Realising you’re an adult
Advertisementgoo Ranking’s silliness was looking at when Japanese feel that they are adults now.
Demographics
Over the 6th and 7th of June 2011 1,148 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 50.6% of the sample were male, 12.1% in their teens, 16.9% in their twenties, 28.0% in their thirties, 25.4% in their forties, 9.7% in their fifties, and 7.9% aged sixty or older. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample.
When I was a student, the most popular image was developing a taste for gin and tonic. I’ve never acquired it myself to this day… Quite frankly, I barely identify with any of the answers!
Ranking result
Q: When do you feel “I’m an adult now!”? (Sample size=1,148)
Rank Score 1 Quality becomes more important than quantity 100 2 Friends get married 88.2 3 Think of what I have to do the next day so skip going out at nights 86.5 4 I get married 85.9 5 Regularly check the comings and going in politics 83.0 6 Stop following the latest trends 75.6 7 Regularly check the comings and going in the economy 70.4 8 It’s not embarrassing to show some filial piety 65.2 9 Can continue conversations even when angry without it showing on my face 63.2 10 Cook for myself to save money 53.2 11 Casually throw white lies into conversations 49.7 12 My taste in the opposite sex changes 45.7 13 Wear expensive accessories 35.6 14 Become a regular at a bar 24.8 15 Friends get divorced 33.6 16 Start to be able to taste different types of green tea 31.6 17 Prefer counter sushi restaurants to conveyer belt sushi 31.0 18 Grow out of philandering 23.9 19 Leisurely eat breakfast at home 19.8 20 Get excited when the talk turns to golf 14.9 21= Will talk about wine 10.6 21= Begin to get particular about audio equipment 10.6 21= Become more of a fan of jazz than rock 10.6 24 Say “I’ll have my usual” when ordering at restuarants 8.6 25 Organise parties at hotels 4.0 26 Puffing cigars with brandy in a gown 2.6
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This was a fun post. Some of the lower ones are quite funny. I think I’ll have to go through some unexpected changes to get to a point where I ‘get excited when the talk turns to golf’ or I find myself ‘puffing cigars with brandy in a gown’.
Being able to ‘taste different types of green tea’ sounds like one of those ‘been in Japan too long’ indicators.
#26 is a real blast from the past. Did they grow up around Victorian/Edwardian influences??