Japanese men and women asked to rank what makes them jealous of their friends offer up an unsurprisingly materialistic list, with some significant differences between the sexes.
1. A wide circle of friends
2. Lucky
3. Nice body
4. High income
5. Rich family
6. Cool or cute
7. Nice skin
8. Gift of gab
9. Lovely spouse
10. Popularity
The survey is once again too polite to say “large breasts,” although it can probably be inferred that this is the major component of a “nice body.”
1. High income
2. Luck
3. Popularity
4. Gift of gab
5. Rich family
6. Good at work
7. A wide circle of friends
8. Clever
9. Lovely spouse
10. Cool or cute
Similar sentiments seem to be felt by both genders, with the very conspicuous exception of the number one spot in both rankings – money and friendships are, not surprisingly, valued rather differently across the sexes.
My first would be “Clever”, then “Good at work”.. if I would have only those two, I would be able to get “High income”, and create a “Rich family”.
…I am not jealous… or rather I don’t know how that feels… if jealousy is what I think it is, then I never was jealous of anyone.
Ah, but a factor you have to consider is whether they have the need feel jealous at these certain things, and that just opens up all kinds of other variables. That’s why I don’t like surveys like this, they try to get a quick answer without any thought about method. But hey, if it sells…
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what do they mean by “lucky”? O_o and how can one be jealous of that? “Hmmm, this guy looks lucky to me, I think I’m getting jealous~!!” (well, maybe I don’t get it cause I am kindda lucky myself XD, though I don’t see how anybody would be jealous on something as relative and as impossible to prove as that….) I personaly get envious of rich or very popular people, whether the are guys or girls. ^^”
I see this as just more reinforcement of how otaku are in such a better place than normalfags. Friends? Really? People are jealous of people with more friends than them? Being cool?
I stopped giving a sh*t about that crap in middle school. Grow up.
As nice as that ideal is, in a society where social standing is the difference between life and death its not really applicable. You can care all you want, but its better to at least maintain a neutral standing than being an asshole or worse.
I agree nonetheless, being cool and all that crap is a bunch of stuff that should have been left back in school.
Sigh. Is money really all that Japanese people think??