Nampa! - Den japanska konsten att ragga

Patrick Macias, expert på japansk otaku-kultur, har läst en intressant undersökning i den japanska ungdomstidningen för män, Men's Knuckle.

I Japan finns någonting som kallas för nampa. Macias beskriver företeelsen med orden "the Japanese art of bothering women with borderline sexual harassment in the street in the hopes of scoring with them".

Huruvida japanerna själva uppfattar nampa som sexuella trakasserier eller om det är en västerländsk tolkning av fenomenet kan jag inte svara på - men vad Men's Knuckle har gjort, är att samla 500 s.k. knuckle-killar och knuckle-tjejer och frågat ut dem om diverse Shibuya-orienterade nampa-tips och tricks.

Resultatet av undersökningen ser ut som följer:

Gals

Do you put up with being nampa’d when it happens to you?

Yes 59%

No 36%

It’s ok with it as long as I don’t have a boyfriend 5%

Have you ever slept with a guy who nampa’d you on the same day? Be honest!

No 81%

Yes 16%

Not “all the way” if you know what I mean (we do!) 3%

What do you look for in a guy who tries to nampa you?

1. Looks

2. Sense of humor

3. Oshare (stylish)

4. Money

5. Car

6. Guts (balls)

What turns you off in a guy who tried to nampa you?

1. Unattractive apperance 34%

2. Too persistent 24%

3. Dasai (uncool)

4. Seems to be a little too good at it (i.e. serial playboy) 11%

5. Too cautious 8%

6. Too needy 6%

7. Tries to touch too much 3%

8. A guy who is not wearing socks 1%

What are some of your worst nampa experiences?

1. The guy chased me for 10 meters in his car – Arikun, 19

2. He started to choke me! – Taka, 18

3. I told told him to get lost and he almost beat me up – Mii, 18

4. He tried to kidnap me and take me to a love hotel – Moe, 21

5. He showed me his ding dong mid-nampa – Kiko, 23

What places are you least receptive to being namap’d at?

At karaoke 35%

On a dark street 19%

In my hometown 13%

Inside an elevator 7%

In front of the bathroom 6%

Movie theater 4%

Residential area 4%

Club 4%

On the train 4%

Tokyo Disneyland 3%

At a funeral 1%

When are you most likely to be receptive to being nampa’d?

When I’m bored 42%

When I’m in a good mood 31%

When I’m cash-poor 20%

When I’m drunk 4%

When I’m horny 3%

Have you ever “done it” with a guy who nampa’d you or wound up dating them?

Nope. Neither. 82%

Yes. I dated him. 14%

Only slept with him 4%

GUYS

Have you ever slept with a gal you nampa’d on the same day? Be honest!

Yes 58%

No 42%

What are some of your best nampa techniques?

1. Just keep them talking 24%

2. Be slick 22%

3. Keep the energy high 18%

4. Keep them smiling 14%

What are some of your best opening lines?

1. “You have cute clothes” – Ketsuke, 21

2. “Osu! Ora Goku!” (as heard in Dragonball Z) – Tetsuo, 19

3. “Let’s do it now.” – Kazuya, 18

4. “I’m in heaven.” – Toyoru, 23

5. “Marry me” – Takayuki, 21

6. “Do you know where my penguin went?” – Tsurume, 19

7. “I will pray for your happiness” (commonly said by religious nuts) – Takashi, 21

What are the best locations to nampa?

In a club 48%

In the city (read: Shibuya) 22%

Izakaiya pub 22%

Karaoke 12 %

At the beach 4%

On the Internet 2%

What kind of girl is the best target for nampa?

Pagals 38% (Pagals are “part-time” gals who are still new to the gal lifestyle and unlikely to be totally jaded by the nampa experience. See also: “fresh meat”)

Girls who are showing a lot of skin 20%

When there are two of them together 16%

Sitting on the ground 12% (i.e. Center-gai in Shibuya)

Bored looking ones 6%

Clean looking ones 4%

Have you ever “done it” with a gal you nampa’d you or wound up dating them?

Nope. Neither. 6%

Yes. I dated her. 26%

Only slept with them 8%