Thursday, January 14, 2010

Google auto-complete kind to Japan and China, not so fond of America

Search: Why is Japan so...


This list of adjectives looks pretty good for Japan, with only two of the 10 words ("weird" and "perverted") having a negative connotation. And some people might even argue that Japan's "weirdness" is a good thing.

Search: Why is China so...


China's results are surprisingly good considering the Internet's love of China bashing. Only "overpopulated", "polluted", and "poor" come up as negative adjectives.

Search: Why is America so...


No one can ever accuse Google's auto-complete of a bias toward its home country, tagging America with the following unflattering adjectives: "fat", "violent", "obese", "stupid", "racist", and "greedy". 

Search: Why is Canada so...


As for my home country, adjectives ranged from "cold" and "expensive" to "boring" and "awesome". Not too bad.

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