http://www.google.com/trends According to Google Trends....Moroccans top the list of people who most frequently look up for romance and love on the internet,
Algerians and Tunisians were also among the top three who search for "amour”, the French word for love, on the net.

Politics also played a role in orienting Internet users' searches in the Middle East. According to the findings, Iranians seem to have “googled” up George Bush twice as often as their own president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Other findings suggest the stirrings of a trend in different countries. Pakistanis look up "Danish cartoons" more avidly than anyone, according to Google. They also lead the rankings for "sex" - with India far behind.

In Saudi Arabia, even though homosexuality is punishable by death, the kingdom ranks No. 2 for searches for "gay sex," behind the Philippines, said Google.

Searchers for "Allah" come overwhelmingly from the Islamic world. But, the word is searched from the Dutch-language version of Google more than from the Arabic-language one. Norwegian, French, Danish, Swedish and German sites also featured in the top 10 for "Allah" inquiries.

Ha! Top 10 for "green card":

1. Nairobi, Kenya

2. Colombo, Sri Lanka

3. Sofia, Bulgaria

4. Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro

5. New York, NY, USA

6. Santa Clara, CA, USA

7. Rabat, Morocco

8. Pleasanton, CA, USA

9. Tehran, Iran

10. San Jose, CA, USA

very interesting..... interesting indeed

OOOH good search!

hmm... my home towns get two of the top 10... yay for silicon valley

#6 & #10 I get because of the number of immigrants we have here in Silicon Valley, but #8 is a kinda far off suburb that doesn't make much sense to me. I would have thought San Jose would be much higher.

"marriage green card"



1. New York, NY, USA

2. Pleasanton, CA, USA

3. Irvine, CA, USA

4. San Francisco, CA, USA

5. Boston, MA, USA

6. Los Angeles, CA, USA

7. Miami, FL, USA

8. Washington, DC, USA

9. San Diego, CA, USA

10. Chicago, IL, USA

pleasanton is seen as like "the nice place". sj just isnt that nice. and there are still a lot of high tech and buisnesses up around there, along with a huge ATT and safeway headquarters. i was also surpised to see it there. SJ makes sense so low... only because santa clara is higher. its just a nicer place for the same things! i guess palo alto is too expensive?

wow. just wow.

I worked in Pleasanton for 3 years. It's not nicer. It's suburban. But thanks for telling me that the city I was born in and live in and love isn't that nice. You're a gem!

i live in SJ too... so if thats what youre talking about, its not a dis... just a comment. geez, sorry

Not surprised about Morrocans and Algeriens, but am at Tunezians Go figure! I think Pakis are also on the list!

Wow I typed in amour as OP suggested and this came up:
1.Dakar, Senegal 2.Rabat, Morocco 3.Tunis, Tunisia 4.Casablanca, Morocco 5.Algiers, Algeria 6.Amiens, France 7.Lille, France 8.Franconville, France 9.Reims, France 10.Toulon, France

I am surprised by the French and Tuneziennes. I would thought they could look for love where they are...

This is what came up for fiance visa:
1.Makati, Philippines 2.Pleasanton, CA, USA 3.San Diego, CA, USA 4.New York, NY, USA 5.San Francisco, CA, USA 6.Irvine, CA, USA 7.Washington, DC, USA 8.Miami, FL, USA 9.Los Angeles, CA, USA 10.Minneapolis, MN, USA And a quick letter added, to make it fiancee visa, this is what came up:
1.Manila, Philippines 2.Makati, Philippines 3.San Diego, CA, USA 4.New York, NY, USA 5.Washington, DC, USA 6.Miami, FL, USA 7.San Francisco, CA, USA 8.Seattle, WA, USA 9.Los Angeles, CA, USA 10.London, United Kingdom

Very interesting facts....I wonder what the stats were 2 years ago, my ex is from Morocco and a couple years ago I didn't hear as many American/Moroccan couples compared to today.

And online dating: (This is too fun, thanx MBP for posting)
1.Seoul, South Korea 2.Baltimore, MD, USA 3.Irvine, CA, USA 4.Tampa, FL, USA 5.Oslo, Norway 6.St Louis, MO, USA 7.Orlando, FL, USA 8.Philadelphia, PA, USA 9.Denver, CO, USA 10.Chicago, IL, USA

Online romance:
1.Baltimore, MD, USA 2.Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3.Makati, Philippines 4.Cambridge, MA, USA 5.Bangalore, India 6.Halifax, Canada 7.Singapore, Singapore 8.Mumbai, India 9.New Delhi, India 10.Portland, OR, USA
Ok I am going to stop, but I before I annoy someone

Are there any stats on the change in numbers over the years and any contributing factors to any changes?

I googled Morrocco and amour Lioness and this is what came up:
http://www.google.com/trends?q=morocco+%2C...ll&date=all
http://www.google.com/trends?q=morocco+%2C...ll&date=all

I see a fellow DZ girl reading this post, so here:
DZ stats
1.Algiers, Algeria 2.Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria 3.Constantine, Algeria 4.Tilimsen, Algeria
http://www.google.com/trends?q=algeria+%2C...ll&date=all

I guess "not that nice" isn't a dis? Please. I suppose being the 10th largest city in the country and the safest large city for years running makes it "not that nice?"

im honestly sorry. i dont like it, so i guess its a personal opinion. maybe its just my area... downtown sj tends to be worse than other areas.

please stop jumping down my throat for innocent comments. i meant no harm, i was simply commenting an opinion

there's a lot of that going on around here. don't pay too much attention to them and keep on posting. some of us enjoy reading what you have to say.

I'm not jumping down your throat, they are your words, and they are offensive. And since downtown is where I live, it's even more offensive. You can make all the comments you want, but if it comes off as insulting, you might get called on it.

The problem doesn't seem so much to be that people are offensive, but some feel a need to find something to be offended by. Lighten up, dayum it.

maybe if i told you what block i live on and why i dont like it you would tell me you live next door and that im threatening your every idea on why sj is so nice?

i just cant win can i? i said IM SORRY

And you seem to need to find places to insert yourself and comment even if a topic has nothing to do with you. I'll remember to tell you to lighten up the next time I think you are overreacting to something I find silly.

So? What else is new?

and i'll remember this statement for use later too

and you don't think this what Ewok meant as baiting and antagonizing others?

and you don't find anything wrong with her statement. how special yet not unexpected

Continueing by baiting me now? You have no idea of how I come down on this issue yet you openly judge and insult me. I am following Ewok's policy when are you going to comply.

Stop fighting, boys and girls.

only person baiting here is you. above we have an example of someone being a hypocrite which i've pointed out. and you keep badgering me about my pointing it out. so who is baiting who here?
i've not insulted you in this thread btw. so quit screaming about the sky is falling.

Yea, stop fighting. Lighten up!

McDreamy

1. Washington, DC, USA

2. Chicago, IL, USA

3. New York, NY, USA

4. Toronto, Canada

5. Los Angeles, CA, USA

6. Ottawa, Canada

7. Newark, NJ, USA

8. St Louis, MO, USA

9. Raleigh, NC, USA

10. Auckland, New Zealand


fetus in fetu

1. New York, NY, USA

2. Chicago, IL, USA

3. Poznan, Poland

4. St Louis, MO, USA

5. Baltimore, MD, USA

6. Malmo, Sweden

7. Salt Lake City, UT, USA

8. Raleigh, NC, USA

9. Portland, OR, USA

10. Amsterdam, Netherlands


MBP, I don't even know what that person says unless it's quoted. I haven't for months now.

I am sorry, but wtfunckles is McDreamy and fetus in fetu. I am too tired and PO to google it.

I know what fetus in fetu is and I'm not sure why someone would go looking for one (unless they already had one).

McDreamy is not my type.

McDreamy




Any Grey's fans here? I couldn't find anyone at work yesterday who watched Thursday's episode. I was bursting to talk about it

I watch it.

What did you think of this week's episode? For awhile, I was kinda "waaa, they can't do that!" Now I'm just curious to see if they'll stick with it or if this is going to turn into a whole soap-opera esque thing, like haha, it was all a dream.

I love Grey's Anatomy... LOVE.

I don't wanna ruin it for anyone that hasn't seen it... sooooo

I think they'll have a "come back from the light" type of deal with Denny and the bomb squad guy saying "it's too early... you have to fight harder" or something.... they can't kill off Grey or Grey's Anatomy!! At least I hope not... I think if she was going to die they wouldn't have showed it at the end of the last episode anyway.... that's just my guess!!

I agree. I don't see them killing Meredith off, but I'm not happy with what they're doing with her; it feels manipulative. I admit to fast forwarding (I have a DVR) thru a lot of the part where McDreamy is searching for her cause that kid got on my nerves. I wanted to smack her soooo bad. I remember the dream sequence on the 80s show "Dallas" and that was when the show "jumped the shark". I'd hate to see the same devise ruin this otherwise excellent show. Now, they're showing reruns. Hmm, makes me wonder if they KNOW what they're doing.

nor mine, but he does have fabulous hair!