Google's 'how to…' searches by town prove regional stereotypes pretty accurate
Version 0 of 1. Google is full of interesting auto-fill questions and queries that that give an insight into the real questions burning in people's minds (see: 'why am I so alone'), but for the first time Google has broken down their popularity by city. It released the top three 'How to…' searches for each location as part of its Year in Search zeitgeist review, ranging from the thrilling ('how to kiss') to the mundane ('how to crochet'), and they often say a lot about what's going on in each city. London is lonely and needs to de-stress… How to kiss How to draw How to meditate Oxford is suitably academic… How to paraphrase How to draw How to crochet Bristol is a city of lazy anarchists… How to squat How to hack How to sleep Manchester loves crafts… How to crochet How to draw How to knit Edinburgh is struggling with new-fangled technology… How to kiss How to Skype How to study Cardiff is into really old web-trends… How to draw How to watch How to plank Belfast still doesn't know how to shuffle… How to shuffle How to hypnotize How to animate Leeds also struggling with 'the PC'... How to kiss How to study How to Skype Glasgow might be using search #3 as an answer to #1... How to kiss How to draw How to hypnotize Birmingham is pretty norm… How to draw How to kiss How to sleep Newcastle does a lot of decorating… How to kiss How to draw How to wallpaper Liverpool gets its hands dirty… How to draw How to kiss How to plaster Brighton is disappointingly mundane in its searches… How to kiss How to draw How to plank Nottingham needs better schools… How to kiss How to hypnotize How to spell Cambridge sounds idyllic… How to massage How to shuffle How to decorate
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