Comments on: I’m in the newspaper! http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/14/im-in-the-newspaper/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:13:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Nick Ramsay http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/14/im-in-the-newspaper/#comment-39893 Nick Ramsay Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:59:58 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/14/im-in-the-newspaper/#comment-39893 Whoops, there should have been a link around the <a href="http://www.ielection08.com/story.php?title=Polls_Sell_A_US_Attack_On_Iran" rel="nofollow">Zogby poll</a> bit. Whoops, there should have been a link around the Zogby poll bit.

]]> By: Nick Ramsay http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/14/im-in-the-newspaper/#comment-39891 Nick Ramsay Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:57:57 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/14/im-in-the-newspaper/#comment-39891 That is a good article. Well done! The part that stuck out the most for me (besides the obvious "farting wives" bit) was when you said "realizing how the framing of the question can influence the results is another key to understanding polls". I never really thought about that until recently when <a>Zogby claimed 52% of Americans were in favour of war with Iran</a>. And then <a href="http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/november2007/121107_opinion_polls.htm" rel="nofollow">Opinion Polls Skewed To Marginalize Ron Paul</a>. Don't mean to get political, but that's where surveys get really twisted! Keep polling away! That is a good article. Well done! The part that stuck out the most for me (besides the obvious “farting wives” bit) was when you said “realizing how the framing of the question can influence the results is another key to understanding polls”. I never really thought about that until recently when Zogby claimed 52% of Americans were in favour of war with Iran. And then Opinion Polls Skewed To Marginalize Ron Paul. Don’t mean to get political, but that’s where surveys get really twisted! Keep polling away!

]]> By: Ken Y-N http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/14/im-in-the-newspaper/#comment-39763 Ken Y-N Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:42:22 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/14/im-in-the-newspaper/#comment-39763 Thanks Shari and Garrett! I'm busy rewriting my About page, and I'm not really that much of an anti-social git. I think... I'd love to explain more, but there's a lot of issues on the go at work and with neighbours and other stuff that doesn't need to be written about on this blog. Thanks Shari and Garrett! I’m busy rewriting my About page, and I’m not really that much of an anti-social git. I think… I’d love to explain more, but there’s a lot of issues on the go at work and with neighbours and other stuff that doesn’t need to be written about on this blog.

]]> By: Garrett http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/14/im-in-the-newspaper/#comment-39761 Garrett Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:15:32 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/14/im-in-the-newspaper/#comment-39761 Ken, congrats. It's about time the <em>Japan Times</em> got around to profiling one of my few daily reads. Thanks for mentioning TPR, too! Bless you, sir, you're a gentleman and a scholar, even if your best-known work is letting the Anglophone world know when Japanese men first heard their wives break wind. (Like you, I wouldn't dare answer such a question lest I find out whether the missus would rather strangle me with a rope or her bare hands.) Here's hoping this bit of fame brings you traffic and the traffic brings you cash, which makes it worth your while to keep doing what you do for years to come. Ken, congrats. It’s about time the Japan Times got around to profiling one of my few daily reads. Thanks for mentioning TPR, too! Bless you, sir, you’re a gentleman and a scholar, even if your best-known work is letting the Anglophone world know when Japanese men first heard their wives break wind. (Like you, I wouldn’t dare answer such a question lest I find out whether the missus would rather strangle me with a rope or her bare hands.)

Here’s hoping this bit of fame brings you traffic and the traffic brings you cash, which makes it worth your while to keep doing what you do for years to come.

]]> By: Shari http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/14/im-in-the-newspaper/#comment-39735 Shari Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:01:28 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/14/im-in-the-newspaper/#comment-39735 You certainly deserve the attention and I hope it increases your site traffic. BTW, why is it that you "avoid other foreigners?" (You said you're anti-social but you specifically said you avoid foreigners, not all people so I assume you don't mind hanging out with Japanese people.) You certainly deserve the attention and I hope it increases your site traffic.

BTW, why is it that you “avoid other foreigners?” (You said you’re anti-social but you specifically said you avoid foreigners, not all people so I assume you don’t mind hanging out with Japanese people.)

]]> By: Joseph http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/14/im-in-the-newspaper/#comment-39688 Joseph Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:35:08 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/14/im-in-the-newspaper/#comment-39688 Congrats. Keep up the great work! Congrats. Keep up the great work!

]]> By: Mari http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/14/im-in-the-newspaper/#comment-39683 Mari Thu, 15 Nov 2007 02:12:53 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/14/im-in-the-newspaper/#comment-39683 Just read the article. Have added your RSS Feed. Really interesting stuff, cool blog! Just read the article. Have added your RSS Feed. Really interesting stuff, cool blog!

]]> By: Eloy http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/14/im-in-the-newspaper/#comment-39673 Eloy Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:08:54 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/14/im-in-the-newspaper/#comment-39673 That's cool. Sweet blog. That’s cool. Sweet blog.

]]> By: vincent http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/14/im-in-the-newspaper/#comment-39643 vincent Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:58:19 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/14/im-in-the-newspaper/#comment-39643 Congratulations! Nice picture, nice article. Good blog. Congratulations! Nice picture, nice article. Good blog.

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