Saturday 26 November 2011

The Hitch Up Phenomenon.

Dating sites on the internet are proliferating at a rate that must surely indicate something or other. And, most interestingly, they’re becoming thematic.

At first there was just the odd, generally-western site like Zoosk, which appeared to cover a range of ethnic types as befits modern, western culture. But now they’re becoming increasingly specialist. We’ve had Thai dating sites, Chinese dating sites, Indian dating sites, Filipino dating sites, and African dating sites. The latest to be added to the list are Russian and Muslim dating sites.

(A Muslim dating site? There’s something, well, a tad strange about that. Don’t Muslims pride themselves on being a bit above that sort of thing? I would love to have a comment on this from a Muslim.)

So now I can’t wait to see what’s next. An Eskimo dating site? Come to the frozen wastes and warm your cockles in an igloo?

The mind might soon be tempted to boggle, but will, as ever, take refuge in its standards.

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