A great pair of surveys this Sunday from goo Ranking, the first is what things your partner does for you on a date that makes you happy, for both Japanese women pleasing men and Japanese men pleasing women; and second is what secrets that you and your partner have that you don’t want your friends to know, for both men and women.
Demographics
Between the 23rd and 25th of March 2009 1,043 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private online questionnaire. 52.2% of the sample were male, 7.8% in their teens, 17.1% in their twenties, 28.2% in their thirties, 24.8% in their forties, 11.4% in their fifties, and 10.7% 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.
In the first question, it’s interesting to note that for men, I count seven answers directly related to expressions of love, and in the top ten another three answers are my biggest frustrations when they don’t happen, women actually giving us a hint as to what they are wanting. For women, expressions of chivalry seem to be the main desire; the lack of being happy about men making a move is perhaps more down to the expectation that their date will be all over them with little or no prompting.
For the second question, I think it is the Japanese way to keep things close to one’s chest at work regarding the opposite sex. How we met is one especially that my wife never tells anyone, although it’s not really that interesting or weird a story! I suspect that cos-play dates refers to dressing up in the bedroom…
Between the 18th and 22nd of February 2009 1,076 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private online questionnaire. 51.1% of the sample were male, 7.2% in their teens, 15.8% in their twenties, 29.4% in their thirties, 25.2% in their forties, 11.1% in their fifties, and 11.3% 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.
I find it hard to be envious of kids today, as although they may be rich in material things, city life and paranoid parents deprives them of the simpler pleasures that I had when I was young. Read the rest of this entry »
Between the 18th and 2nd of February 2009 1,076 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private online questionnaire. 51.1% of the sample were male, 7.2% in their teens, 15.8% in their twenties, 29.4% in their thirties, 25.2% in their forties, 11.1% in their fifties, and 11.3% 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.
Between the 18th and 2nd of February 2009 1,076 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private online questionnaire. 51.1% of the sample were male, 7.2% in their teens, 15.8% in their twenties, 29.4% in their thirties, 25.2% in their forties, 11.1% in their fifties, and 11.3% 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.
I’m sure all the guys in the audience will be wincing at number five – perhaps its high ranking is from women not empathising with us in our moment of suffering. Talking about that region, other more obvious (to us guys at least) pains have perhaps been removed for the sake of decency.
For me personally, I sometimes get a trapped muscle in my neck that hurts something awful! Read the rest of this entry »
Between the 18th and 2nd of February 2009 1,076 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private online questionnaire. 51.1% of the sample were male, 7.2% in their teens, 15.8% in their twenties, 29.4% in their thirties, 25.2% in their forties, 11.1% in their fifties, and 11.3% 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.
Listening (or at least pretending to do so!) to women and not being silent, even if it is just a grunt in reply, is one thing that I cannot really get my head around. When I’m annoyed, I just talk to myself just to get it all out, so I don’t understand why they can’t just do the same!
I used to wonder about why my wife used so much toilet paper, but I recently saw a program that suggested both male and female Japanese roll up about five to ten metres of the stuff whereas I was taught to use just five to eight sheets, fold the top over once or twice, and off you go. I wonder how washlet toilets and the resultant wet bum results in excessive toilet paper usage? We (well, she…) go through almost a roll per day! Read the rest of this entry »
Today’s sideways look at Japanese society is courtesy of goo Ranking as usual, where they investigated what, outside of directly work-related issues, new starts in the office would ask their seniors, for both men and women.
Demographics
Between the 18th and 2nd of February 2009 1,076 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private online questionnaire. 51.1% of the sample were male, 7.2% in their teens, 15.8% in their twenties, 29.4% in their thirties, 25.2% in their forties, 11.1% in their fifties, and 11.3% 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.
The use of “senior” is one of these difficult words to translate from Japanese. The usual translation of 先輩, sempai, is just “senior”, but in this one small word there are elements of respect and a big brother-little brother relationship. “Mentor” would be too formal and narrow a role, and it’s a much more long-term relationship than “the guy who showed me around when I started.” Read the rest of this entry »
The subject matter for this ranking survey from goo Ranking suggests there may be either poignant romantic thoughts or scary stalker-like activities; you’ll probably not be disappointed to hear that both extremes feature in this survey on actions taken when recalling lingering affections for an ex, for both men recalling women and women recalling men.
Demographics
Between the 18th and 2nd of February 2009 1,076 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private online questionnaire. 51.1% of the sample were male, 7.2% in their teens, 15.8% in their twenties, 29.4% in their thirties, 25.2% in their forties, 11.1% in their fifties, and 11.3% 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.
Such is the progress of techology that answer two for both male and female was re-reading email rather than pouring over old love letters! Pretending to be drunk and phoning her up is always a good tactic, though! Read the rest of this entry »
Two silly surveys today, and this one too leaves me scratching my head and wondering if it really is interesting or not… From goo Ranking, it’s what people find peculiar about Tokyo.
Demographics
Between the 22nd and 26th of January 2009 1,071 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private online questionnaire. 51.8% of the sample were male, 6.9% in their teens, 14.3% in their twenties, 28.9% in their thirties, 27.8% in their forties, 11.3% in their fifties, and 10.8% 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.
Here’s one of these silly surveys, from goo Ranking of course, that is either interesting or incomprehensible, or both… The subject was in what situations were people just putting on an act, for both men and women.
Demographics
Between the 22nd and 26th of January 2009 1,071 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private online questionnaire. 51.8% of the sample were male, 6.9% in their teens, 14.3% in their twenties, 28.9% in their thirties, 27.8% in their forties, 11.3% in their fifties, and 10.8% 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.
I’m useless at acting, so I’ve got into trouble for at least the first three for men, and as for pretending to be drunk, it’s far easier to just be drunk.
Does anyone understand what saying one’s full up on a first date really means? I could understand for men if it was just to get out of having to order and pay for another course, but it’s higher ranked for women. Read the rest of this entry »
Two sillynesses for the price of one today, with the second dose also from goo Ranking, looking at the moment one realises that two people at the office were an item, for both men and women.
Demographics
Between the 22nd and 26th of January 2009 1,071 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private online questionnaire. 51.8% of the sample were male, 6.9% in their teens, 14.3% in their twenties, 28.9% in their thirties, 27.8% in their forties, 11.3% in their fifties, and 10.8% 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.
I’ve not been in this situation in Japan, but it did happen once at a previous employer when I realised that one person was giving the other a lift home every night, yet they both lived in opposite directions. I actually ended up following their car one night.
Indeed, considering how closely everyone works and socialises, people keep their love life very close to their chests; it is not uncommon for someone in the office to suddenly announce being not just engaged, but actually married.
A great pair of surveys this Sunday from goo Ranking, the first is what things your partner does for you on a date that makes you happy, for both Japanese women pleasing men and Japanese men pleasing women; and second is what secrets that you and your partner have that you don’t want your friends to know, for both men and women.
Two sillynesses for the price of one today, with the second dose also from goo Ranking, looking at the moment one realises that two people at the office were an item, for both 
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