世論 What Japan Thinks

I decided to give the FAIL keyword a miss on the headline this time for a survey from goo Ranking looking at one’s partner’s stingy behaviour that leaves you cold, for both men looking at women’s stinginess and women looking at men’s stinginess.

Demographics

Between the 21st and 24th of July 2009 1,026 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private online questionnaire. 48.2% of the sample were male, 8.0% in their teens, 14.6% in their twenties, 28.8% in their thirties, 26.0% in their forties, 12.5% in their fifties, and 10.1% 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.

Even when we were dating, I suppose I was guilty of just about all the penny-pinchings listed by the women below! I do remember the first time we stayed overnight in a hotel, when it came to paying the bill I expected her to pay half – maybe it’s differences in perception, but not going Dutch by default when dating is always a bit strange to me.
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One traditional form of finding a member of the opposite sex is the group dating party thing, or the 合コン, go-kon in Japanese, where a group of usually three of four guys and girls go out and things may or may not develop. goo Ranking took a look at what sort of activities from fellow guys at go-kons irritate them. Hopefully there will later be the femal equivalent survey.

Demographics

Between the 21st and 24th of July 2009 1,026 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private online questionnaire. 48.2% of the sample were male, 8.0% in their teens, 14.6% in their twenties, 28.8% in their thirties, 26.0% in their forties, 12.5% in their fifties, and 10.1% 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 been to a go-kon exactly once, organised by a colleague from the guys side and a female friend of his from another division of the company. Six of us went out for a meal, and absolutely nothing happened, mostly because the other five were just as socially inept as me.

Note that as suggested by answer 15, people in relationships, even some married people, go along to these parties for innocent reasons such as making up the numbers.
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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…

Photo found on flickr and taken by sprookjeshuwelijk.
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