世論 What Japan Thinks

Here’s a quickie from goo Ranking on excuses for being late that your boss might accept with a laugh. This week there’s been no decent long ranking surveys, sadly.

Demographics

Between the 21st and 24th of April 2009 1,071 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 51.4% of the sample were female, 9.2% were in their teens, 13.7% in their twenties, 27.5% in their thirties, 27.5% in their forties, 11.7% in their fifties, and 10.4% aged sixty or older.

Thinking of lateness excuses, this classic comedy comes to mind.

Number three is quite good, but all the rest seem to be more fitting for a schoolchild; I’d be more inclined to use “my train had a puncture”.

Ranking result

Q: What latest excuse might your boss accept with a laugh? (Sample size=1,071)

Rank		Score
1	My car, bike had a puncture	100
2	There was a headwind	93.6
3	It seems my legs are shorter than I thought	81.6
4	I went to work in my dreams	72.0
5	I was thinking of an excuse for being late	66.4
6	The road I usually take disappeared	64.8
7=	The lights wouldn’t change	56.0
7=	My door key broke	56.0
9=	My pet ran away	55.2
9=	I helped someone who had lost their way	55.2