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[Udde]

Hi all,

If you are japanese and have 2 minutes, I would like you to answer a few questions that my girlfriend needs for a project in the university (Natural Environment). If you are not japanese or living in japan, please don't answer

a) How old are you? sex?
b) Where do you live?
c) Do you have a shower everyday?
d) Do you use ofuro everyday?
e) Does your family use ofuro too?
f) Do you wash your hair with shampoo everyday too? Which shampoo/conditioner do you use?
g) Temperature of the ofuro water?
h) How do you dry your hair (towel, hairdryer, leave it wet, other)?
i) Do you use any extra product for skin, hair, etc?
j) Are you, or anyone you know, taking showers/¿ofuro? in the morning instead of at night?

Well, that's all by the moment. Ohenji kurete arigatou

PS: if anyone knows of an english forum where there are japanese posters, please tell me

 

[DeEJaYMiND]

PS: if anyone knows of an english forum where there are japanese posters, please tell me

You can check http://www.tokyopia.com/ foruns

 

[cvxfreak]

Odd questions you ask there.

Sorry for not contributing. =/

 

[Udde]

You can check http://www.tokyopia.com/ foruns

ok, thanks, I'll try

Yeah, a bit odd, ask my gf XD

 

[tetsuoxb]

Hi all,

If you are japanese and have 2 minutes, I would like you to answer a few questions that my girlfriend needs for a project in the university (Natural Environment). If you are not japanese or living in japan, please don't answer

a) How old are you? sex?
b) Where do you live?
c) Do you have a shower everyday?
d) Do you use ofuro everyday?
e) Does your family use ofuro too?
f) Do you wash your hair with shampoo everyday too? Which shampoo/conditioner do you use?
g) Temperature of the ofuro water?
h) How do you dry your hair (towel, hairdryer, leave it wet, other)?
i) Do you use any extra product for skin, hair, etc?
j) Are you, or anyone you know, taking showers/¿ofuro? in the morning instead of at night?

Well, that's all by the moment. Ohenji kurete arigatou

PS: if anyone knows of an english forum where there are japanese posters, please tell me

On principle I do not answer surveys; however, I will correct your Japanese. I will also ask my girlfriend if she wants to do it, but her 103 degree fever might say otherwise.

Ohenji kurete arigatou

If you are going to be informal at the end of this sentence (kurete arigatou) then you should say "Ohenji arigatou" -- however, this is a very feminine way of saying things.

Otherwise you should say "Ohenji arigatou gozaimasu" or "Ohenji yoroshiku onegai shimasu".... You do not really needed a receiving verb in that sentence as it sounds a bit strange.

Depending on your level of Japanese, it could be a tendency to overuse plain form sentence endings (common to low intermediate Japanese) or it could be a deeper thing involving Japanese linguistics, and the common mistakes of non-native speakers (the kurete insertion)... I recommend "Understanding Japanese" by Yasuko Obana as an easy to read Japanese lingusitics test that does not presuppose a huge amount of lingusitics background. It also covers why non-native speakers make common mistakes and how to correct them...

Actually, I will take your survey, so you dont feel like I just came here to troll your Japanese. Ill also answer for my girlfriend since she lives with me. Check your PM.

 

[Gek54]

Googling for ofuro images brings up some interesting results

 

[Mupepe]

Googling for ofuro images brings up some interesting results

:lol

 

[Udde]

On principle I do not answer surveys; however, I will correct your Japanese. I will also ask my girlfriend if she wants to do it, but her 103 degree fever might say otherwise.

Ohenji kurete arigatou

If you are going to be informal at the end of this sentence (kurete arigatou) then you should say "Ohenji arigatou" -- however, this is a very feminine way of saying things.

Otherwise you should say "Ohenji arigatou gozaimasu" or "Ohenji yoroshiku onegai shimasu".... You do not really needed a receiving verb in that sentence as it sounds a bit strange.

Depending on your level of Japanese, it could be a tendency to overuse plain form sentence endings (common to low intermediate Japanese) or it could be a deeper thing involving Japanese linguistics, and the common mistakes of non-native speakers (the kurete insertion)... I recommend "Understanding Japanese" by Yasuko Obana as an easy to read Japanese lingusitics test that does not presuppose a huge amount of lingusitics background. It also covers why non-native speakers make common mistakes and how to correct them...

Actually, I will take your survey, so you dont feel like I just came here to troll your Japanese. Ill also answer for my girlfriend since she lives with me. Check your PM.

Wow, thanks tetsuoxb, your explanation was great! Btw, my japanese is only from some games, anime, jpop, .. but .. but.. I have started learning the hiragana table Thx for the survey answers too

Googling for ofuro images brings up some interesting results

nice! :lol

 

[temp]

No one really knows how much time they have. The key to life is living every moment as if it's your last.

 

[Jonnyram]

Do you mind me answering on behalf of my wife? (although my answers are similar since we share the same bath)...

a) not telling (somewhere between 30 and 40)... female
b) Tokyo
c) Yes
d) Yes, unless I'm sick
e) Yes, same
f) Yes, always use natural products
g) 40 degrees C, 41 in winter
h) towel and hairdryer
i) yes, skin conditioner/moisturiser
j) no, always at night

 

[Cormacaroni]

Do you mind me answering on behalf of my wife? (although my answers are similar since we share the same bath)...

god jonny that makes me SO hot

 

[Synth_floyd]

Hi all,

If you are japanese and have 2 minutes, I would like you to answer a few questions that my girlfriend needs for a project in the university (Natural Environment). If you are not japanese or living in japan, please don't answer

a) How old are you? sex?
b) Where do you live?
c) Do you have a shower everyday?
d) Do you use ofuro everyday?
e) Does your family use ofuro too?
f) Do you wash your hair with shampoo everyday too? Which shampoo/conditioner do you use?
g) Temperature of the ofuro water?
h) How do you dry your hair (towel, hairdryer, leave it wet, other)?
i) Do you use any extra product for skin, hair, etc?
j) Are you, or anyone you know, taking showers/¿ofuro? in the morning instead of at night?

Well, that's all by the moment. Ohenji kurete arigatou

PS: if anyone knows of an english forum where there are japanese posters, please tell me

I can give you the answers from my host mother when i lived in Japan:

a)55, female
b) hirakata, Japan (near Osaka)
c)yes
d)yes (well Japanese people always shower before ofuro)
e)yes
f)i think so but i'm not sure
g)42-44 degrees. damn that water is hot
h) i don't know
i) i don't know
j) from what i saw it was always at night

 

[MrSingh]

a) How old are you? sex?
b) Where do you live?
c) Do you have a shower everyday?
d) Do you use ofuro everyday?
e) Does your family use ofuro too?
f) Do you wash your hair with shampoo everyday too? Which shampoo/conditioner do you use?
g) Temperature of the ofuro water?
h) How do you dry your hair (towel, hairdryer, leave it wet, other)?
i) Do you use any extra product for skin, hair, etc?
j) Are you, or anyone you know, taking showers/¿ofuro? in the morning instead of at night?

I'm not Japanese but I'll answer for my girlfriend Muneko.

a) 19. Female
b) Tokyo
c) Yes
d) Yes
e) Only if there's time
f) Yes, Kao
g) 41, 42 during winter
h) Towel, leave it wet
i) Yes
k) Shower in the morning, ofuro during the night, other just shower if it's late

 

[Cormacaroni]

answered over at tokyopia.

and Yellowace........surely you mean "friend who happens to be female"? you can't mean.....no..i can't even process.......*head explodes*

 

[LusDekkar]

I like to bathe at 42 degrees as well. Too hot to jump in, but if you go in slowly, it's nice I miss the bath tubs in japan, if we had those here i'd take a bath more often.

 

[ManDudeChild]

So what's this survey for?

 

[temp]

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So what's this survey for?

a project in the university (Natural Environment).

 

[Cormacaroni]

Yes, this is how all serious research is done at our universities these days. Harrowing, isn't it?

 

[Udde]

Thank you guys! XD

PS3 tech demo? like LOD demo :lol

 

[CelticFC#1]

I'll use this thread to my advantage.

Can someone translate the headline?

 

[aku:jiki]

Googling for ofuro images brings up some interesting results

The kid biting down on the tube rules. :lol

 

[DCharlie]

when did this happen!???!!?!?!?!?!?!?

 

[Cormacaroni]

Can someone translate the headline?

"Shunsuke (Nakamura) transfers to Celtic for 700 mn yen"

damn, i could get a full-time job doing this.......wait...

 

[Belfast]

I'll use this thread to my advantage.

Can someone translate the headline?

Which part of it?

 

[CelticFC#1]

Which part of it?

I just wanted to know the headline, but if you're willing to go any deeper then I thank you.

Thanks to Cormacaroni for the translation as well.

 

[Belfast]

I just wanted to know the headline, but if you're willing to go any deeper then I thank you.

Thanks to Cormacaroni for the translation as well.

Actually, I just couldn't figure out all what text was part of the headline (crazy Japanese multi-colored text and various fonts!).

I would attempt more, but I think the text in the article is too small for me to read.

 

[Tsubaki]

Shouldn't the survey be for people who are Japanese AND living in Japan? (Or simply those who live in Japan?) The way it's phrases sounds like either/or, and an American-born Japanese person wouldn't have the same daily patterns as a Japanese born one.