The third Sunday in June is Father’s Day. Mrs. John Bruce Dot, a resident of the state of Washington in the United States, started this tradition to recognize fathers after Mother’s Day was established in 1908. Her father had raised his six children by himself after his wife died. To thank her father, Mrs. Dot tried successfully to establish the same tradition for her own dad and finally Fathers Day was recognized in 1916.
In America, men usually get off work between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. In the summer, due to daylight savings time, it doesn’t get dark until about 9:00 in the evening. Children have three months vacation from school and there are many children’s sports activities. Fathers can go to see their children’s baseball or soccer games after work. When I was working in America, I was surprised that my American manager often left the office to see his son’s hockey games in spite of serious work situations where others were inconvenienced by his absence. Which do you prefer, the traditional Japanese work ethic or the “American way”? Why not discuss this topic in class with your teacher?
S.R
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