世論 What Japan Thinks

If you’ve ever lived in the Kansai area of Japan, you’ll surely have heard of the reputation of Osaka old ladies for their distinctive characteristics such as… Well, let’s just see what comes to mind when the Japanese think of Osaka grannies in this fun survey from goo Ranking. The fieldwork was done between the 19th and 21st of June 2007 amongst people from all over Japan.

KANJANI8 (or 関ジャニ∞ to use their Japanese name) sing a song “Osaka Obachan (old lady/granny) Rock” that can be viewed here, assuming it doesn’t get pulled due to copyright violations:

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=9h8T7Ec___o

Ranking results

Q: What characteristic comes to mind when thinking about Osaka old ladies?

Rank	Characteristic	Score
1	Loud voice	100
2	Powerful, strong shoving	93.0
3	Always haggling	79.9
4	Like loud clothes	73.4
5	Don’t listen to others talk, always talking about themselves	72.1
6	Leopard-skin print clothes	72.1
7	Always get freebies	71.1
8	Often laughing	58.8
9	Witty retorts, more entertaining than people on the telly	54.2
10	Full of energy	53.2
11	Always grab empty seats	53.0
12	Great at complaining about goods, services	44.2
13	Thick make-up	43.8
14	Don’t fall for “It’s Me” (Ore-Ore) frauds	42.8
15	Always frank about everything	39.7
16	Carry sweets with them	38.1
17	Always ask for more free tissues	36.6
18	Punch perm, crew cut	32.8
19	Overbearing wives	31.9
20	Tenacious	31.7