世論 What Japan Thinks

Just as a bit of fun, here’s a pair of silly surveys from goo Ranking, one from women and one from men on what’s the biggest turn-offs when being invited back for coffee. The fieldwork was conducted over three days in the middle of January, but no further demographic information is available.

Note that due to differences in social mores, and of course the ready availability of alternatives, visiting one’s girlfriend’s or boyfriend’s flat comes much later in a relationship than compared to the West, I believe.

Number 14 for women, not putting eggs in the fridge, seems rather out of place! It’s also interesting to see how what women look for in a man’s home differs from what men look for in a woman’s place.

Ranking Results

What’s the biggest turn-off when invited to a guy’s house?

Rank		Score
1	Ex’s (or exs’) photographs on display	100
2	Room smells	81.4
3	Only my own photos on display	77.9
4	Never touched for many years fish-tank	71.6
5	Lots of books on dating techniques	69.3
6	Futon left lying out	68.8
7	Pin-up girl posters on walls	67.0
8	Rubbish scattered about	63.9
9	Animation, etc, character-related items everywhere	60.2
10	Lots of figurine collections	59.9
11	CD and DVD collections are pin-up girl material only	58.7
12	Likeness of myself on display	51.9
13	Adult magazines, DVDs, goods	50.7
14	Eggs stored outside refrigerator	44.4
15	Giant cuddly toys	43.6
16	Naff curtains, bed sheets, etc	30.1
17	Naff clothes	29.8
18	Two of each item of crockery	26.6
19	No covers on the quilt, bed, etc	25.2
20	Refrigerator iced-up	24.6
21	Has clothes one normally wouldn’t wear (??)	24.4
22	Washing left hanging out to dry	23.2
23	Recent professionally-taken family portrait on display	22.3
24	Only manga on the bookshelves	19.5
25	Has stuff made in primary school	18.9
26	No cooker	18.3
27	Stuff stored away like an expert housewife	17.5
28	Too-dark lighting	17.2
29	No dishes or cooking utensils	15.8
30	Trophies or certificates on display	14.9

What’s the biggest turn-off when invited to a girl’s house?

Rank		Score
1	Dirty toilet	100
2	Dirty bath (hair in plughole, mould, etc)	92.1
3	Dirty dishes piled up in the sink	84.5
4	Ex’s (or exs’) photographs on display	79.1
5	Rubbish or clothes scattered about	78.4
6	Futon left lying out	66.5
7	Clothes for washing piled up	60.8
8	Shoes scattered about the entrance	57.6
9	Washing left hanging out to dry	47.5
10	Walls or ceiling gone yellow	40.6
11	Interior design is too pink	37.8
12	Lots of books on dating techniques	37.8
13	Adult magazines, DVDs, goods	36.3
14	Empty refrigerator	35.6
15	Fujoshi (female otaku (nerd)) items	34.2
16	No cooking utensils or ingredients	33.1
17	Hello kitty, etc, character-related items everywhere	32.4
18	Photos of myself I don’t remember being taken on display	30.9
19	Only photos of herself on display	28.8
20	1.8 litre bottles (issho) of sake or shochu	28.4
21	Pin-up items on display	26.6
22	Lots of figurine collections	26.3
23	Interior design is too frilly	23.7
24	Instant food and snacks lying around	20.9
25	Canopy over bed	18.7
26	Feng shui-ed interior design	18.0
27	Individualistic book collections (occult, young girl comics, etc)	16.9
28	Reeks of aromatherapy oils	15.5
29	Lots of women’s weekly magazines	14.7
30	Supplements and diet goods lined up on shelves	13.3

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