vileru Wrote:I clicked on the thread, excited to hear about how often fellow Japanese language learners are copulating. Disappointingly, the thread is a mere tabulation of the male:female ratio. I cordially invite those interested to post their weekly/monthly/yearly sex ratios as well. We can then challenge other forums and determine who copulates the most/least frequently. Thereafter, we can set weekly/monthly/yearly goals and hold competitions against other forums. Given the dedication of many of our users, I'm confident we will put up a stiff competition. Anyway, 48:25.

Nukemarine Wrote:50:25

Just catching up. Thought this would be a silly thread, but it's kind of interesting. Nice to know lurkers are willing to comment. Now I'm wondering if females prefer class methods while males are more willing to go the individual study route.

I've seen similar results with CrossFit where the class version (called boxes) have lots of female members while most guys train on their own in gyms or their garage. Since there's been a study on everything I'm sure there's a study on that.

Bokusenou Wrote:In the course, they said how from a young age women are pushed to do things with friends, while men are pushed to dive headlong into their (often solitary) interests, or at least doing something on one's own carries less of a stigma than it does for women, which explained why a lot of "geniuses" in their fields are male. Most of the time getting good at something has to do with getting lots of (solitary) practice.

I think that AJATT and such will appeal more to a person who likes doing things on their own, and doesn't depend so much on a social circle & fitting in (aka intrinsic motivation vs. extrinsic motivation).

Myself, I've always been more of a loner, tomboy type who preferred improving my skill at something rather than partying/shopping (which I dislike), so RTK/AJATT was just the hardcore method I'd been looking for. ^-^

warrigal Wrote:Like most things, both the aim and the method select for certain preferences and predilections.

iSoron Wrote:51:27

Bokusenou Wrote:Interesting. I once took a gender studies class because I needed to drop a class in a hurry and it was the only thing open, but I actually learned some interesting things in it.
In the course, they said how from a young age women are pushed to do things with friends, while men are pushed to dive headlong into their (often solitary) interests, or at least doing something on one's own carries less of a stigma than it does for women, which explained why a lot of "geniuses" in their fields are male. Most of the time getting good at something has to do with getting lots of (solitary) practice.
I think that AJATT and such will appeal more to a person who likes doing things on their own, and doesn't depend so much on a social circle & fitting in (aka intrinsic motivation vs. extrinsic motivation).

Bokusenou Wrote:Myself, I've always been more of a loner, tomboy type who preferred improving my skill at something rather than partying/shopping (which I dislike), so RTK/AJATT was just the hardcore method I'd been looking for. ^-^

Bokusenou Wrote:

warrigal Wrote:Like most things, both the aim and the method select for certain preferences and predilections.

Right! I think it's the same reason why my college anime club is a little less than three quarters guys. If women are encouraged to avoid solitary pursuits, and rely on a group of friends to do everything with, then they will tend to avoid anything that is not considered mainstream within that group. I love anime, and don't care if anyone knows it or not, but I know other women who are ashamed of being anime fans because it's not mainstream, and they are scared people will judge them. And if anime isn't mainstream, language immersion, outside of a class, is far, far, from mainstream.

pixel Wrote:50:27

But I'm not sure how much I count, since I barely qualify as an active forum member.
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pixel Wrote:50:27

But I'm not sure how much I count, since I barely qualify as an active forum member.
ヽ(ー_ー )ノ