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The Guardian reports on a multi-national survey by the Ipsos Mori market research company, comparing people's perception of a number of national statistics with the actual statistics. There's also an interactive quiz which allows you to feel superior to your countrymen. Some of the findings:
- In most countries, people overestimate the number of immigrants, often by large margins. In USA, the average guess was 33%, the real figure is 14.3%.
- Similarly, most countries grossly overestimate the number of atheists and agnostics.
- The country with the most accurate self-perception was South Korea, followed by Ireland and Poland.
- Mexico, India, and Brazil were the most inaccurate.
- Britain ranked mid-table in 16th place, while the US was fifth.
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You are a fluke of the universe; you have no right to be here.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 03 2015, @01:44PM
I seriously doubt that the statistics were accurate in these countries. Also, South Koreans are batshit crazy.
(Score: 4, Funny) by Phoenix666 on Thursday December 03 2015, @03:25PM
That's a fact--I'm married to one. They also have hot tempers and smell like kimchi and...[NO CARRIER]
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 03 2015, @03:48PM
I work with one. She is a software dev. It's non-stop cursing in Korean, burping, slamming doors, and simultaneous complaining to other nearby devs to keep quiet.
She is special.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Phoenix666 on Thursday December 03 2015, @04:05PM
Take care--she'll cut you.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 5, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Thursday December 03 2015, @04:18PM
LOL - I often read people who say "I'm married to (fill in favorite or least favorite nationality, religion, culture, race, etc) and THEY AREN'T LIKE YOU SAY!" Now, when a person writes, "I'm married to _____________ AND THEY ARE FUCKING NUTS!" - well, I can believe that. I mean, she had to be fucking nuts to marry you, right? ;^)
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Thursday December 03 2015, @11:14PM
Well, at least deeply mistaken.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 04 2015, @12:52AM
Well one would surely assume that fucking, and particularly the use of someone's nuts, would eventually happen given a long enough marriage!