BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhuanet) -- A survey shows that
German twenty-somethings can't bear life without Web when asked to choose among
choices of living without their spouses, or Internet access or mobile phones,
according to media reports Tuesday.
In a survey by German broadband association Bitkom,
98 percent people said they found useful information online, and around 84
percent of respondents aged 19-29 said they would rather do without their
current partner or an automobile than forego their connection to the Web.
"People under 30 would rather do without their cars or their current partners
than the Internet or their mobiles," Bitkom president August-Wilhelm Scheer
said.
But he insisted that the Web "creates real
relationships and does not result in autism and dehumanization."
He said one in two people taking part in the survey
admitted they had made new friends thanks to chat forums and Internet
communities. Around 8 percent said they had found a new partner thanks to online
relations.
Nearly a third of respondents said social networking
sites such as Facebook and MySpace and their German equivalents had helped them
expand their circle of friends.
"Our study shows that the Web is not an anonymous
medium that leads to coldness in society," Scheer said.
(Agencies)
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