New Delhi: If you want to know about something, Google it, people would say. And of course, Google has answers for anything under the sun.
But what is the most popular Google request from India? What else, Cow. The Indians need to know about cow is justified because it is a sacred animal for more than 80 percent of the people in this country.
But why do Bangladeshis Google for cow? No idea.
It is one of the baffling mysteries that emerged from a study of various countries and their people’s Google requests by fixr.com, a cost-estimating website. The search results turned out to be hilarious and informative, and gave a peek into humanity’s cost obsessions per country, reports rt.com.
While Russians want to know the cost of flying a MiG fighter, Iranians are curious about buying kidneys. Ukrainians have no inhibition in seeking information about prostitutes while South Koreans are interested in rhinoplasty.
Fixr.com has put together a map of the world with the most-Googled things in each country, using the autocomplete formula of “How much does * cost in [x country].”
“Looking at some of the most popular Google searches throughout the World reveals some cultural differences, but also many key similarities. It also provides insights into the sometimes strange things people think about when they are alone,” says fixr.com website.
Russians are most interested in “How much does it cost to fly a MiG [military aircraft] in Russia?”
The Chinese, Apple’s biggest iPhone market, desire iPhones, of course. On Tuesday, Apple said it sold more iPhones in China than in the US.
The cost of a prostitute is the most Googled demand also in Brazil, Bulgaria, Hong Kong, Colombia and Latvia. Slaves crop up in Mauritania, diamonds shine in Sierra Leone and cocaine fires up Honduras, Chile and Taiwan – these are some of the most Googled and weird demands in each of these countries.
Why Japanese people want watermelons or Armenians are obsessed with carpets is as yet a mystery.
Citizens of some countries Google simple ‘tradable’ things, such as cows (India and Bangladesh) or camels (Egypt, Israel and Afghanistan), and apparently, the most devoted McDonald’s fans are Big Mac-loving Serbians.
Ceremonies are another passion worldwide. And not only weddings (Cyprus, Greece) and honeymoons (Maldives), but funerals (Ireland) and divorces (Trinidad and Tobago).
Venezuelans desire “A Gallon of Gas,” while Australians long for babies – IVF (In vitro fertilization) is one of the most Googled searches down under.
The results are not considered to be a scientific report as Google autocomplete results are based on the searcher’s history, and the time and place of search.