世論 What Japan Thinks

This week’s silliness is from goo Ranking as usual, this time looking at what unique appreciation societies people might like to join.

Demographics

Over the 21st and 22nd of February 2008 1,052 people from the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 50.7% were female, 6.4% in their teens, 15.7% in their twenties, 31.0% in their thirties, 26.6% in their forties, 11.2% in their fifties, and 9.1% aged sixty or over. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample.

I’m not sure what the exact selection criteria for these societies were; was it a hand-picked list and people chose the most interesting to them, or was it a free answer?

Number 1 is a great choice, and a good excuse to link to Neil Duckett’s pottering about around the Yamanote Line in Tokyo, as I’ve done that a few times myself around areas I thought I was familiar with, but it’s quite fascinating to just wander about taking in the atmosphere. I don’t know if I’d like the actual pottering as a group activity, but having somewhere to swap photos and chat about one’s discoveries would be fun.

I’d probably also want to join a Gaijins Who Don’t Like Hanging Out With Other Gaijins Appreciation Society. No wait…

Ranking results

Q: What unique appreciation society might you like to join? (Sample size=)

Rank		Score
1	Pottering Appreciation Society	100
2	Shareholder Perks Appreciation Society	95.6
3	Motorway Service Area Appreciation Society	85.2
4	Coffee Appreciation Society	79.8
5	Instant Ramen Appreciation Society	60.1
6	Planning for Retiring to a Tropical Isle Appreciation Society	50.3
7	Clearance Sale Items Appreciation Society	39.3
8	Convenience Store Appreciation Society	37.7
9	Mixing Stuff In With Rice Appreciation Society	35.0
10	Glasses-wearing Guys/Girls Appreciation Society	32.2
11	Health Freaks Appreciation Society	31.7
12	Home-made Lunch Box Appreciation Society	28.4
13	Back-street Appreciation Society	28.4
14	Picnic Appreciation Society	28.4
15	Book Study Appreciation Society	27.3
16	Minor, Unusual Drink Appreciation Society	26.8
17	Awful Video Game Appreciation Society	24.0
18	Agressive-then-loving (Tsundere) Character Appreciation Society	22.4
19	Love Temperament Appreciation Society	20.8
20	Minature Appreciation Society	20.2