uchi and soto
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Uchi and Soto
Interior and Exterior
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Soto
The vast category ofotherness Perception of other not merely as a
strangerbut as a nobody One finds oneselfmarginalized or
excluded
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Insider-Identity
Acquisition House registry (koseki)
Sponsor (mimoto hoshnin)
for Outsiders: identity
sponsorship Surrogate parent (karioya)
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Double-Sided Dread
1.It is sacred
2.It has ura that needs to be protected
Purity;oku, the sacred innermost space Impurityor anomaly
reluctance of many Japanese
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WHAT IF OUTSIDERSTRY TO ENTER THE UCHI
CIRCLE?
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Double-Sided Dread
tanshin-funin, the husband livesalone in a place away from homebecause of his employment some family members act as a guard
(rusuban)
uchi-based exclusionism;
neighbors are of communal uchi
uchi-soto penetration; exclusionof insider-outsiders
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Insider vs. Outsider
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Insider vs. Outsider
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UCHI-SOTO INCOMMUNICATION
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Scenario 1-ACARTER ONO
Ii desu to mo. Doozo.doozo. Shingakki gahajimaru madetukaimasen kara,
doozo goyukkuri.
Of course. Please goahead. I won't use
it until the newterm begins, sotake your time.
Anoo. . Sumimasen.Sensee no gohon,tyotto haisyaku-saseteitadakenai desyoo ka.
Uh, excuse me. MayI borrow your bookfor a while?
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Scenario 1-BKATO BROWN
-N. Yomu? Kasite ageruwa yo. (Yeah. Will youread it? Ill lend it toyou.)
-N. Moo Yonzyattakara (Yeah. I finishedreading it already,
so)
-Kono hon omosiroi? (Isthis book interesting?)
-Ii? (Is it O.K.?)
-Jaa, kariru ne?Sankyuu. (Then I'llborrow itO.K.?
Thanks. )
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Communication
Spokenlanguage: verb conjugation,honorifics, tone, etc.
Bodylanguage: gestures, proximity,etc.
Tatemae and Honne
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Scenario 2-AMILLER MORIMOTO
Yes, he is, but
Do you have anappointment withhim?
Please wait a moment.
Is Mr. Ito in?
I'm Deborah Miller fromOriental Trade, but . . .
Yes. Uh, the fact is, itwas a 2 o'clockappointment, but I
came a bit early.
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Scenario 2-BKATO BROWN
The man?
Oh, her? She's a studentworking part-time.
Who's that foreigner?
I mean the woman,but ...
Oh, that's who she is!
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References:
Bachnik, J. (2004). Being Outside: Uchi/SotoDistinctions. Retreieved fromhttp://athome.nealrc.org/part_2/5_1.html
Sugiyama, T. (2004). The Japanese Self in CulturalLogic. Universtiy of Hawaii.