http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/10/19/how-to-spot-a-herbivore-boy-and-a-carnivore-boy/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:59:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/10/19/how-to-spot-a-herbivore-boy-and-a-carnivore-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-195629 Why herbivore boys don’t get the girl | 世論 What Japan Thinks Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:16:38 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=2345#comment-195629 [...] poor herbivore boys have been beaten to death by both me and the mainstream press, so let’s dance on their graves with goo Ranking at why herbivore [...] [...] poor herbivore boys have been beaten to death by both me and the mainstream press, so let’s dance on their graves with goo Ranking at why herbivore [...]

]]> http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/10/19/how-to-spot-a-herbivore-boy-and-a-carnivore-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-190182 PeterD Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:06:45 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=2345#comment-190182 Thanks for doing these. I enjoy reading them. And once a quarter, I have to do a presentation for my Japanese class - and I often use one of these rankings as what I present on. I may be doing herbivore/carnivore for the presentation I have to do next week. Thanks for doing these. I enjoy reading them. And once a quarter, I have to do a presentation for my Japanese class - and I often use one of these rankings as what I present on. I may be doing herbivore/carnivore for the presentation I have to do next week.

]]> http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/10/19/how-to-spot-a-herbivore-boy-and-a-carnivore-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-190177 Ken Y-N Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:28:00 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=2345#comment-190177 PeterD, you're absolutely right! When I first translated it in my head it was "Indoor type" to contrast the "Outdoor type" for the carnivores, but when I actually typed it out for some reason I read it as インテリ系! PeterD, you’re absolutely right! When I first translated it in my head it was “Indoor type” to contrast the “Outdoor type” for the carnivores, but when I actually typed it out for some reason I read it as インテリ系!

]]> http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/10/19/how-to-spot-a-herbivore-boy-and-a-carnivore-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-190163 PeterD Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:20:46 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=2345#comment-190163 Under both herbivore listings, you have intelligent as the first category. I don't see that on the Japanese version. Both men and women seem to list インドア派 as the top listing. I a translating this as "indoor clique", which would seem to be the same as the ranking saying wanting to spend time in their own room? Does it actually mean intelligent? Under both herbivore listings, you have intelligent as the first category. I don’t see that on the Japanese version. Both men and women seem to list インドア派 as the top listing. I a translating this as “indoor clique”, which would seem to be the same as the ranking saying wanting to spend time in their own room? Does it actually mean intelligent?

]]> http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/10/19/how-to-spot-a-herbivore-boy-and-a-carnivore-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-189958 Ken Y-N Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:49:58 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=2345#comment-189958 Damn, I knew that had to be an idiom, but I just didn't bother looking it up! I'll fix that. Damn, I knew that had to be an idiom, but I just didn’t bother looking it up! I’ll fix that.

]]> http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/10/19/how-to-spot-a-herbivore-boy-and-a-carnivore-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-189956 darg Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:39:33 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=2345#comment-189956 Hey Ken- just as a note, 顔が広い means that someone is well known/well connected, not that they have a broad face - makes a little more sense that way! :P Hey Ken- just as a note, 顔が広い means that someone is well known/well connected, not that they have a broad face - makes a little more sense that way!

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