I have read the article about top 10 traits that Japanese people put down to herbivorous men that appeared on Sankaku today and I have found out that I myself match all those 10 traits. So I wonder, does it make me a herbivorous man? I've never really thought about whether I'm herbivorous, or carnivorous. I am certainly somewhere in the middle, more herbivorous than carnivorous though. Nevertheless, the results of this survey somewhat differ from the picture of reality.
Let's go over the 10 traits and I will try to analyze myself. If you don't want to read it, skip to the link at the end.
1.He’s an indoor type.Of course I am. If I were not an indoor type, I would pelt after a ball and play football (soccer) outside, in worse case hang around with some strange guys and take some addictives, instead of watching anime, browsing the Internet, reading manga online, playing visual novels, writing blog posts, follow the news about anime, games, and related merchandise industry, looking for various interesting ecchi material, and so on, and so on.
I am not the type that is reluctant to step outside of his house, not any hikikomori. I regularly attend the school, I attend my Japanese classes, I go out to a café with friends sometimes, I drop by grannie's place sometimes. But all of the things I've mentioned must be considered as being indoors. In my opinion, outdoor activities are things like jogging, doing some sports outdoors, strolling, cycling, hiking, etc. And I am not really fond of any of these. Therefore, I match the trait no.1. I am an indoor type.
2. He likes spending time in his room.
Yes, I do. Basically, I've already covered this point. In my room, I watch anime, play games, write blog posts, browse the Internet and so on. And I enjoy these activities, otherwise I wouldn't do them. Thus, I like spending time in my room.
3.His voice is quiet.
Yes, my voice is quiet. Not like that other people can hardly hear me. It's just I can't shout. If I were asked to yell, I wouldn't be able to do that. As if there was some kind of hindering device in my throat. I can raise my voice a bit only if someone else is shouting at me. But on the whole, my voice is quiet.
4. He arranges himself around his girlfriend.
Don't have a girlfriend, but if I had one I would act in an arranged way, dress tidily and behave myself. I think that it is the only way to maintain the relationship. Doing the contrary is like asking for a break-up.
5. He is weak to alcohol.
I don't like alcohol in the first place and I am weak to it. It makes me feel dizzy and that's the main reason why I dislike it.
6. He doesn’t play rough sports.
Well, I don't know where exactly is the line between rough sports and gentle sports, but I figure I don't play any of those that are considered rough. Which means, I don't play rugby, american football, box, ice-hockey, bondy-hockey, etc. Sometimes we play soccer or basketball at school, but these sports doesn't seem to be rough to me. Of course there are some injuries caused by opponents in soccer, but that is only on the professional level. When you play with friends, it's something different. Though, I admit that you can get hurt a bit. But you would have to be very unlucky to sustain a serious injury.
Nevertheless, I think I don't do any rough sports.
7. He likes flimsy pantsu.
If it means he likes to see girls wearing flimsy, revealing pantsu, then who wouldn't? Every man reading this article, can you say you don't like thin pantsu? And the answer "I don't. I prefer when girls wear nothing" doesn't count.
In case this is supposed to mean that he likes to wear then himself, then I don't meet this point. No matter how much I like sexy pantsu, there's no way I would be willing to wear it.
8. He’s a good listener.
People tell me I am. Probably, I am better at listening than at speaking.
9. He likes games.
Of course I do. No ado necessary.
10. He can’t decide what to eat at restaurants.
Yes, I have this problem. I'm very indecisive, perhaps even more when it comes to food. Whenever I'm at a restaurant, it takes me long to choose what to order. There's always more than one meal that would suit my tastes so I have trouble to decide on one of them. It's always like this: "This sounds good, I will have it. But wait, this might be good, too. Which shall I choose?... Even this must be good, there's no doubt about it... What shall I do? I can't choose one." So you see. It's quite bothersome as others have to wait until I decide. But there's just nothing I can do about it.
Okay, let's suppose that number 7 means 'he likes pantsu on girls', how many points have you scored? I've got about 9.5/10. Which means I could probably be regarded as a herbivorous man according to the results of this survey. However, the reality of what a true herbivorous man looks like is very far from this.
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