The best part about this survey is that it is aiming to "get the unique opinion of foreign women," but everything about it from the concept itself to the wording is so Japanese that no real foreigner to Japan would even be able to answer the question posed legitimately. Even the types of responses they expect are clearly rooted in Japan's idea of what marriage is supposed to be like and their stereotype of "the foreigner."
So, basically, they were asking me to rank 10 comedians, who are panelists on the program, in order of who I would most like to marry (hah) and give a reason as to why they are desirable/undesirable marriage partners. They note that the respondent should not base their reasons on "looks, their television personality, or how popular they are, but on their potential for the future and their humanity." (That itself is ridiculous since the only way to judge the marriage potential of these guys is by watching how they look and act on TV...)
Anyway, after saying that they list several examples of reasons (they believe) a foreign woman may list for both why she would and would not want to marry one of the comedians.
Examples of why someone would be a good marriage candidate:
"Because if I had a child with him, the kid would definitely be cute."
(Um, I thought we weren't supposed to use looks as a reason...)
"His job surpasses the boundaries of just a 'talent'--he is actually a world-class entertainer, which is a fabulous job, so even if we got married, I'm sure I could live happily."
(Okay, number one, no Japanese TV talent is known or will ever be known world-wide, so get over yourself, Yoshimoto Comedy Corp. And number two, you do realize that in most of the places "foreigners" come from, most modern women are NOT housewives that depend on their husband's job to make them happy, right?...oh wait, no, you don't.)
"I can brag to my friends about how handsome he is."
(Seriously, I thought we WERE NOT supposed use looks as a reason!? Also, worst reason EVER to get married...)
Examples of why someone would be a bad marriage candidate:
"Because in my home country, they say you shouldn't trust someone who, even though he's a man, is a smooth talker ."
(What? What country is this person supposed to be from...? 'In Soviet Russia, the woman smooth-talk you!')
"I couldn't introduce this feminine-looking guy to my parents."
(Yeah, Japan, just keep up the 'Japanese have so small penis' thing and I'm sure you'll be able to take over the world eventually.)
"Based on his personal appearance, his fashion sense is doubtful, so I couldn't live with him."
(Why did you say were weren't supposed to use looks as a reason? Was that a typo?)
Anyway, here are the 10 comedians that I had to rank. See if you can guess who I picked as my top and bottom choices (and remember, don't use looks as a reason!).
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