Comments on: Twenty reasons why Japan and Japanese are great http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/07/06/twenty-reasons-why-japan-and-japanese-are-great/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:00:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: ALS http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/07/06/twenty-reasons-why-japan-and-japanese-are-great/#comment-115981 ALS Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:17:29 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/07/06/twenty-reasons-why-japan-and-japanese-are-great/#comment-115981 There are not four seasons in Japan, at least not in Tokyo. Tokyo has hot and wet, cold and dry, and 2 weeks of something that feels like spring somewhere in April. There are not four seasons in Japan, at least not in Tokyo. Tokyo has hot and wet, cold and dry, and 2 weeks of something that feels like spring somewhere in April.

]]> By: Mutantfrog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Mount Fuji revisited http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/07/06/twenty-reasons-why-japan-and-japanese-are-great/#comment-98425 Mutantfrog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Mount Fuji revisited Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:01:17 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/07/06/twenty-reasons-why-japan-and-japanese-are-great/#comment-98425 [...] Japanese people are proud of their seasons, and rightly so. Even from afar, the seasonal changes here are quite dramatic and beautiful, if sometimes painful for subway commuters like me. [...] […] Japanese people are proud of their seasons, and rightly so. Even from afar, the seasonal changes here are quite dramatic and beautiful, if sometimes painful for subway commuters like me. […]

]]> By: Dave R http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/07/06/twenty-reasons-why-japan-and-japanese-are-great/#comment-97547 Dave R Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:35:51 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/07/06/twenty-reasons-why-japan-and-japanese-are-great/#comment-97547 Item 9 - Flexible to adopting to new cultures? Is that a joke?!!! Someone has to be kidding me Item 9 - Flexible to adopting to new cultures? Is that a joke?!!! Someone has to be kidding me

]]> By: Paul http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/07/06/twenty-reasons-why-japan-and-japanese-are-great/#comment-96913 Paul Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:12:07 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/07/06/twenty-reasons-why-japan-and-japanese-are-great/#comment-96913 Notice that there is no mention of freedom anywhere on this list. Notice that there is no mention of freedom anywhere on this list.

]]> By: We Japanese. . . http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/07/06/twenty-reasons-why-japan-and-japanese-are-great/#comment-96574 We Japanese. . . Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:00:34 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/07/06/twenty-reasons-why-japan-and-japanese-are-great/#comment-96574 [...] What Japan Thinks has a report on an Internet survey on what Japanese people think are the greatest attributes of Japan and the Japanese people. [...] […] What Japan Thinks has a report on an Internet survey on what Japanese people think are the greatest attributes of Japan and the Japanese people. […]

]]> By: We Japanese. . . http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/07/06/twenty-reasons-why-japan-and-japanese-are-great/#comment-96575 We Japanese. . . Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:00:34 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/07/06/twenty-reasons-why-japan-and-japanese-are-great/#comment-96575 [...] What Japan Thinks has a report on an Internet survey on what Japanese people think are the greatest attributes of Japan and the Japanese people. [...] […] What Japan Thinks has a report on an Internet survey on what Japanese people think are the greatest attributes of Japan and the Japanese people. […]

]]> By: Ken Y-N http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/07/06/twenty-reasons-why-japan-and-japanese-are-great/#comment-96314 Ken Y-N Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:59:19 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/07/06/twenty-reasons-why-japan-and-japanese-are-great/#comment-96314 moby, yes, that's basically it, goo's Ranking results are always normalised to 100 for the top selection. I'm sure if you talked to goo Research and passed them a wad of cash you could get the exact number of votes for each category! I think the ranking surveys are a combination of select one from the list and write-in - I've not actually taken part in one, so I don't know the exact methodology, sorry. moby, yes, that’s basically it, goo’s Ranking results are always normalised to 100 for the top selection.

I’m sure if you talked to goo Research and passed them a wad of cash you could get the exact number of votes for each category! I think the ranking surveys are a combination of select one from the list and write-in - I’ve not actually taken part in one, so I don’t know the exact methodology, sorry.

]]> By: _kovert http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/07/06/twenty-reasons-why-japan-and-japanese-are-great/#comment-96271 _kovert Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:41:04 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/07/06/twenty-reasons-why-japan-and-japanese-are-great/#comment-96271 I think number 14 is my favorite "Express things vaguely". The fact that Japanese think this is a good quality says a lot. Not sure about the food thing either. Sure there are some interesting foods here but when I try some things of a non Japanese origin here it seems very watered down from what it should be. It think it might be more correct to say the Japanese have a sensitive palette (not exactly a in a good way). I think number 14 is my favorite “Express things vaguely”.
The fact that Japanese think this is a good quality says a lot.

Not sure about the food thing either.
Sure there are some interesting foods here but when I try some things of a non Japanese origin here it seems very watered down from what it should be.
It think it might be more correct to say the Japanese have a sensitive palette (not exactly a in a good way).

]]> By: moby http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/07/06/twenty-reasons-why-japan-and-japanese-are-great/#comment-96269 moby Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:33:55 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/07/06/twenty-reasons-why-japan-and-japanese-are-great/#comment-96269 Please could you shed a little light on this research methodology? -- "Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample." It seems that the most popular choice in any Goo survey automatically qualifies for 100 points. Does Goo ever tell us how many people actually selected the top option? Does Goo ever give it's respondents the chance to write in an option or choose "none of the above". Please could you shed a little light on this research methodology?

– “Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample.”

It seems that the most popular choice in any Goo survey automatically qualifies for 100 points.

Does Goo ever tell us how many people actually selected the top option? Does Goo ever give it’s respondents the chance to write in an option or choose “none of the above”.

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