Happy English Yokohama days

とっておきたいこと。毎日のこと。横浜のこと。そしてHAPPYになれる英語のことば。いろいろ。

ポケモンセンターヨコハマ

2008-10-05 22:04:09 | Welcome to Yokohama
ランドマークにあるポケモンショップがお引っ越し。
(といっても、目の前にだけどね。)
10月10日にリニューアルオープン。
それにあわせてピカチュウが飾られている。

8月にイギリスに行った時、向こうの子供たちがみんな
ポケモンを知っているのにびっくり。
放送されているのはどうも古いやつみたいなんだけど。
だからうちの子とは好きなポケモンが全く違うのね。
すごいなぁ。
ポケモンの本が英語で出ているわけだね。

Pokemon is popular in England, too. They know a lot of Pokemons’ names, the same as Japanese children. Even, our nephew has collected Pokemon cards. I was really surprised. I wondered why so many children love Pokemon. Even my son loves them. They treat some Pokemon as their pets or friends or babies. It is very interesting. Well, it is difficult to have their own pets nowadays, and even if children got pets, still they don’t have enough time to spend with their pets, or it is very difficult to have as close a relationship as Pokemon with their pets anyway.

When I see my son, I always feel bad, because he always can’t have satisfaction of his own time. He doesn’t have enough daydreaming time. When I was child, I got a plenty of time till beddybyes, but not for my son. He doesn’t go for any other lessons, only school. But everyday, he has to do the homework, and he has to catch up everyday class. In his school, there are all sorts of children who are studying, that’s why it is hard. But I wish the school use their school time more carefully and usefully. Children spend a half of day for school, I wish they respected children’s own time more. There are a lot of things which only children can enjoy.