When looking at the statistics for some of our ethnic dating sites, it’s really neat to see the cultural nuances and patterns that emerge. A few observations below:
-On our Black dating site SoulSingles.com, we see an unusually large % of members type their answers in capital letters. I wonder why that is? Caps read and look loud. Is this perhaps a reflection of a community that feels like their voice is not heard or accounted for? I don’t know the answer, but I am interested to better understand the psyche of the community for why that is.
-Of all our sites, IranianPersonals.com yields the highest percentage of members that attempt to cheat the system by sneaking in personal contact information in their profile answers; not music to my ears considering that I am Iranian. If they are clever enough to figure out how to drive a wedge between United Nations Security Council and IAEA over sanctions, you don’t think that they are smart enough to figure out how to try getting their email addies past our screeners. I swear, they don’t give up easily – it’s a freakin’ daily cat and mouse game.
-Iranian and Arab callers to our toll free line are also the most likely to barter for a membership discount. This is not surprising given how people in the Middle East barter you to death at the bazaars. That said, there is an art to this sort of bartering and I have to give credit where it’s due, many of the callers are damn good at it.
-The most egregious abuse between members comes on ArabLounge.com, often between Muslim and Christian Arabs that can’t seem to get along. Here’s a novel idea, let’s do a mashup message board between jDate and ArabLounge members! Whoa, you couldn’t pay me enough to be a site moderator – j/k – actually, any forum where Arab/Jews can share ideas, perspectives and even vent, is a good idea. Not sure Spark Networks feels the same way – they carry a fine line of ethnic niche communities, but if you notice, there are no Muslim niches in their portfolio.
Below are the two most searched keywords for EG and IP:
Keyword: “Sex”
Site:EligibleGreeks.com
The members of this site are our most sexually liberal. We see more bikinis, cleavage and speedo pics on this site than any other World Singles site. The keyword “sex” is overwhelmingly the most searched keyword on the site. Having traveled to Greece and researched the culture extensively, this is no surprise. A recent survey of which country has the most sex had Greece come out on top with 87% responding that they had sex on a weekly basis (compared to a paltry 53% for the US). OPA – LONG LIVE GREECE!! Brazil and Russia came in second and third respectively.
Keyword: “Doctorate”
Site: IranianPersonals.com
Iranian-Americans are among the most highly educated people in the country, according to research by the Iranian Studies Group, an independent academic organization, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). According to the latest census data available, more than one in four Iranian-Americans holds a master’s or doctoral degree, the highest rate among 67 ethnic groups studied. Yup, my mother too wanter her son to be a Doctor and suffice it to say, finding a partner with a advanced degree is the equivalent of striking oil 
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