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This sounds like a joke: > 冬の間は暖房をつけなくても平気な人 > Someone who is OK not having heating in the winter [Note: residential central heating/cooling is essentially no
by w1ntermute 14y ago
This sounds like a joke:
> 冬の間は暖房をつけなくても平気な人
> Someone who is OK not having heating in the winter [Note: residential central heating/cooling is essentially nonexistent in Japan, but a kotatsu[0] is a must for surviving Japanese winters]
> 中学、高校、大学時代の友人と現在も交流が続いている人が５人以上いる人 （Facebookを含む）
> Still maintains contact with at least 5 friends from middle school, high school and college (Facebook counts)
> 職場並びに仕事関係者以外で1年以上付き合いのある友人が20人以上いる人（Facebookを含む）
> Has at least 20 friends with at least a 1 year old relationship that aren't from work or work-related contacts (Facebook counts)
> 外国人と気さくに20分以上話せる人（日本語でもOK）
> Can readily talk with foreigner for at least 20 minutes (in Japanese is OK)
> ソーシャルゲーム（GREE、Mobage）に対して嫌悪感がない人
> Doesn't have unpleasant feelings with respect to social games (Gree, Mobage) [Note: these games are really shitty]
> WindowsよりもMacまたはLinuxが好きな人
> Someone who likes Mac and Linux more than Windows
Given the fact that she's in her late 30s and admits that she's plump, these are pretty harsh demands in Japan, a country that has rather traditional views on gender and gender roles.
0: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotatsu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotatsu
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- hkmurakami 14y agoThis actually seems "okay" to me. Yes, it's a very demanding profile considering her age and physical appearance, but she doesn't mention anything regarding academic pedigree, profession, or salary (which is what 99% of these women ask for right away). All her requests are w.r.t. personality, character, hobbies, etc. It's actually kind of refreshing to see a post of this kind w/o the typical 5,000,000+ JPY/YR requirement.
- w1ntermute 14y agoYes, that was rather surprising to me. No requests in that department, but let's be honest: 99% of people who fit her requirements are going to be able to fulfill the usual 学歴/年収 requirements as well. After all, most people with this sort of technical knowledge will be gainfully employed in the IT industry.
- hkmurakami 14y agoYup, agreed that these criteria indirectly filter for such "numeric" requirements as well.
- ddellacosta 14y agoYes, I have to agree: this is a creep filter, basically. Showing that you have strong relationships both maintained from your past relationships as well as currently, is incredibly important for those things that matter in the long run to anyone who wants a family: being a part of a strong community, showing that you care about your relationships enough to nurture them and sustain them, etc. There are some goofy things on this list, but this strikes me as evidence of maturity, however awkwardly expressed.
- w1ntermute 14y ago> Showing that you have strong relationships both maintained from your past relationships I don't know about you, but I wouldn't consider a Facebook relationship to be "strong".
- ddellacosta 14y agoYeah, I mean, assuming they are on FB is silly, but having them at all is an important thing, I think, which is what she is saying I believe.
- w1ntermute 14y agoRight, I understand the underlying motive, but the tone of the entire post just had me in stitches. Besides, one of the first things to keep in mind while forming a long-term romantic relationship is that you will frequently have to compromise. Writing a list like this and posting it on GitHub doesn't give guys the impression that this is a woman willing to compromise.
- mathrawka 14y agoWell, you can always fork it and create a pull request. If she accepts it, consider that compromising, so you can compromise thanks to git! Now that would be a good story to share at the wedding.