Random Japan #10 :: Study or Play
Are they studying or are they playing their Switch?
In Japan, schoolkids, mostly high schoolers, flock to the library after school. On test weeks, they flock to the library almost all day, every day. In their tightly controlled lives, the library is one of the few places parents will let them go without question. No doubt the purported or alleged reason is study. And it is a good claim. In Japanese school pretty much the only thing one does is study for tests and take them—then forget it all and start studying for the next test. But in truth, once they get to the library they usually either start socializing or playing video games.
Is that what this group here is doing? Hmmm.
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I think they are studies.
Están jugando.
Hmm, looks like some are playing and some studying. Or maybe they're switching between studying and playing?
as per my understanding, they are sleeping.i was also doing that when i was in school hehehe... ;-)
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@dbooster - I often have the impression, that play for Japanese kids are not just playing. There is always an element of study or learning involved!?
Naw, that is the idealized image. Japanese kids are no different than any other kids: they hate studying and avoid it as much as possible in favor of playing.
@dbooster - Thank-you for busting that myth, for me. Have a great day / evening.