"Raglan sleeves to nail eyes of women to"

NAMPA! The Japanese art of bothering women with borderline sexual harassment in the street in the hopes of scoring with them is the subject of a feature in the new issue of MEN’S KNUCKLE magazine. This sister publication of “Center Guy” and “Gal-o” style bible men’s egg rounded up five hundred Knuckle Guys and Knuckle Gals and grilled them for a smashing round of Shibuya-centric Nampa tips, tricks, dos, and don’ts. Read the resulting surveys below if you knuckleheads dare!

Question for 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%

Question for GUYS
Have you ever slept with a gal you nampa’d on the same day? Be honest!
Yes 58%
No 42%

Question for GALS
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)

Question for GALS
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%

Question for GALS
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

Question for GUYS
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%

Question for GUYS
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

Question for GUYS
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%

Question for GALS
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%

Question for GALS
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%

Question for GUY
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 Street in Shibuya)
Bored looking ones 6%
Clean looking ones 4%

Question for GALS
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%

Question for GUYS
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%

So now you know the score! Put on a fur-lined purple parka, some distressed FUGA jeans, load your hair up with Gatsby Wax and hit the streets!

Comments

[Joseph Luster]

I think I shall declare tonight NAMPA(!) night in Louisville.

[Carl Horn]

To summarize: if you want to pick up a girl, try to make sure you're good-looking first.

[Eeeper]

If not try to be interesting-looking. Wait, is that possible dressed like that!?!

[doug]

Also: remember to wear socks. This is crucial, people!

[holger]

someone translated all this for u?? you must have friends with lots of free time! Pretty funny survey

[hillsy]

Man, you haven't lived until you've nampa'd the dirty looking ones....

[Patrick Macias]

It's all about the Gyaku-Nampa...

[蟻塚]

Protip: You're guaranteed an easy Nanpa if you're white (looking). Patrick could pull it off, provided he went to 109-2 beforehand.

[Renee]

That is so incredibly hilarious.

I would totally sleep with Patrick if he NAMPA-ed me.

[Dusty]

“Do you know where my penguin went?”

Is this some kind of sexual innuendo that was lost in translation?

[Aki]

I wouldn't mind a guy hitting on me, as long as he is HOT. Bring it on.

[Rod Munch]

don't be so slutty Aki