Comments on: What I love being praised for http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/08/04/what-i-love-being-praised-for/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:26:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Kristo http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/08/04/what-i-love-being-praised-for/#comment-107225 Kristo Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:50:45 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/08/04/what-i-love-being-praised-for/#comment-107225 These are very interesting results. Definetly worth for blogging. Thanks! These are very interesting results. Definetly worth for blogging. Thanks!

]]> By: Ken Y-N http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/08/04/what-i-love-being-praised-for/#comment-106810 Ken Y-N Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:33:09 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/08/04/what-i-love-being-praised-for/#comment-106810 Hi Mike, Thanks as always for the feedback! Yes, I was in a hurry and knew I was mixing tenses! I also noticed I screwed up the table after 16= for men... Hi Mike,

Thanks as always for the feedback! Yes, I was in a hurry and knew I was mixing tenses!

I also noticed I screwed up the table after 16= for men…

]]> By: Mike http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/08/04/what-i-love-being-praised-for/#comment-106655 Mike Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:16:01 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/08/04/what-i-love-being-praised-for/#comment-106655 Hi again! Nice work as always. This is an interesting survey we have here. I do have some translation pointers, if you'll indulge me ;-) First the biggies, no.9 スタイルがよい (sutairu ga yoi) suprisingly has little to do with style per se, but rather means, 'to have a nice body' or sexy body (for women only and usually means a lady who is thin, but well endowed) and conversely no 14 姿勢が美しい (shisei ga utsukushii) doesn't mean have a nice figure, but rather means, has good posture, or carriage. no. 30 透明感 (toumeikan)　while it literaly means 'transparent', in the context of a woman, i believe it refers to a pure clean quality (both in terms of personality and looks) on to the men, no.13 仕切りがうまい (shikiri ga umai) is a tough one. I'm not sure if 'compartmentalizing' is the right idea. Perhaps, it refers someone who is good at delegation (like a leader) and who acts appropriate to the situation, for example, being fun at a party, but serious at work, etc... and for no.24 for consistency, i would avoid the first person and go with, 'can hold his liquor'. Sorry for all the kibitzing （笑） Mike Hi again! Nice work as always. This is an interesting survey we have here. I do have some translation pointers, if you’ll indulge me ;-)
First the biggies, no.9
スタイルがよい (sutairu ga yoi) suprisingly has little to do with style per se, but rather means, ‘to have a nice body’ or sexy body (for women only and usually means a lady who is thin, but well endowed)
and conversely no 14
姿勢が美しい (shisei ga utsukushii) doesn’t mean have a nice figure, but rather means, has good posture, or carriage.
no. 30
透明感 (toumeikan)　while it literaly means ‘transparent’, in the context of a woman, i believe it refers to a pure clean quality (both in terms of personality and looks)
on to the men,
no.13
仕切りがうまい (shikiri ga umai) is a tough one. I’m not sure if ‘compartmentalizing’ is the right idea. Perhaps, it refers someone who is good at delegation (like a leader) and who acts appropriate to the situation, for example, being fun at a party, but serious at work, etc…
and for no.24
for consistency, i would avoid the first person and go with, ‘can hold his liquor’.
Sorry for all the kibitzing （笑）
Mike

]]> By: feitclub http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/08/04/what-i-love-being-praised-for/#comment-106182 feitclub Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:53:19 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/08/04/what-i-love-being-praised-for/#comment-106182 The number one answers shouldn't be surprising given how Japanese society clings to those "traditional" values of "man works while woman minds the home," but I'm still surprised to see it laid out so obviously before me. The fact that each gender's number one answer is ranked so lowly by the opposite gender...wow. Now I know why my wife gets so excited when I tell her how much I enjoyed dinner. The number one answers shouldn’t be surprising given how Japanese society clings to those “traditional” values of “man works while woman minds the home,” but I’m still surprised to see it laid out so obviously before me. The fact that each gender’s number one answer is ranked so lowly by the opposite gender…wow. Now I know why my wife gets so excited when I tell her how much I enjoyed dinner.

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