Japanese culture
... helpful at time when she needs help with English. My conclusion From my interview I discovered some of the problem new Japanese migrate had faced when first entering and settling down in Australia. I realise that these migrates still have not fully adopt the Australian life style, but their children have adopted it much better. I also discover some of the help Australia government in doing in helping them. My subject mentioned about searching for job. Even though my subject was lucky and had an internal transfer which means she had no problems looking for a job but there were problems her friends had faced. Firstly it is very hard looking for a job if they are non-English speakers(4). Areas which they can work at are limited. Most of them tend to look for jobs which required more action rather than use of language. Such as kitchen hand or cleaner which only requires to understand simple instructions. These jobs are usually low pay and do not have chances to rise. My subject start off working in a company which she still continues today, finds her self very fortunate. Secondly, new migrates do not socialise in their work place. In Japan, the levels in the company are very clearly set out. The managers are very important in the company hierarchy and have to be respected and obeyed. Here in Australia it is not as important. Workers seem to be working on the same level, while managers or supervisors are only there to give instructions. It is alright to have jokes, personal chat or even develop a friendship with different levels in the company which in Japan seem very rare. My subject also mentioned that even though her work colleagues and customers are mostly Japanese it is still different compared to Japan. Workers can greet each others informally and can also dress more casual. A lot of the customer had also been in Australia for a long time, they are very easy going and friendly. This is not what I had expected after learning the comparison with Japan from my subject. I realised from my subject that working in Japan is much more pressured and especially have to be careful of what he or she says(5). My subject grows up in Fukuoka city(1) which is very rich in culture and nature. It was not as big and busy as Tokyo, so she settled into Sydney very well. She likes the nature and easy going life style while at the same time still has shopping and economic growth in Sydney unlike other Australian cities such as Perth. When my subject first came to Australia, she was also not used to the food in Australia. Some traditional Japanese foods are very difficult to find. There were not as many Japanese restaurants in Sydney. My subject is very pleases with the amount of Japanese restaurants and grocery stores grown over the years. Japanese in Australia still enjoy and keep their traditional food here in Australia. Their main meals still include rice. During festivals and different seasons, it is still important for them to have the traditional foods prepared(6). It was rare that my subject would go to an Australian restaurant. Other problem she had discovered is racism. My subject had not experience this personally but both from words of people and the news on One Nation Party in Queensland she is aware of this in Australia. But because it had not happen to her personally she believes it is not such a big issue and affected her life style. My subject is still living closely with a Japanese social group. Mostly her friends are still Japanese. She does not go to local pubs or make friends with Australian neighbours like most Australian family might do. She finds it hard to have topi...