Top 10 Traits of a “Herbivorous” Man

A majority of this describes me, but I'm not a good listener and I like beating up morons (dudes harassing people) I come across often. What does that make me? Also living in Japan now.

All true, but 10. Fuck that shit.

I game all the time and I am a carnivore. shut the fuck up Japan.

All except #10 and #5 (never drank enough alcohol to find out, and I don't plan to).

Is archery a rough sport?

Except for 4 6 and 7, I race karts and touring cars and i know what to eat before getting into a restaurant

Everything except low tolerance to booze.

ZUN got me for serious into booze.

The future of Japan (Or any country for that matter) looks grim....

good god! its like they studied me my whole life!

and here I thought being bisexual meant i was herbivorous.

As far as i can tell this list kind of misses the point. >_>

5 0ut of ten for me i do like number 2 the best

1. He’s an indoor type.
34 degree centigrade in Singapore, I'm not interested in dehydrating.
2. He likes spending time in his room.
Air-con
3. His voice is quiet.
Because the people I talk to are right in front of me
4. He arranges himself around his girlfriend.
We both do that.
5. He is weak to alcohol.
Who the fuck drinks that shit?
6. He doesn’t play rough sports.
Heart problem
7. He likes flimsy pantsu.
I prefer my girl wearing girly ones
8. He’s a good listener.
As long as you're not talking about yaoi...
9. He likes games.
Who doesn't?
10. He can’t decide what to eat at restaurants.
Yeah, I decide by ordering everything.

While I enjoy the sight of many s flimsy pantsu, I prefer to wear a nice strong satin, either hot pink or magenta. I love the feel when you wear one pair inside out and another over it, normally. That way, the smooth satin is exposures on both side and they rub nice and electrically.

Puts me in the mood to pork a lady nice and hard and long.

And we are fabulous, get used to it.

artefact's been on a Jun-spree lately...

the fuck? even jocks like games. hell, if you DONT play madden youre a faggot.

7 out of 10, I already knew I was herbivorous.
Definitely a no on 3,5 and 6 but I don't know about 4 since I've never had one.

8 and 10 are interesting, they really support the idea that women want dominant alpha males that treat them like shit, know what they want and just go for the game.

1. He’s an indoor type.
If I'm busy with studies..yes.

2. He likes spending time in his room.
Hell no! It's boring! Unless there's a game to be finished.

3. His voice is quiet.
I speak loudly as a megaphone.

4. He arranges himself around his girlfriend.
WHat does that mean?

5. He is weak to alcohol.
I don't drink alcohol, it's unhealthy!

6. He doesn’t play rough sports.
I'm doing extreme sports all right...

7. He likes flimsy pantsu.
What's that? No idea..

8. He’s a good listener.
Yes, for a good connection with people

9. He likes games.
DEFINITELY YES! What's wrong with that?!!

10. He can’t decide what to eat at restaurants.
If I count my calories right...

"2. He likes spending time in his room."
Why wouldn't anyone like spending time in their room? You put shit you like in your room, so you have a bunch of shit you like in your room. This can easily include ladies.

"4. He arranges himself around his girlfriend."
If he has a girlfriend, he's clearly not herbivorous. What does "arrange himself" even mean?

"7. He likes flimsy pantsu."
As in on girls? What guy likes non-flimsy underwear on women? Boy shorts are the only exception I can think of to this.

"9. He likes games."
Rough sports are games.

"10. He can’t decide what to eat at restaurants."
He's obviously a dumbass for wasting money at a restaurant to begin with, or maybe the restaurant sucks.

Herbivore versus carnivore in Japanese romance and marriage

Modern Japanese men want comfort in their relations with the opposite sex, leaving women to hunt down romance and marriage -- the classic tale of herbivore versus carnivore, say two writers on women's issues. And the numbers of such people in their 20s and early 30s appear to be rising.

Writer Megumi Ushikubo, 41 -- author of "Prima Donna Boys Are Changing Japan" (Soshokukei Danshi 'Ojoman' ga Nihon wo Kaeru), and who interviewed about 100 men aged between their mid-20s and early 30s -- says that a broad definition of the herbivorous male covers around 70 percent of men in their 20s.

Ushikubo says there are three reasons for the rise in herbivorous men. Firstly, there are fewer children, meaning less sibling rivalry and less exam competition, producing a generation of more delicate men highly averse to being hurt. They're also from a generation brought up after the bursting of the bubble economy, and feel that if they lose out in the pension scandal, they'll lack a safety net. Finally, following the arrest of former Livedoor President Takafumi Horie, they're all too familiar with the saying: "The nail that sticks up, gets hammered down," and are more likely to settle for less.

Take the example of one 22-year-old student living in Chiba. Single, and never having been to a dating party, or "gokon," his first reaction on hearing a woman in her 30s at work saying she wants to be pampered was: "I don't understand that desire."

"Even if I had a girlfriend," he explains, "I wouldn't want all that hassle."

A 25-year-old sales rep also living in Chiba agrees.

"I don't worry about the fact that I don't have a girlfriend," he says, despite adding that he regularly catches flak from his older, more carnivorous coworkers.

But columnist Maki Fukasawa, 41, who first coined the phrase "herbivorous men," says the actual number of such men hasn't necessarily risen.

"I think that there's a constant 80 percent carnivore, 20 percent herbivore ratio among men. But some of those were just putting it on for show. Just as women managed to push themselves up toward men's level during the bubble era, more men are now being permitted to move toward the traditional female role during this recession, and this is starting to become more apparent."

And as men become more herbivorous, the type of woman they go for is also changing. The Ebi-chan look -- demure, ringleted and doused in pink, made famous by model Yuri Ebihara in women's fashion bible CanCam -- is dominating the dating game.

"These days, there are lots of girls who copy the outfits in the magazines to perfection. They follow all the 'How to get a man' guides, wear the really girly pink or beige low-cut outfits at dating parties and also try and catch the eye of a guy by doing things like dishing out the food," says a 25-year-old female graduate student at a private Tokyo university.

"Women in their 20s want to get married, live in a big apartment and become cute moms."

And this is hardly surprising: a 2007 study by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications put average women's salaries at 65 percent of men's. Another survey in 2008 found that among working women, less than 46.4 percent had a full-time position; and the proportion of management positions held by women was just 6.9 percent in fiscal 2006. With few prospects in the way of careers, marriage would seem to be the only option.

"In other words, women still don't have an equal social standing, and there's a deep-seated sense of resignation to this among women," says Fukasawa. "For those temporary workers making 2 million yen a year, there really is no future."

Ushikubo agrees, adding that carnivorous women's tactics for snaring a husband aren't exactly new.

"Why did women have long hair and wear body-hugging outfits and heavy make-up during the bubble era? Because they wanted to look good and attract a man, and at the time men flocked to that look. But now, men are more preoccupied with getting hurt, and are less likely to approach a woman. That's the difference."

(Mainichi Japan) January 26, 2009

Tl;Dr 11. He is virgin and will die alone.

This prove it, I'm 100% 'herbivorous'

except for #10 this is pretty much nine things about me

Huh, It's kinda funny that 8. is on there went one of the complaints about ordinary men is that they NEVER listen.

Hilariously enough, one of my old friends from early in collage was very much a Herbivorous man.

Kind of weird. I always thought a herbivorous man would be vegan, or at least vegetarian.

What is a "flimsy" pantsu?

According to this I'm a carnivore or at least an omnivore and you know what I'm proud of it.

Wow thats me, except 7.
Also 5 is semi-true, Simce I got much expereince by now.

Sounds like my ideal guy.

1. Yeah, I like staying at home most of the time during the weekends.

2. Well, I'm a gamer so yeah...

3. Na....

4. Don't got one...yet.

5. I'm s social drinker.

6. Tennis and Volleyball not count as rough?

7. Ook, what does heck is flimsy pantsu? I like wearing baggy pants if that's what they meant.

8. Yes, I am and I'm damn proud of it.

9. Duh.

10. No way, when it comes to food. I know what I want and where I want it.

crap that sounds exactly like me. lol

does the flimsy pantsu mean for girls?

>1. He’s an indoor type.
Yeah.
>2. He likes spending time in his room.
Who doesn't?
>3. His voice is quiet.
Nope.
>4. He arranges himself around his girlfriend.
Nope.
>5. He is weak to alcohol.
LOL, no.
>6. He doesn’t play rough sports.
MMA.
>7. He likes flimsy pantsu.
Nope.
>8. He’s a good listener.
Yeah.
>9. He likes games.
Who doesn't like videogames?
>10. He can’t decide what to eat at restaurants.
I LOL'D! Is there really such a retarded being unable to decide what to eat at a goddamn restaurant?

MAI TAIPU DA YO! My lover is (mostly) like this, and he's the most precious thing to me ~ All women should strive for someone like this by their side!!

1. inside, but i'm no vampire either
2. yeah, rooms are great, best
3. yes, low and quiet
4. no, women are women...
5. err, no
6. i do, i just rarely go out
7. flimsy is useless, go get something else
8. yes, quiet ammounts to a lot of listening
9. games, yes, it's why i STAY inside
10. erm, doesn't really matter does it?

I think I'm gonna take up hiking as a hobby to prevent turning into a girl.

!#$!%#!#$!%!!!!!

Everything applies to me except #5 and #7. WTF.

I have all these traits except 4 cause i don't have a gf.

seems like i should convert myself into a vegetarian(extreme herbivorous) soon..

1. He’s an indoor type.
Take em on dates. Feed em.
2. He likes spending time in his room.
Don't be boring. Never say 'I want to have a serious talk'. Don't bring up personal issues.
3. His voice is quiet.
Shout at em'? lol
4. He arranges himself around his girlfriend.
Ignore em. Act as if they aren't there
5. He is weak to alcohol.
They want alcoholics?
6. He doesn’t play rough sports.
You need to be powerful. You'd be better at 'it'.
7. He likes flimsy pantsu.
err...tell them they have nice pantsu?/take off their pants?
8. He’s a good listener.
Ignore them/don't let them talk/entertain them.
9. He likes games.
Don't be a guy/be boring for fellow guys.
10. He can’t decide what to eat at restaurants.
Be dominant. Take them to some hotel. They really want it.

This is so awkward. Have a look at the previous comments. Someone posted something similar before me.

I want a man like this. Srsly

this herbs characteristics sounds wayyy too much like a nerd me thinks.

WOW. I all have those traits, except No.7 and No.3(I don't have a quiet voice but I'm pretty silent)

But I am not herbivorous at all. I take the initiative whenever I want someone.

this list...

its like enjoying sweets, but then being forced to have liquid sugar injected into your veins.

they're good every once in a while; sparringly and individually. but if all of this is taken at once, its just toooooo much. :<

So this doesn't have anything to do with seeking out flowers or bushes does it?

"""" 1. inside, but i'm no vampire either
2. yeah, rooms are great, best
3. yes, low and quiet
4. no, women are women...
5. err, no
6. i do, i just rarely go out
7. flimsy is useless, go get something else
8. yes, quiet ammounts to a lot of listening
9. games, yes, it's why i STAY inside
10. erm, doesn't really matter does it? """"

You're exactly like me xD!
People like us are a mix between otaku and gamer.

1. He’s an indoor type. (as long as there is plenty of oxygenating plants)

2. He likes spending time in his room.

3. His voice is quiet.(does mumbling at times and yelling unknowningly count?)

4. He arranges himself around his girlfriend.

5. He is weak to alcohol.(Wouldn't know..)

6. He doesn’t play rough sports.

7. He likes flimsy pantsu.(?)

8. He’s a good listener.

9. He likes games.

10. He can’t decide what to eat at restaurants.(I know exactly what I want at restaurants, sooner than everyone at the table at least)

1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10 im so screwed in this sense

I would like to rant alot abt girls and these trait... but i think that'll just make me gay, so in short word, those ten trait would create a complete bushwhack asshole but girls like it

Uhmm... I have everything that was listed...

1. = Maybe there's nothing interesting to do, In Germany, I would walk all over town for no good reason and just kinda explore and whatnot, in America though, I usually don't do anything outside unless I want to go play football, it's just that you'd probably get shot where I live, so I go to other cities.

2. = So ? There it is quiet, entertaining ( TV, Computer, Games. ) and in my case, food and drink too. I don't like spending time in my bedroom actually though, It is upstairs and is way too hot as I haven't put an air conditioner in there yet, so I will go to my living room where everything is awesome, Big TV, Games, Food & Drink, Bathroom is really close, Computer hooked up onto TV and is more comfortable to work out in ( probably safer too. ) so....

3. = I can't really say anything, I have a pretty loud voice ( I think it's because I'm German but I don't know )

4. = I would think they would like that lol, seeing as they are complaining about stuff like that, I usually would be up for just about anything but sometimes it's like ,, No, I can do that on Tuesday I have a gig '' or ,, I'm just not in the mood. ''

5. = People that drink are idiots anyway, Alcohol is the worst thing ever made, If I had it my way, there'd be no alcohol at all, I come from a family of drinkers and it has caused noting but trouble and nobody should be able to drink. Fuck You.

6. = I play Football and even American Football sometimes so I can't say anything.

7. = What ? Please, someone explain what this means.

8. = This is good or bad ? If it's bad, then I don't care because I don't want to listen to your boring ass yarns anyway.

9. = Again, good or bad ? I like games, I think most men like games in some form or another.

10. = There's so many choices sometimes though, what if I have never been there before or am trying something new ?

These girls are bitching about everything anyway: you don't listen, you're an asshole, but if you do listen, then you are gay. What the fuck!

By the way, I'm more indoors, I take my time to choose at restaurants, my voice is quiet and I'm a good listener, but I don't play games and I do kick boxing. Am I gay?
Fuckers.

I'm 1,2 and 6.

Holy Shit i got it All
Except no.5

This is bad... What is a guy who scores like 7-8/10 as both a Carnivorous and a Herbivorous man?

Lol I definitely have all these traits.

The ones I am closest to overcoming (as they are not always applicable) is avoiding arranging self around girlfriend (of course currently it's because I don't have one, but like, if I did, I would want to be independent...) and I want to play rough sports and I want to choose at restaurants...

But really I think that's because we like to experiment with our menu, kind of like we are all bicurious for traps.

Ouch I Got 1,2,3,6,7,8,9
Ouch

indoor, like to spend time in room, good listener. I'm omnivorous

wait a minute, i am all those things and i'm not girly or gay. i'm just an introvert loser who can't get laid.

im pretty much in the list here. introvert, very shy guy, get out once a month (because of the lack of places i like) and drinking a few then, am weak to alcohol but don't allow myself to get drunk, not really a sport type, although im planning to study some martial art. pretty quiet and neutral, never fought with anyone besides my brother (and easily fatigued by all the adrenaline), i prefer sensual over sex, and am a strategy game player.
because of all the shyness and lack of initiative (and all girls here expect first move from guys), had no relationship whatsoever, unfortunately. and im 25 :/
and no, im not ugly nor fat, im just not wild at parties.
and ill be damned if i forfeit everything i was and change, because of opinion of materialistic women who dont know what they really want.