mirror the littlest distinction in
position, standing, age, social situation in their bowing style in that brief
instant.
2)
Why does bowing, a natural practice in Japanese culture, look so quaint’ and
puzzling to the author?
Ans: 'Bowing', a characteristic practice in Japanese
culture, looks so 'curious' and confounding to the creator since when the
Japanese bow, they bow neither too profoundly nor not profoundly enough and bow
to the perfect individual at the perfect time. They realize who should bow to
whom, how profoundly, and for how long. They oversee it without trouble and
inconspicuously reflect even the littlest contrast in position, standing, age,
and social position. Besides, they bow with the ceremonious serenity of a
retainer yet with a lot of common and matchless beauty.
3)
Do you think the author is finding fault with making fun of the culture of
bowing in Japanese and speeding cars in Brazil?
Ans: No, the author is not finding fault with making fun
of the culture of bowing in Japanese and speeding cars in Brazil. This article is a piece of movement composing.
Travel composing is not; at this point saw as a result of some honest interest.
It is additionally not an endeavor to comprehend an outsider culture equitably.
Maybe, this account ought to be perused as the creator's viewpoint on Japanese
culture. The creator is absolutely not criticizing the Japanese method of
eating soup or their propensity for bowing. The creator is possibly
communicating his unexpected when he views at their social propensities as an
untouchable. The language may some of the time have all the earmarks of being
utilized for an amusing impact. However, in a piece of exploratory writing,
such freedoms in their style should be acknowledged as characteristic. In the
event that the essayist essentially portrayed equitably whatever he saw, the
article will lose its human interest. Essentially, the creator is communicating
his amazement at the manner in which the drivers of four-wheelers proceed
onward the street in Brazil and the size of the quick traffic. The creator is
additionally communicating his appreciation for the lovely dark mosaics seen on
the asphalts. He is likewise communicating his inconvenience for the drowsiness
of the relaxed strolling people on foot.
Comprehension
III
1)
‘Bowing in Japan is quainter; more formal, more oriental.’ Do you agree?
Ans: Yes, in this article, the writer acquaints the
reader with perhaps the most interesting and prominent social propensities for
the Japanese public. He tells the reader that when you land in Japan, you see
promptly that the Japanese are dazzlingly polite. Very soon, you will likewise
find that the Japanese are polite and guarantee that they don't disregard a
speaker's protection while conversing with somebody via telephone. At that
point you come to be an observer to individuals bowing to one another wherever
as though it is a fixation on them.
Nonetheless, the creator records his appreciation for
their expertise and way of bowing. He says that individuals bow to one another
with the ceremonious gravity of a squire but then with a lot of common and
matchless beauty. At that point he comments that bowing is neither less nor
more senseless than shaking hands or kissing the cheek, yet it is quainter,
more formal, more oriental, and furthermore irresistible. He says so in light
of the fact that, while anybody can get familiar with the specialty of shaking
hands or kissing the cheek totally well, it is incredibly hard for an European
to figure out how to do 'bowing' the manner in which Japanese do in light of
the fact that, in a brief moment, the Japanese figure out how to unobtrusively
mirror every one of the subtleties one necessities to follow while bowing. They
effectively display the littlest contrast in position, standing, age, and
social position. Then again, if European endeavors to bow to somebody, the
person will bow too profoundly or not profoundly enough; they bow to some
unacceptable man at some unacceptable time or they don't fasten their hands
before them which is awful or they do in an incorrect manner which is
considered far and away more terrible.
2) Describe how traffic in Brazil leads to
humorous observations.
Ans: George Mikes offers entertaining remarks
on the 'traffic' in Copacabana and Avenida Presidente Vargas specifically and
Brazil as a rule. He thinks that Brazilians are accommodating and comfortable
characters. In any case, exactly the same individuals, the second they get a
guiding wheel in their grasp, no speed „ is quick for them. They drive with such
speed that one would be slanted to accept that acquiring a 10th of a second
involves grave significance for every one of them, constantly. The essayist
discusses the expanding number of vehicles in Brazil and says that the
expansion in the quantity of vehicles is making the person on foot's life more
risky consistently. He at that point portrays a fascinating account to give an
unmistakable thought of the quantity of vehicles proceeding onward the street
at some random time in Avenida Presidente Vargas.
He requests that the reader envision that he is remaining
on one roadside attempting to go across the street. He will go through a
ridiculous amount of time thinking about an entrancing issue: How can
slithering traffic continue at a particularly terrifying speed? He reinforces a
similar thought by another model. He requests that the reader envision that a
man on his roadside abruptly notices a companion of his on the opposite
roadside and starts waving to him. At that point he yells at him asking "How
in the world did you get over yonder?" The other individual will shout
back at him, "How? I was brought into the world on this side!" The
writer leaves it to the readers to draw their own deductions.
3)
What aspects of our social life, do you think, would appear quaint and odd to a
foreign tourist?
Ans: India is a multi-ethnic, cultural, and multilingual
country. Individuals of various social practices, customs, and customs are
spread all through the length and broadness of the nation, in this way making
the populace heterogeneous in character. Be that as it may, unfamiliar
vacationers who visit India, frequently come from nations where the populace is
homogeneous in character. Normally, the unfamiliar vacationers discover many
parts of our public activity, interesting and odd.One of the commonest habits
that may seem interesting to them is the way our womenfolk make designs on the
floor before their homes or doors, with chalk piece, shaded powder, or coloured
petals, called Rangoli. Essentially, the buntings of mango leaves and plantain
tree stem that we enliven our homes with uncommon pooja days, promising events
and celebrations, and lighting lights during Deepavali seem odd to them.
Furthermore, Indians' affection and regard for the blessed cow and monkeys as
an image of god additionally seem curious to them.
Another perspective that may seem interesting
is the custom of venerating vehicles which are normally seen during Ayudha
Pooja. Aside from these, there are a few habits which may make us bow our heads
in disgrace. They are urinating in public, spitting chewed betel nut residues
on the walls and roads,' sneaking boisterously over cell phones out in the open
spots, seizing railroad and transport ticket counters and at transport quits,
going across streets where there are no common intersections, blaring
pointlessly, leaving vehicles on the pathway, resisting signal lights, men
gazing at ladies strolling in the city till she moves far away, setting up
pandals for private capacities out and about and impeding it for walkers and
drivers, pushing trash out and about, people on foot jaywalking out and about,
and so on Conversing with outsiders on trains and transports, enquiring them
about their positions and compensations, and so forth, are likewise a portion
of the social parts of Indians which seem curious to outsiders.
