Just as a bit of fun, here’s a pair of silly surveys from goo Ranking, one from women and one from men on what’s the biggest turn-offs when being invited back for coffee. The fieldwork was conducted over three days in the middle of January, but no further demographic information is available.
Note that due to differences in social mores, and of course the ready availability of alternatives, visiting one’s girlfriend’s or boyfriend’s flat comes much later in a relationship than compared to the West, I believe.
Number 14 for women, not putting eggs in the fridge, seems rather out of place! It’s also interesting to see how what women look for in a man’s home differs from what men look for in a woman’s place.
Ranking Results
What’s the biggest turn-off when invited to a guy’s house?
Rank Score 1 Ex’s (or exs’) photographs on display 100 2 Room smells 81.4 3 Only my own photos on display 77.9 4 Never touched for many years fish-tank 71.6 5 Lots of books on dating techniques 69.3 6 Futon left lying out 68.8 7 Pin-up girl posters on walls 67.0 8 Rubbish scattered about 63.9 9 Animation, etc, character-related items everywhere 60.2 10 Lots of figurine collections 59.9 11 CD and DVD collections are pin-up girl material only 58.7 12 Likeness of myself on display 51.9 13 Adult magazines, DVDs, goods 50.7 14 Eggs stored outside refrigerator 44.4 15 Giant cuddly toys 43.6 16 Naff curtains, bed sheets, etc 30.1 17 Naff clothes 29.8 18 Two of each item of crockery 26.6 19 No covers on the quilt, bed, etc 25.2 20 Refrigerator iced-up 24.6 21 Has clothes one normally wouldn’t wear (??) 24.4 22 Washing left hanging out to dry 23.2 23 Recent professionally-taken family portrait on display 22.3 24 Only manga on the bookshelves 19.5 25 Has stuff made in primary school 18.9 26 No cooker 18.3 27 Stuff stored away like an expert housewife 17.5 28 Too-dark lighting 17.2 29 No dishes or cooking utensils 15.8 30 Trophies or certificates on display 14.9 What’s the biggest turn-off when invited to a girl’s house?
Rank Score 1 Dirty toilet 100 2 Dirty bath (hair in plughole, mould, etc) 92.1 3 Dirty dishes piled up in the sink 84.5 4 Ex’s (or exs’) photographs on display 79.1 5 Rubbish or clothes scattered about 78.4 6 Futon left lying out 66.5 7 Clothes for washing piled up 60.8 8 Shoes scattered about the entrance 57.6 9 Washing left hanging out to dry 47.5 10 Walls or ceiling gone yellow 40.6 11 Interior design is too pink 37.8 12 Lots of books on dating techniques 37.8 13 Adult magazines, DVDs, goods 36.3 14 Empty refrigerator 35.6 15 Fujoshi (female otaku (nerd)) items 34.2 16 No cooking utensils or ingredients 33.1 17 Hello kitty, etc, character-related items everywhere 32.4 18 Photos of myself I don’t remember being taken on display 30.9 19 Only photos of herself on display 28.8 20 1.8 litre bottles (issho) of sake or shochu 28.4 21 Pin-up items on display 26.6 22 Lots of figurine collections 26.3 23 Interior design is too frilly 23.7 24 Instant food and snacks lying around 20.9 25 Canopy over bed 18.7 26 Feng shui-ed interior design 18.0 27 Individualistic book collections (occult, young girl comics, etc) 16.9 28 Reeks of aromatherapy oils 15.5 29 Lots of women’s weekly magazines 14.7 30 Supplements and diet goods lined up on shelves 13.3
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