craftsman
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I know I post more than a few polls but...some great research has been done to finally analyse just what it is that Japanese people like about.....themselves as Japanese.
There were 5003 people who took part and they could answer anything they wanted.
So here's the question:
What thing makes you think you're glad you were born Japanese?
And here's the answers in order of popularity (and my silly comments) :
1 Delicious food 1,085
Who can argue with that? The largest number by far chose food.
2 The passage through the four seasons 664
I know. I know...but what about about in my [place your country here]? This is the subject of endless posts already.
3 Peace 636
Peace? Where? Anyone seen any peace recently? I'm sure it must be around here somewhere.
4 Good public order 333
Policemen have big sticks and blackbelts.
5 Economically rich 157
I knew money would come in here somewhere. But rich?
6 Hot springs 121
7 The good Japanese national character 91
The what?
8 Characteristic culture 72
Eh?
9 Can speak Japanese 69
Duh. These 69 responders seriously need their heads examining.
10= Free country 55
I thought there was an entrance fee.
10= Bountiful natural landscape 55
The polls are broken down by sex and age and other answers include:
Anyone who is not Japanese but wishes they had been born Japanese after reading this persuasive list?
Did they miss anything obvious?
Should they have said something different?
There were 5003 people who took part and they could answer anything they wanted.
So here's the question:
What thing makes you think you're glad you were born Japanese?
And here's the answers in order of popularity (and my silly comments) :
1 Delicious food 1,085
Who can argue with that? The largest number by far chose food.
2 The passage through the four seasons 664
I know. I know...but what about about in my [place your country here]? This is the subject of endless posts already.
3 Peace 636
Peace? Where? Anyone seen any peace recently? I'm sure it must be around here somewhere.
4 Good public order 333
Policemen have big sticks and blackbelts.
5 Economically rich 157
I knew money would come in here somewhere. But rich?
6 Hot springs 121
7 The good Japanese national character 91
The what?
8 Characteristic culture 72
Eh?
9 Can speak Japanese 69
Duh. These 69 responders seriously need their heads examining.
10= Free country 55
I thought there was an entrance fee.
10= Bountiful natural landscape 55
The polls are broken down by sex and age and other answers include:
- Can wear kimono
- Can soak in the bath tub
what's probably missing here is - with a cold wet towel on your head and a cup of sake in your hand
- Being a gun-free society
Who needs guns when you can bully your enemies to death.
- Having kotatsu and tatami in houses
A kotatsu is a work of genius but tatami...
- Having Mt.Fuji
Anyone who is not Japanese but wishes they had been born Japanese after reading this persuasive list?
Did they miss anything obvious?
Should they have said something different?
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