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Published Date: 2014/11/22

4-Panel Idea: Lessons...? "Easy Prey" #012

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#012 "What About Lessons...?"

なんで 「英会話習いたい」っていいながら、 パパはやらないのかな?
たしかに 大人は忙しくて習い事に割ける時間がないのかな。 でも、何もしないでいる時間も結構あるよ。   時間は貯めておけないから、 時間が「ない」時と「ある」時の両方があるんだね。
だったら 時間がなくてできないでいる事と、 何もしてないで余っている時間を くっつけちゃえばいいんじゃない?
きまり! 「英会話タクシー」はどう?  タクシーの中では何もしてないことが多いよね。 その10分、15分の移動時間が英会話の場に早変わり!  英語しか話さない運転手さんを相手に、行き先や道順とかを、 ずーっと英語で会話するの。  これなら忙しい合間にできるし、 密室だから恥ずかしくないし、 運転手さんと2人きりだから 強制的に話す感じだし、 集中できて上達するカモ!

I often complain about not having enough time, but then I realized I actually have some spare time here and there. That's when I noticed all the "mismatches" between supply and demand out there.
If you don't have enough time for lessons, why not combine them with your spare time? I thought about it, perhaps a bit forcefully.
With the 2020 Olympics approaching, there seems to be a push across industries to increase the number of people who can handle English. So, "Taxi English Conversation Lessons" might actually be surprisingly easy to make happen.

And beyond time, there are other supply-demand mismatches. Combining different elements might just create something new.
For example, seniors living in nursing homes. Suppose they want someone to listen to them talk at a leisurely pace.
On the other hand, kids attending kindergarten or daycare would be thrilled to have adults who will talk to them a lot.
Connecting people who want to talk with people who want to listen could make everyone happy!? What do you think?

#011 "What exactly is a children's playground...?"
#010 "Youth Voter Turnout..."
#009 "How to choose where to live...?"
#008 "Why is parental leave...?"
#007 "What about true/false tests...?"
#006 "What's littering...?"
#005 "Shopping...?"
#004 "Walking while using your phone...?"
#003 "What about waiting at the hospital...?"
#002 "Sunday evenings...?"
#001 "Children's Day is...?"


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Easy Prey

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