Twenty most unforgiveable Japanese bathing habits

By Ken Y-N ( September 3, 2012 at 00:38) ? Filed under Lifestyle, Polls, Rankings

One of the most common bits of advice given to foreigners before they come to Japan regards bathing habits and customs, so perhaps this survey from goo Ranking into unforgiveable bathing habits of other people will serve as a further reference to visitors to these shores.

Demographics

From the 6th to the 9th of July 2012 1,016 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 60.0% of the sample were female, 9.9% in their teens, 12.7% in their twenties, 29.0% in their thirties, 27.0% in their forties, 11.0% in their fifties, and 10.3% aged sixty or older. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample. This survey was for the men only.

Note that this list appears to include faux pas from both home and public baths.

Recently, Tofugu did a more entertaining look at some public bath habits which is well worth a read.

Ranking result

Q: What bathing-related habits in others are unforgiveable? (Sample size=1,016)

Rank	?	Score
1	Not having a wash before getting into the tub	100
2	Leaving the shower running when not using it	71.9
3	Getting into the tub without washing all the soap off	66.4
4	Having a shower then not getting into the tub	65.6
5	Bathing only once for several days	57.8
6	Leaving hair on the bathroom floor	57.1
7	Leaving soap lying around	56.5
8	Leaving water behind in the bowls	56.1
9	Not airing the bathroom after a bath	50.1
10	Washing hair only once for several days	49.9
11	Not putting the cover on the bath after finishing	47.2
12	Leaving soap bubbles on the bathroom floor	44.4
13	Leaving hair clogging up the drain after a bath	41.1
14	Not cleaning up the bathtub water after a bath	27.9
15	Using lots of shampoo	27.2
16	Spending far too long in the bathroom	18.9
17	Not keeping the shampoo bottles, eyc clean	15.7
18	Leaving too little water in the tub	12.7
19	Having many baths per day	12.6
20	Leaving too much water in the tub	10.3

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