Opinions of Japanese who date foreigners: Part I
Over at Tokyo International Friends, a popular community for Japanese girls who date foreign men, the following non-scientific polls were filled out by Japanese netizens:
Poll #1: How/Where did you meet your foreign lover?
1) Co-worker at a foreign company – 179 votes
2) Studying abroad – 147 votes
3) Penpal site – 140 votes
4) International friendship party – 133 votes
5) U.S. Military base open house – 82 votes
6) Roppongi Club – 74 votes
7) Through a friend – 61 votes
U.S. Military base – 59 votes
9) Internet chat – 54 votes
10) Traveling abroad – 38 votes
11) English conversation School – 36 votes
12) Pub – 23 votes
13) On the Street – 20 votes
14) He was studying abroad in Japan – 11 votes
15) Through a part time job
16) English conversation school – 9 votes (an alternate spelling of the 11th ranked entry)
17) Bar, While on working holiday, While working abroad – tied at 8 Votes
20) English conversation tea meeting – 7 votes
21) Foreign company client, On an airplane, On a Train, Near a Military Base, At a club in Fukuoka – tied at 6 votes
26) Club Pure in Shibuya, Church, Honch, University – tied at 5 votes
30) School, Street corner, Airport, International School, Fate – tied at 4 votes
35) ICQ, Through host family – tired at 3 votes
37) Japanese foreign language university, A Restaraunt popular with foreigners, Park, Adult party, Japanese teacher, Train station – tied at 2 votes
43) Through a radio program, Department store, Chinatown, Gallery, Gokon(social mixer), Party, After-party, Okanoue, Boss at a foreign company – tired at 1 vote
Poll #2 : What is your foreign lover’s job?
1) Navy – 72 votes
2) Private English School Teacher – 29 votes
3) University Student – 25 votes
4) Air Force – 18 votes
5) Engineer – 17 votes
6) Chef – 15 votes
7) Trading Company Employee, Marine – tied at 13 votes
9) Army – 12
10) ALT, High School Student – tied at 11 votes
12) Manager – 9 votes
13) Lawyer – 8 votes
14) Doctor – 7 votes
15) Airline Company Employee – 6 votes
16) Artist, Banker – tied at 5 votes
18) Embassy Employee -4 votes
19) Policeman, Athlete, Public Servant, Bar Tender, Web Designer, Dealer Employee – tied at 3 votes
25) Currency Exchange Worker, Plumber, College/University Professor, Researcher, Translator, K-1 Figher, Factory Manager, Indepedent Exporter, Architect, Actor, Sales Manager, Unemployed – tied at 1 vote
Poll #3: What is your foreign lover’s country of origin?
1) America – 245 votes
2) England – 79 votes
3) France – 63 votes
4) Iran – 58 votes
5) Australia – 55 votes
6) Canada – 53 votes
7) Brazil – 41 votes
Germany – 38 votes
9) Sweden – 35 votes
10) Korea – 29 votes
11) Turkey – 27 votes
12) China – 25 votes
13) Peru – 24 votes
14) Italy – 23 votes
15) Spain, Taiwan, Nigeria – tied at 22 votes
18) Switzerland – 20 votes
19) Ireland – 17 votes
20) Netherlands – 16 votes
21) UAE – 15 votes
22) New Zealand, India – tied at 14 votes
24) Phillipines – 13 votes
25) Thailand – 12 votes
26) Russia, Hong Kong, Singapore – tied at 11 votes
29) Finland – 10 votes
30) Hungary, Jamaica, Mexico, Austria – tied at 9 votes
34) Poland – 8 votes
35) Malayasia, Brazil (accidental repeat) – tied at 7 votes
37) Puerto Rico, Czech Republic – tied at 6 votes
39) Ukraine, Romania – tied at 5 votes
41) Trinidad and Tobago, Nepal, Jordan, Portugal, Croatia – tied at 4 votes
46) Lebanon, Scotland, Guatemala – tied at 3 votes
49) Iceland, Cambodia – tied at 2 votes
Keep in mind that the site tends to cater to Japanese women who are dating English-speaking foreigners (with an active community of girls who like American military men). Also keep in mind that the polls were non-scientific online polls, meaning anyone could vote in them and only those who wanted to vote voted. There are a few more polls on the site, which I plan to translate and post by this time tomorrow.
