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05-20-2011, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by MMM View Post
I am not "trying to fight you" I am just pointing out that the near 100% of Japanese you surveyed who said foreigners look strange in traditional dress was not a wide cross-section of Japanese society. I am guessing they were all under the age of 20. I am also guessing they themselves are not huge fans of traditional Japanese dress. My response wasn't subjective, just confirming my observation.

I wonder if you asked the question like this, to a wider range of ages what you would get?

"What do you think when you see a non-Japanese wearing a yukata at a summer festival?"
I don't know if you saw my post where I said the demographic was both university age students (generally 20-23) and older people (ranging in the 40s to early 50s) as to cross reference the current and past generation.


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