A lot of people were writing to TheNewsOfToday this morning asking us why it seems like people are looking for the phrase “I Am Extremely Terrified Of Chinese People” on search engines. Many websites that pick out daily trending topics for some reason picked up on this phrase as well.

The reasoning is quite simple. People like using Google to play around and find unique and funny phrases. Google has a tool, called “search suggest” that suggests terms and phrases to search for. For example, if you go to Google right now and begin typing “I am ex” into the search box, it will then open a drop down selection box with terms and phrases in it. The top two results you will see in the drop down are “I am extremely” and “I Am Extremely Terrified Of Chinese People”.

Does this mean anything? It means that there are a lot of people searching for these phrases throughout the world on Google’s search engine. However, this system can be played with. Automated programs, that use different IP adresses, and/or Google accounts can repeatedly search for the same thing over and over again, just so that the search suggest feature suggests it. This is more than likely why this strange phrase is coming up.

To test the Google’s search suggest feature, try typing in different words as well.
For Example:
If you type in “I need”, Google suggests “I need a job”
If you type in “attorney”, you will more than likely get the most searched for phrases for attorney in your geographical location. I get “Attorneys Naples Florida”, since I live in Naples, Florida.

This tool does have a lot of use in the real world. If you don’t know the spelling of a certain word, or you work with SEO (Search Engine Optimization), this tool is a big help.

This completely irrelevant phrase that is being searched for all over the internet, stems from a tool that helps people find relevant information. Just sometimes, even Google doesn’t get it right.