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Russian Library

A motivational story

If you see someone sitting alone in a restaurant, you might assume they're waiting for someone, or perhaps they're grabbing a quick lunch on their break.

But more and more people around the world are purposely dining alone.

Japan has a special word for this: ohitorisama, which refers to people confidently doing things alone without worrying about what others think.

A recent survey found that 23% of Japanese people eat out alone, up from 18% in 2018. And in the US, solo dining reservations have risen 29% over the last two years, according to restaurant reservation site OpenTable.

OpenTable CEO Debby Soo thinks remote work is one reason for the increase, with people looking for a break from their home offices.

The increasing popularity in solo dining comes as more people are living alone. In 2019, the Pew Research Center found that 38% of US adults ages 25 to 54 were living without a partner, up from 29% in 1990. In Japan, single households now make up one-third of the total; that’s expected to increase to 40% by 2040, according to government data.

Growing interest in solo travel — particularly among travelers ages 55 and over — is also leading to more meals alone.

But Soo thinks there could be more to it than that.

"I think there's a broader movement of self-love and self-care and really … enjoying your own company," Soo said.

As a result, many restaurants are redoing their seating, changing their menus and adding other special touches to appeal to solo diners.

But some aren't always happy to seat one diner. A Michelin-starred London restaurant caused a stir last year when it started charging solo diners the same price as two customers. The restaurant, which has 34 seats, offers an eight-course menu costing about $280 per person.

Other restaurants say it's worth seating one person because solo diners will often come back and eat there again.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Party of One: Solo Dining Increasing in Popularity

Здравствуйте! 
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Иногда мои студенты спрашивают, люди каких профессий зарабатывают больше всех в России? Сегодня я вам расскажу.
Итак, где самые большие зарплаты в России?
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По-русски легко!

Самые высокооплачиваемые специальности в России

Tra ieri ed oggi ho avuto finalmente modo di prendere due lezioni, una in Francese e una in Giapponese, vi racconto come è andata!

The Italian Miscellaneous Podcast🖐 

La mia esperienza da studente!

Describing the context in which you heard a Word or an Idiom, making silly stories or puns are all great mnemonic devices which help us remember new Vocabulary.



All Things English

Vocabulary Acquisition - Describing the Context

Ne yapiyorsun ve naber - What are you doing and whatsapp? - questions and answers (sorular ve cevaplar)

İngilizçe - selamlar

Ne yapiyorsun

Hi everyone! It's December! It's Christmas! So, in this episode obviously I talk about Christmas in Japan. Some of you may have heard about how Japanese people celebrate it, like what we eat. I explain how a typical Japanese would do on 24th and 25th of this month.

たつきのにほんご

日本のクリスマス (Beginner)

★lesson on italki 
https://www.italki.com/ja/teacher/9451959/japanese

★buy me a coffee 
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ccr9nwq8ytV

★Kindle Japanese books
https://www.amazon.com/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3AAtsushi+_Japanese&s=relevancerank&text=Atsushi+_Japanese&ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1

★Kindle本
https://www.amazon.co.jp/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3AAtsushi+_Japanese&s=relevancerank&text=Atsushi+_Japanese&ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1


こんばんは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。


今日もN4です！
〜にくいは、〜するのがむずかしい、という時に使います。

ということで、早速例文、いきます！

・湿気が多くて洗濯物が乾きにくいです。

・この道はせまくて運転しにくいです。

・このグラスは壊れにくいです。

・カニは少し食べにくいです。

・昔の本は読みにくいです。


こんな感じです！
ーにくいはよく使います。

使いやすいので、ぜひ例文を作ってみてくださいね！

オンラインレッスンでいろんな話ができます。かんさいべんもいろいろ教えることもできます。

ぼくと話してみたい！という方はぜひレッスンを予約してみてください！

ということで、今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！

Atsushi のJapanese podcast (travel/news /文法・漢字・語彙/Osaka/Hokkaido/🇹🇷🇬🇪🇦🇲🇪🇸🇵🇹)

#287 N4 〜にくい、について！

transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dmHFaaQsOtPg22TAWCqMcV4jQSW4j4gV/view?usp=drivesdk