在四月初的時候，Fixr.com 這個網站利用Google的搜尋數據紀錄，調查各個國家的人們，最常搜尋什麼東西。網站用 " How much does ＿＿ cost in ＿＿? " 作為關鍵句。調查出來的結果，有些出乎人們的意料，而且相當令人驚訝呀!!

原文在此✎Cost Obsessions Around the World

17 APRIL 2015

以下為我的翻譯，懶得逐字逐句打，所以就大略翻譯囉～

（雖然是大略，但是重點單字我還是有畫出重點ㄛ）

Google’s autocomplete function provides suggestions derived from common Google searches by other users. Comparing autocomplete results for searches on different countries reveals how certain places are perceived by people around the World.

Google從Google使用者的搜尋紀錄，作為搜尋時的自動建議。把這些不同國家的搜尋結果顯示出來，會顯示出人們對於某些地區的印象。

It turns out that Google searches for the cost of something vary widely depending on the country of interest. For example, people are most interested in the cost of a passport or a patent in North America. As for Europe, many are concerned about practical things like the cost of living, studying, or buying a beer. Google users are interested in basic necessities such as food, livestock, and fuel in Africa. But if you look closely, you will find some more controversial search results, such as prostitution in Brazil, Ukraine, Hong Kong, and Latvia; slaves in Mauritania; a kidney in Iran; in vitro fertilization in Australia; and rhinoplasty in Korea.

事實證明，不同國家在搜尋cost of something的興趣非常廣泛。例如，北美以護照跟專利為主。在歐洲，許多人關心實際的東西，生活費、唸書以及啤酒。在非洲的Google使用者則對於生活必需品較有興趣，例如食物、家畜、能源。但如果你仔細觀察，會發現有些有爭議性的結果，例如在巴西、烏克蘭、香港、拉脫維亞，是賣淫（賣淫竟然會登上搜尋榜，這已經是大問題了吧）；毛里塔尼亞是奴隸（奴隸跟賣淫都是類似的人口販運阿）；伊朗是腎（這是黑市買賣嗎T_T）；澳洲是體外受精；韓國是隆鼻。（韓國整形真的風靡全球阿～不過我很愛自己也不想因為莫名的理由挨刀，所以沒考慮過，現代的人是不是太缺乏自信～）

Intrigued by the results of our U.S. state-by-state analysis of Google autocomplete results, we decided to see what the worldwide results look like. We began by googling a simple question for each country:

按照搜尋的結果，我們可以按出來在人們眼中世界的樣子。

The results were then recorded and put into an infographic to see how countries and continents compare. Here are the results by continent:

搜尋的結果被放在圖表中，可以看到各個國家跟各大洲的比較。

Life in North America appears relatively boring. So boring that Canadians are chiefly interested in the cost of a passport for leaving the country. Better to go to Mexico where everyone has great abs.

北美｜生活在北美看起來比較無聊，導致加拿大主要被搜尋的是出國的護照。（另外有網站說是還是大家都想移民去加拿大？）墨西哥則是每個人都有腹肌（大家喜愛墨西哥男人的腹肌就對了～～我個人比較偏愛軟軟的肚子，躺著很舒服－／／／－）

Panama hats are popular in Ecuador. Prostitution is of interest in Brazil and Uruguay. And in Chile, the price of coke is of prime importance … we’re not sure which kind.

南美｜巴拿馬帽在厄瓜多爾則是非常流行。巴西跟烏拉圭則是賣淫。智利是可樂的價格。。。。。。我們並不確定是哪一種可樂ＸＤ

（因為自己還沒有巴拿馬帽，所以這張照片取自於✎巴拿馬帽博物館啦❤）

這裡有帥氣優雅兼具的巴拿馬帽介紹～應該不少人有看過但是不知道這就是巴拿馬帽ㄛ！本來就有點心動，看完介紹更想去買一頂了～✎巴拿馬帽，其實源自厄瓜多

Some quirky search results for Europe include Rolexes in Switzerland, mooring a yacht in Monaco, nose jobs in Albania, and flying a MiG (a Russian fighter aircraft) in Russia.

歐洲｜有些古怪的搜尋結果包含歐洲瑞士的勞力士，摩納哥的停泊遊艇（所以是觀光為主嘛），阿爾巴尼亞的隆鼻，還有俄國的米格戰鬥機（不愧是戰鬥民族～）。

For Asia there is a wide range of results, reflecting the diversity of cultures within the continent. The biggest financial concern for people searching about Lebanon appears to be the cost of a PS3; for Kuwait it is Lamborghinis, carpets for Armenia, and watermelons for Japan.

亞洲｜人們喜愛的搜尋結果顯示非常廣泛，反映出這塊大洲裡多元的文化。最大的財經中心黎巴嫩人們搜尋PS3最多。科威特則是藍寶堅尼（放個藍寶堅尼的mark～～閃亮亮）。亞美尼亞則是地毯。還有日本的西瓜！（什麼～我以為日本最常搜尋的是AV女優 >口<）身為台灣人要來發問一下，為什麼台灣搜尋最多是可樂呢！

台灣人有那麼愛喝可樂嘛～～

Google users are mostly concerned about the necessities of life in Africa. But apparently in the case of Sierra Leone people are more concerned about buying diamonds, and for Mauritania they are more concerned about purchasing slaves.

非洲｜人們最關心生活的必需品。但顯然地像賽拉利昂的人們更關心買鑽石（非洲血鑽石嘛！），毛裡塔尼亞的人則關心購買奴隸。（聽了真是心驚膽跳阿～有人為了生活必需品、有人為了鑽石、更有人是為了買奴隸 T口T）

Apparently New Zealanders are a frisky lot, with great interest in vasectomies, while their Australian neighbors are concerned about the cost of in vitro fertilization. Quite the paradox.

澳洲｜顯然紐西蘭的人們活潑熱鬧的多，當其他澳洲人們大部分在關心體外受精時，他們則是對於輸精管結紮很有興趣。相當吊詭～（我蠻好奇這些澳洲人到底是關心體外受精還是體外受孕？受精就是性愛了耶，受孕則是試管嬰兒；輸精管結紮原本我還想說會不會是愛護小動物，幫貓狗結紮；可是這兩個連在一起，怎麼想都是做愛阿～）

The most common search about costs in Antarctica is for the cost of land. While the land there may not be terribly hospitable, there sure is a lot of it.

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.

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最常被搜尋的洲／地區則是南極。雖然南極不是最好客／熱鬧的，但也榜上有名。

那些常被使用者搜尋的東西，也顯示出文化的不同，但也有關鍵的相似之處。這也讓人們在獨自覺得某些事情奇怪的時候，提供了見解。

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