Talk to Me
Two in five young Japanese women talk to their personal computer, according to a survey by iShare and Sega Toys reported in Mainichi Daily News. Highlights of the study included:
- 40.5% of women said they talk to their computer.
- And 59.2% said they talked to themselves too.
- Stress was a frequent trigger to start talking to themselves.
- They commonly felt “lonely” or “disgusted with themselves.”
- 10.2% gave their computer a nickname like Mac-kun or Pudding.
- 42.9% decorated their PCs and work areas, usually with stuffed toys.
- 63.8% said they did so because the toys made them feel better.
410 women in their 20s or 30s were surveyed to coincide with the launch of Sega Toys’ Kokechii, a doll resembling traditional Japanese kokeshi dolls, except that it talks to itself without being prompted.
Why talk to inanimate objects? Well, according to Tokyomango the surface reasons are pretty obvious—the computer freezes so they complain to it, or you comment on the Web sites it’s showing you, or prod it to load faster.
“But then there’s the meta reason, which is that Japanese women pretty often talk to inanimate objects. Maybe it’s because Japanese men don’t talk that much, either that or they ignore or tell them to shut up. At least the Basil Plant doesn’t talk back.”
Source: “Japanese Women Talk to their Computers,” Tokyomango 06/23/07.
Related Post: “Karakuri Dolls Living Robot History,” EBT Blog 01/29/07.
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July 1st, 2007 at 1:10 pm
[…] 410 women in their 20s or 30s were surveyed to coincide with the launch of Sega Toys’ Kokechii, a doll resembling traditional Japanese kokeshi dolls, except that it talks to itself without being prompted. [Source: Talk to Me] […]
July 1st, 2007 at 2:21 pm
[…] Talk to MeTwo in five young Japanese women talk to their personal computer, according to a survey by iShare and Sega Toys reported in Mainichi Daily News. Highlights of the study included: 40.5%of womensaidthey talk to their computer. And 59.2%said they talked to themselvestoo. Stress was a frequent trigger to start talking to themselves […]
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