More bloody Japanese tourists

By Ken Y-N ( August 5, 2012 at 23:33) ? Filed under Polls, Rankings

I did this topic a few years ago, so here is an update from goo Ranking into what kinds of Japanese tourist-like behaviour people find themselves doing at foreign destinations.

Demographics

Over the 8th and 9th of June 2012 1,092 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 60.1% of the sample were female, 10.8% in their teens, 15.8% in their twenties, 28.9% in their thirties, 26.3% in their forties, 10.2% in their fifties, and 8.0% aged sixty or older. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample.

My wife does the photos (and videos) everywhere, seeing the sights through the viewfinder, which I do find awfully pointless. From the two tours I?ve been on, the biggest single surprise to me was rather than number 5, doing everything in a group, was the unwillingness to do things on one?s own, instead relying on the guide to do everything.

Ranking results

Q: What kinds of Japanese tourist-like behaviour do you find yourself doing at foreign destinations? (Sample size=1,092)

Rank	?	Score
1	Taking commemerative photos everywhere	100
2	Following the course in the guide book to the letter	76.7
3	Buying lots of brand-name goods	69.4
4	Putting valuables in a waist pouch, shoulder bag	55.5
5	Doing everything in a group	51.2
6	Taking photos of food with my mobile phone, smartphone	47.1
7	Doing the opional tours	44.1
8	Forgetting to tip	43.7
9	Going to Japanese restaurants	43.3
10	Going to the duty free shop before departure	42.8
11	Queueing up for commemerative photos, at photo spots	40.7
12	Sticking ?Sorry!? everywhere in English conversation	31.3
13	Replying to calls from touts	26.8
14	Hanging a camera round my neck	26.6
15	Not meeting the eyes of foreigners	24.6
16	Always giving tips	22.3
17	Slurping pasta, etc	22.0
18	Making mistakes with the dress code	19.9
19	Not carrying passport, other identity certificates with me (leaving them at the hotel safe)	19.7
20	Worrying about sunburn	17.8
21	Wearing expensive clothes, jewelry, etc	16.9
22	Talking in a loud voice	12.8
23	Entering busy shops	12.2
24	Going everywhere in beach sandals	11.4
25	Splitting the bill at restaurants	11.3

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