Do you think English is cool?

Engrish in Japan
- Some Kind of Weird Study, ask Keenan he knows
what kind of study this is, as he made up the
ridiculous subtitle.
By The Fighting Mongooses :
Carol, Yumi, Keenan, Sami and Sigmund
Hypothesis
English has become an essential part of Japanese.
Weird English Abbreviations
シーエム
デパー
トスーパ
ー
パソコン
コンビ
ニ
スタバ
ノート
プレステ
ファミ
レス
プリクラ
アメフ
ト
ワープロ
デジカメ
Survey


Demographic:

All students between 19-24

40.9% men, 59.1% women
Question categories

English usage in Japan

Coolness of English

Personal preferences
Question 1:
Do you use English in everyday life?
日常的に英語を使っていますか？
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
女 (Women)
男 (Men)
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
全然使っていない
(Not at all)
少しだけ (Just a
little)
よく (Often)
いつもいつも (All
the time)
Question 2:
Do you see a lot of English every day?
毎日英語を沢山目にしますか？
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
女 (Women)
男 (Men)
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
全然しない (Not
at all)
少しだけ (Just a
little)
よく (Often)
いつもいつも (All
the time)
Question 3:
Do you doubt the correctness of the English
you see?
見る英語が正しいかどうか疑いますか？
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
女 (Women)
男 (Men)
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
全然疑っていない
(Not at all)
少しだけ (Just a
little)
よく (Often)
いつもいつも (All
the time)
Question 4:
Do you think this sentence is correct?
この文が正しいと思いますか？
100%
90%
80%
70%
女 (Women)
男 (Men)
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
Keep your hands and face at all times!
10%
Yes
No
Question 5:
Why do you think English is being used so
much in Japan?
Different reasons were given, like:

For the foreigners in Japan

It looks/is cool

American influence/attraction

It's handy/practical (便利)
Question 6:
Which one do you prefer?
どちら方が良いと思いますか？
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
日本語 (Japanese)
英語 (English)
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Thanks - あ
りがとう
Family - 家
族
Cool - カッコ
いい
Shop - 店
Comic - 漫画
Question 7:
Do you think English is cool?
英語がカッコいいと思いますか？
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
女 (Women)
男 (Men)
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
全然カッコ良くな
い (Not at all)
少しだけ (Just a
little)
カッコいい (Cool)
メッチャカッコいい
(Really cool)
Question 8:
Do you think this T-shirt's cool?
この T シャツがカッコいいと思いますか？
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
女 (Women)
男 (Men)
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
You've got a beautiful sole
0%
全然カッコ
良くない
(Not at all)
少しだけ (A
little)
カッコいい
(Cool)
メッチャカッ
コいい
(Awesome)
Question 9:
Do you have any English words you like and
use? If so what?
Thank you
Ok
Hello
Cool
Thanks
It's cool
Absolutely
Seize the day
Beautiful
Oops
Oh Sh*t!
Lunch
Sex
F**k
Damn it!
Special sunkus to:
Annabel Mott, Tong Tsz Yan, Omano ???
and Engrish.com
for their Engrish contributions!

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