It will soon be Valentine’s Day, so to get into the mood I present a short ranking survey from goo Ranking on failures commited on Valentine’s Day.
Demographics
Between the 18th and 22nd of December 2008 1,039 members of the goo Research monitor pool completed a private internet-based questionnaire. The reported sex split was exactly 50.00% male and 50.00% female, a figure that one will instantly see is wrong, so for the sake of argument I’ll round it up to 520 females and down to 519 males. 7.6% of the sample were in their teens, 15.6% in their twenties, 28.0% in their thirties, 27.6% in their forties, 10.9% in their fifties, and 10.3% 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. Note also this question was for women only, as the day is only for women to give stuff to men.
Hair preening in the subway is a combination of actions from the list below that most irritates me, this list being from goo Ranking looking at what actions make one think you might be a narcissist, for both women and men.
Demographics
Between the 18th and 22nd of December 2008 1,039 members of the goo Research monitor pool completed a private internet-based questionnaire. The reported sex split was exactly 50.00% male and 50.00% female, a figure that one will instantly see is wrong, so for the sake of argument I’ll round it up to 520 females and down to 519 males. 7.6% of the sample were in their teens, 15.6% in their twenties, 28.0% in their thirties, 27.6% in their forties, 10.9% in their fifties, and 10.3% 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 don’t think I suffer from any of the flaws noted below, as I cannot be a narcissist as it is impossible to improve on perfection.
Well, not really secret, but what people do at home that they don’t want others to see, for both men and women, a ranking survey performed by goo Ranking.
Demographics
Between the 18th and 22nd of December 2008 1,039 members of the goo Research monitor pool completed a private internet-based questionnaire. The reported sex split was exactly 50.00% male and 50.00% female, a figure that one will instantly see is wrong, so for the sake of argument I’ll round it up to 520 females and down to 519 males. 7.6% of the sample were in their teens, 15.6% in their twenties, 28.0% in their thirties, 27.6% in their forties, 10.9% in their fifties, and 10.3% 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’d probably have to say seeing me in my casual clothes (hmm, that didn’t feature anywhere in the answers!) as many of them are selected by my wife or just hand-me-downs – I’m currently wearing a Kewpie sweatshirt under a hoodie with some rather dubiously unmasculine images on the back, so whenever I go to the mailbox or to throw out rubbish I pray no-one sees me!
Between the 24th and 26th of September 2008 1,044 members of the goo Research online monitor panel completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 50.6% of the sample were male, 5.8% in their teens, 12.7% in their twenties, 32.3% in their thirties, 27.6% in their forties, 12.3% in their fifties, and 9.3% 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 think I manage just about everything on the list, except perhaps pot noodles. However, our biggest stock which I wish we (she!) would throw away is the millions of paper and plastic bags we get free when shopping! Read the rest of this entry »
Here’s another fun look at the sexes courtesy of goo Ranking, this time considering when people feel it they don’t need a partner, for both men not needed women and women not needing men.
Demographics
Between the 21st and 23rd of November 2008 1,083 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 50.4% of the sample were female, 9.0% in their teens, 15.7% in their twenties, 29.1% in their thirties, 25.5% in their forties, 11.3% in their fifties, and 9.4% 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.
Although the actual question was in the past tense, I translated everything in the present tense to give it more of a sense of urgency.
For me, I think my most common moment was when I listened to The Smiths! Other times combined both 1 and 9, when I went on trips to watch Grands Prix in both Japan and Malaysia Read the rest of this entry »
I cannot wait until Sunday to be silly with this one (and anyway, I’ve got a better one lined up for then), a survey from iShare looking at UMA, Unidentified Mysterious Animals, or cryptozoological beasts.
Demographics
Between the 9th and 11th of December 2008 430 members of the CLUB BBQ free email forwarding service completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 53.7% of the sample were male, 10.7% in their twenties, 51.9% in their thirties, 29.8% in their forties, and 7.7% in their teens or fifty or older.
For me, I wouldn’t want Nessie to exist as it would probably destroy a lot of the tourist trade! I’d love to see a real kappa, however. I’m not sure what the New Nessie is, but here’s a video via Japan Probe of the Old Nessie visiting Tokyo.
Between the 21st and 23rd of November 2008 1,083 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 50.4% of the sample were female, 9.0% in their teens, 15.7% in their twenties, 29.1% in their thirties, 25.5% in their forties, 11.3% in their fifties, and 9.4% 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’d have to go with the money bath; I’m surprised “light cigarettes with it” didn’t feature, though, as that’s another popular image of having money to burn. I’m not sure why slapping someone in the face appears so high in the ratings, however. Does anyone recognise the reference in Japanese popular culture? Read the rest of this entry »
goo Ranking recently asked the women of the goo Research monitor panel about when they want someone by their side, a survey that drew a lot more negative than positive images.
Demographics
Between the 21th and 24th of October 2008 1,056 members of the goo Research online monitor panel completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.5% of the sample were female, 5.0% in their teens, 13.2% in their twenties, 28.4% in their thirties, 31.5% in their forties, 13.1% in their fifties, and 8.8% 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. Since this was a female-only survey, only the 554 women answered.
7 and 9 are about the only two positive times (20 might be too), when they want someone to share the joy with; the rest are either sharing the misery or warding off loneliness!
Just to clarify about number 14, in Japan Christmas Eve is for some reason a night for couples, so hearing an Xmas number, rather than bringing out the urge to smash the radio with a hammer, reminds some women of how they don’t have a date. Number 4 is a similar manifestation of the syndrome, when the Christmas lights are ablase – another survey that I may translate this week shows that illuminations are the ideal Christmas date for women. Read the rest of this entry »
goo Ranking looked recently at from what occupation would one like to have a gocon with, for both women choosing men and men choosing women. A gocon is a dating party, usually consisting of three of four guys and three of four women, with each group usually being work colleagues.
Demographics
Between the 21th and 24th of October 2008 1,056 members of the goo Research online monitor panel completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.5% of the sample were female, 5.0% in their teens, 13.2% in their twenties, 28.4% in their thirties, 31.5% in their forties, 13.1% in their fifties, and 8.8% 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. Read the rest of this entry »
Well, they are actually called 忘年会, bounenkai, forget the year parties, over here but they serve a similar purpose to said Xmas event. To find out what you shouldn’t do there, goo Ranking had a look at the NG activities at a bounenkai. NG is a commonly-used abbreviation in Japan too, for No Good.
Demographics
Between the 21th and 24th of October 2008 1,056 members of the goo Research online monitor panel completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.5% of the sample were female, 5.0% in their teens, 13.2% in their twenties, 28.4% in their thirties, 31.5% in their forties, 13.1% in their fifties, and 8.8% 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.
Since this is a silly survey, I’ll be a bit freer with the translation today! I also couldn’t be bothered waiting until Sunday to present this.
I hope I can rely on Roaf at Gaijin Tonic to break most of these rules at this year’s bounenkai!
Well, not really secret, but what people do at home that they don’t want others to see, for both 
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