世論 What Japan Thinks

If you asked a group of western foreigners what kindnesses they thought the Japanese were failing to do, undoubtedly Ladies First would appear near the top of the list. However, when goo Ranking asked the Japanese what kindnesses they themselves couldn’t do, Ladies First appeared nowhere on the list, not due to all Japanese men thinking they always show respect, but just due to the fact that Ladies First is not a concept that appears anywhere in Japanese etiquette.

Q: What random acts of kindness or public good can you just not do?

Rank	Act	Score
1	Telling noisy people in public places to shut up	100
2	Gently pointing out undone zips or other embarrassing mistakes that people haven’t themselves noticed	60.3
3	Helping old ladies or gents across the road	59.3
4	Giving up one’s seat in the bus or train	58.6
5	Picking up rubbish	49.7
6	Helping people loaded with luggage	43.6
7	Picking up fallen down bicycles	39.9
8	Cheering up people when they’re down	31.3
9	Helping out people who are lost	24.9
10	Helping search for lost items (contact lenses, etc)	19.9
11	Delivering misdirected mail to the right person	19.2
12	Pointing out mistakes in change	17.4
13	Stubbing out discarded cigarettes	17.4
14	Handing in lost property to the police	16.7
15	Helping lost children	16.2
16	Letting those in a rush go ahead	11.0
17	Yielding the road, pavement, sidewalk	10.5
18	Lending stuff	10.5
19	Replacing used toilet paper	9.3
20	Holding the door open for other people boarding a lift	8.4