Faith in net girlfriends
By Techgirl

What do India and Pakistan have in common?  Same people.  Same culture, language and food.  Shared religious beliefs.  Equally corrupt politicians and right wing forces. Same claims on Kashmir.  Sharing cricketers in IPL.  And the list goes on.

Now we have another thing in common.  Apparently, 59 percent of Indians and 60 percent of Pakistanis feel that the internet is a good place to find a partner.  Yes, equal amount of simpletons in both the countries suspend reality while watching Bollywood movies and while logging on to the internet to meet life partners. Or perhaps believe in the internet because they cannot meet people in real life.

The Full BBC research is below

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A new BBC World Service global poll suggests that almost one in three (30%) web users regard the internet as a good place to find a boyfriend or girlfriend.

The poll, conducted by GlobeScan among 10,976 internet users across 19 countries, suggests India and Pakistan are among the countries with the greatest numbers of enthusiasts for internet introductions.

Fifty-nine per cent of Indians and 60% of Pakistanis who use the internet regard it, according to the poll, as a good place to find a partner.

Other countries where high proportions of internet users feel the same way include Ghana (47%) and the Philippines (42%).

In contrast, fewer Americans (21%), South Koreans (16%), British (28%), and French (27%) think the idea of finding a partner online a good one.

The poll also suggests that, among internet users, men are somewhat more enthusiastic about finding a partner online than women – 33% of men regard the internet as a good place to find a boyfriend or girlfriend, compared to 27% of women.

Respondents aged 18 to 24 are the most enthusiastic (36%) but even among those aged over 65, more than one in five (23%) regard the internet as a good place to find a partner.

However, the results also suggest that those with a higher level of education are less likely to regard the internet as a good place to find a partner – 28% of those with a university education felt it was, compared to 36% of those who had not completed high school.

The results are drawn from a larger survey of public attitudes towards the internet, to be released on 8 March 2010.

The survey interviewed 10,976 adult citizens who had used the internet in the previous six months across 19 countries, and was conducted for BBC World Service by the international polling firm GlobeScan.
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Techgoss note:  Techgirl is a senior Tech journalist who reports on the IT, KPO and KPO Sectors for a leading media house.  In her spare time, she dabbles in satire in her blog
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