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Yokosuka is safe!
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New words & phrases:
- military personnel
- standard
- civilian
- behavior
- pass out
- bad apple
- commit a crime
- instance
- cause trouble
- Yokosuka base
- personal development
- to be on one's best behavior
Have you ever been to Yokosuka?
Whenever I mention Yokosuka to Japanese people, I often hear people say that it is a dangerous place because of the U.S. Navy base. While the U.S. is more dangerous than Japan, when it comes to crime, Yokosuka is different. Military personnel are held to a much higher standard than ordinary civilians. That means that their behavior is much better. For example, one of my friends in the Navy once got drunk and passed out on a bench in Verny Park. He got in big trouble and wasn't allowed to leave the ship for a month after that.
Of course, there is always one bad apple. Sometimes you may have heard in the news about a Navy sailor committing a violent crime in Okinawa or Yokosuka. This is very terrible, but there are only very few instances like these. When those things happened, EVERYONE on the base was punished. We were told that we had to help each other and make sure no one caused any trouble. I was so angry. I couldn't leave the base for a week, sometimes two!
U.S. sailors are taught HONOR, COURAGE, and COMMITMENT. When I was in the Navy, we often had training on personal development, and were told how important it was that we be on our best behavior in Japan. I would trust a stranger on the Navy base, but never in my hometown.
So, if you have time, you should go to Yokosuka and enjoy a Yokosuka Navy Burger or some 海軍かれー!
Have a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful day!
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ブログをお読みいだだきありがとうございます。
気に入った方は下記リンクをコピーして、友人と共有してくだい！
Have you ever been to Yokosuka?
Whenever I mention Yokosuka to Japanese people, I often hear people say that it is a dangerous place because of the U.S. Navy base. While the U.S. is more dangerous than Japan, when it comes to crime, Yokosuka is different. Military personnel are held to a much higher standard than ordinary civilians. That means that their behavior is much better. For example, one of my friends in the Navy once got drunk and passed out on a bench in Verny Park. He got in big trouble and wasn't allowed to leave the ship for a month after that.
Of course, there is always one bad apple. Sometimes you may have heard in the news about a Navy sailor committing a violent crime in Okinawa or Yokosuka. This is very terrible, but there are only very few instances like these. When those things happened, EVERYONE on the base was punished. We were told that we had to help each other and make sure no one caused any trouble. I was so angry. I couldn't leave the base for a week, sometimes two!
U.S. sailors are taught HONOR, COURAGE, and COMMITMENT. When I was in the Navy, we often had training on personal development, and were told how important it was that we be on our best behavior in Japan. I would trust a stranger on the Navy base, but never in my hometown.
So, if you have time, you should go to Yokosuka and enjoy a Yokosuka Navy Burger or some 海軍かれー!
Whenever I mention Yokosuka to Japanese people, I often hear people say that it is a dangerous place because of the U.S. Navy base. While the U.S. is more dangerous than Japan, when it comes to crime, Yokosuka is different. Military personnel are held to a much higher standard than ordinary civilians. That means that their behavior is much better. For example, one of my friends in the Navy once got drunk and passed out on a bench in Verny Park. He got in big trouble and wasn't allowed to leave the ship for a month after that.
Of course, there is always one bad apple. Sometimes you may have heard in the news about a Navy sailor committing a violent crime in Okinawa or Yokosuka. This is very terrible, but there are only very few instances like these. When those things happened, EVERYONE on the base was punished. We were told that we had to help each other and make sure no one caused any trouble. I was so angry. I couldn't leave the base for a week, sometimes two!
U.S. sailors are taught HONOR, COURAGE, and COMMITMENT. When I was in the Navy, we often had training on personal development, and were told how important it was that we be on our best behavior in Japan. I would trust a stranger on the Navy base, but never in my hometown.
So, if you have time, you should go to Yokosuka and enjoy a Yokosuka Navy Burger or some 海軍かれー!
Have a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful day!
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ブログをお読みいだだきありがとうございます。気に入った方は下記リンクをコピーして、友人と共有してくだい！
New words and phrases:
返信削除1. Military personnel 軍人
** Mention (v) 述べる
** when it comes to 〜 ...という話になると
**hold to ... ( 規則•基準などを)しっかり
守る, 固守する
2. Standard (n) 基準
で道徳規範
Ex. He has no standards.
彼は節操がない。
3. Civilian 非軍人 ( 軍人に対して)
4. Behavior 行い、振る舞い
**get drunk 酔う
5. Pass out 気を失う、意識を失う
** get in trouble 厄介な事態に陥る
6. Bad apple (Rotten apple ) 集団の中で悪影
を及ぼすひと
a bad apple / a few bad apples
** 諺 One apple spoils a bunch
7. Commit a crime 犯罪を犯す
ほかにcommit suiside / commit a murder
なんていう時につかうcommit です。
8. Instance (n) 事例、出来事
9. Cause trouble 問題をおこす
10. Yokosuka base 横須賀基地
11. Personal development 自己啓発
12. be on one’s best behavior 神妙にしている
よそ行きの態度をとる
ここでは、行儀よくしている くらいでしょうか。常にきちんとしている。でしょうか？
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Honor, Courage and Commitment
返信削除Marines Core Values... commitment ,
it’s hard to understand and put the word into Japanese.
But I could feel very high honorable sprit and cause in those words.
Hello, Yaeko. Thank-you for your long translation. That must have taken a long time. Did you know that the samurai also had virtues? Here are the 7 of Bushido: sincerity, honor, piety, loyalty, compassion, respect, and courage.
返信削除No problem, John . On the contrary I learn
返信削除more from checking those words to make sure .
Some of the Bushido spirits are succeeded to
Japanese martial arts, 武芸 aren’t they?
Which I’ve never practiced. You know better
through Karate .