One also wonders how the questions asked were phrased. And how they interpreted responses of, “E, chotto . . .” and other “telling the truth would be rude” circumlocutions.
Yes, this is also true. I had a job in a Tokyo suburb going house to house surveying households (read: stay at home wives and retirees) and my god, getting them to answer questions face-to-face was like pulling teeth.
Once we anonymized the surveys however, damn were the honest lol. Especially about the foreigner (me 😂)
Yeah, I’m wondering who they surveyed. Salarymen vs housewives vs retirees would have completely different answers tbh.
One also wonders how the questions asked were phrased. And how they interpreted responses of, “E, chotto . . .” and other “telling the truth would be rude” circumlocutions.
Yes, this is also true. I had a job in a Tokyo suburb going house to house surveying households (read: stay at home wives and retirees) and my god, getting them to answer questions face-to-face was like pulling teeth.
Once we anonymized the surveys however, damn were the honest lol. Especially about the foreigner (me 😂)