Shopping bags

I read the news about shopping bag. In Japan, when we buy something on the store, we can have shopping bags free. However, government are thinking about the law that prohibit the store to give shopping bags to customers free. In some countries, people already have to pay money when they need prastic bag at the store. When I went to Taiwan, I have to pay money when I need shopping bag. I feel people waste a lot of shopping bags. When I go to the convenience store, people who work there give me shopping bag even when I buy small things such as gum. I read that in Japan, it is said that 10% of the garbage from house is shopping bag. Therefore, I think it is good way to reduce the garbage. It is not only good to reduce the garbage, but also good to save oil which is needed when prastic bags are made. However, there are people who disagree with this idea because they don't want to pay money for shopping bags.

Sons are prefered in some countries.

Hello! In today's class, I learned sons are prefered to daughters in some countries. When I heard this, I remembered what my chinese friend said before. Sons are also prefered in China. Thesedays, we can know the baby's gender when they are still in the belly of theri mother. So when chinese people know their baby is girl, some people have an abortion. Because there is one chils policy in China. Therefore, they can have only one child and many people want son. The governmetn of China thought this is a not good thing. Therefore, they ban to hospital to tell the baby's gender to their parent. I think it's sad thing that people have abortion only because their baby is girl. I don't know why sons are prefered in China but I think people have traditional or conservative thinking. I think Japan getting change their mind to gender. However, the thinking that prefer sons are still remain i think.
In some countries, women don't have power, and in a very hard position. I think it is necessary to make the society that men and women are equal to make a really developed country.

Are you having a good golden week? I came back to my home town in Shiga! I always gain weight when I came back to my home. My home town is in very countryside. It is surrounded by nature. I feel here is cooler than Hirakata. Some of my friends said Hirakata is a countryside but I think Hirakata is a city when I compare to Hirakata and my hometown. I can go no where without a car. However, I don't have a car license so I have to go to somewhere by bicycle... Sometimes, it is not convinient to live in a country side, but I like countryside. I don't like crowded place. I think the air of countryside is more clean than city and I can be relax in there. I want to live in a country side, but not too countryside...I want to live in the countryside near the city and there are good transportation system...I'm selfish...
The university begins day after tomorrow. I have to study hard again...However, I'm really looking forward to see my class mates and listen to their story of their golden week!!