A gamble with a coin to get money reveals a dark secret.
By Raif Karerat
A recent study from the University of East Anglia, in the United Kingdom, has revealed that India ranks among the least honest places in the world.
The study, which surveyed 1,500 participants from 15 nations, found that China, Japan, South Korea and India rank among the least honest places in the world, according to U.S. News.
In order to determine how honest an individual was, participants from various nations were asked to flip a coin and state whether it landed on “heads” or tails,” knowing that if they reported heads they would receive $3 to $5.
If more than 50 percent of the participants in any given country answered heads, the statistic indicated dishonesty.
The same participants were also asked to complete a quiz in which they received cash for answering all the questions correctly. They were asked not to search for answers on the Internet, and had to check off a box alleging they had answered independently before moving on to the next question.
Researchers had covertly made three of the questions virtually impossible, making it highly unlikely that the subjects would be able to answer them on their own. Getting more than one of these questions right indicated cheating, according to the study.
While people from India, China, Japan, and South Korea were the most dishonest on the coin test, Asian countries “were not significantly more dishonest than others in the quiz,” the study noted.
“People’s beliefs about the honesty of their fellow citizens, and those in other countries, may or may not be accurate, and these beliefs can affect how they interact,” Dr. David Hugh-Jones, of UEA’s School of Economics, said in a news release.
The study attributed the disparity to “cultural views specific to this type of test, such as attitudes to gambling.”
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I left India over 50, years ago, since 2013, I dealt with the Legislatures, executives and the lower judiciary of India, witnessed over 50% of the population are inhumane. They are not willing for a change to improve their living standard. The most violent, dishonest, stupidest, nastiest, arrogant, dirty and scammers are the people of India. I am a UP NRI, four IAS, four PCS, hatched a conspiracy with my co-sharers and outsourced my murder to steal my property. 32, millions NRI, OCI and PIO stay away from India, working hard and they are victimized by the Indian Government. Atrocities, crimes against humanity, human rights abuse, rape, murder, looting are done in the name of God and Democracy.