About NZ

We spend every day doing a lot of things. In Kumamoto, Japan, there are many places to play or go. Young people do many delightful things, for example, driving, shopping, and so on.
In Auckland and Kumamoto, what do young people do every day? Where do they often go, and what do they like to do? What is coming into fashion in Auckland? What are the differences?
To answer these questions, I will give a questionnaire about young people’s activities to my host family and friends. I will give the same questionnaire about young people’s activities to my friends in KGU, too. Further, I will go or do various things with my host family and friends.
Section 2 of this paper will show about young people’s activity in Kumamoto. What do young people do in Kumamoto? Section 3 will show about young people’s activity in Auckland. What are the most popular things in Auckland? Section 4 will discuss the differences between activities in Auckland.
In Kumamoto 　
Young people do a lot of things in Kumamoto. And I took a questionnaire to 24 students of both sexes in KGU. So, I’ll show about questionnaire of result.
First question is “What do you like to do with your friends?” Most girl students said they like talking and shopping. Other girl students said they like drinking, driving, eating out and staying at their friends. On the other hands, most boy students said playing game, trip and eating grilled slices of meat. Second question is “What do you often go in your free time?” Most girl students said they often go downtown or shopping mall such as PARCO, You me town in Hikarinomori and shopping mall Clair to go shopping. Other girl students said they go to Karaoke, some rivers, mountain and their home. And most boy students said café, pachinko and mountain Third question is “Do you think what thing is coming into fashion in Kumamoto?” At first, I talk about foods. There are many answers of this question. Some girl students said they thought Tapioca and mango. These are very popular food lately in Japan. Other answers are bid parfait, mineral water, ice cream, white taiyaki, avocado and so on. On the other hands, some boy students said they thought parfait of swiss and a spicy lotus root. Next, I talk about clothes. There are many answers of this question, too. Some girl students said they thought a dress, clothes which are sold at PARCO. Other answers are short pants, color pants, sandal of wedge sole, and so on. And some boy students said plain-colored clothes and sweater. At last, I talk about places. Most girl students said they thought downtown, shopping mall Clair and You me town. Another girl said she thought Aso. Aso is very popular sightseeing area. Young people often go to Aso to drive or see a night view. Other answers are hot spring, Movie Theater. On the other hands, most boy students said Round one. We can play bowling, do karaoke and play various sports there. Forth question is “What do you do in summer?” Most girl students said they go to the beach and summer festival. They also go to fireworks display and do a sparkler. And some girls go camping and travel. And some boys said they go to the beach, river and summer festival. Fifth question is “What do you do in winter?” Most girls said they go to skating and see a night view. Some girls go to hot spring and do a Nabe party. Nabe is hot pot cooked at the table. And when they stay at their home, they eat some oranges in a kotatsu. On the other hand, most boys said they go to hot spring and skiing. Both boys and girls have a snowball fight if it will be snow in winter. Sixth question is “When you go hang out, what do you get information?” The most popular way is from their friends. And some girls said they use some magazine and Internet. In Kumamoto, we can read some local magazine, for example, “no!”, “Tankuma” and so on. We can know some information in Kumamoto. And boys get some information from TV sometimes. Seventh question is “When you go out to play, what transportation do you use?” The most popular way is car. We can get a driver’s license from 18 years old. So, we often use car to move. The second popular way is bus and train. The third popular way is bicycle. Some boys said use a motorcycle. And last question is “What kind of shop or institution do you want in Kumamoto?” They want big shopping mall and amusement park the most. Other answers are big pool, hot spring, aquarium and so on.
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