What Japanese do to be cute and cool
A interesting survey conducted by goo research;
1,071 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 51.1% of the sample were female, 19.9% in their teens, 29.5% in their twenties, 30.5% in their thirties, and 20.1% in their forties
What sort of things do you do that you think others find cute? (Sample size=547, women)
1 Pretend not to understand a dirty joke
2 Look through my lids with upturned eyes
3 Use animated deco mail for emoji
4 Talk in an octave higher tone
5 Blow off a trivial worry by silently smiling
6 Coordinate light pink and white fashion
7 Have a bigger fringe (bangs)
8 Speak slowly and deliberately
9 Tilt my head when asking questions
10= Cover my mouth when laughing
11= Puff my cheeks when angry
12 Be a little pigeon-toed when standing in the train, at traffic lights, etc
13 When hot, embarrassed, fan my face with both hands
14 Have a cute animal cellphone strap
15 Make a duck mouth (pouty lips) when I feel people are looking at me
What sort of things do you do that you think others find cool? (Sample size=524, men)
1 Basically always pay for women
2 Help women carrying heavy items
3 Show off my skills when girls are watching me play sports
4 Basically always pay for subordinates/juniors
5 Sing ballads at karaoke
6 Stare into the distance
7= Stock up on trivia from everyday things then show off my knowledge
7= Undo the top two buttons of shirts
9 Comb my fringe diagonally
10 Idly loosen a tight tie
11 Give my coat to a crying girl
12= Pay by credit card all in one installment
13= Put my arm on the passenger seat when reversing
14= Boast about having been a bad boy in the past
15= Walk with a click-clack sound from my shoe
Some of the things a pretty obvious but some are just random like how number 12 on the cool list is ” Pay by credit card all in one installment” paying your bills on time makes your a bad-ass remember that guys.
This list was comprised by Goo, but translated by whatJapanthinks you can see more here


