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Blind Date Turns Ugly
By Nick YungWe all know how the entertainment industry portrays celebrities as beautiful and attractive, leading our society to become immensely superficial, but who knew it would go to these extremes?!
Internet dating, also known as "online dating," has become a growing trend among youth and for a 17 year old boy from China, this was no exception. He was a simple love-sick teen who committed suicide after a disappointing personal encounter with a supposed 19 year old "hottie" he had been chatting with online. The two had been conversing for several weeks prior to their encounter on the Chinese instant messaging and chatroom service known as Tencent QQ or simply just "QQ".
A little tidbit: "Tencent QQ" was originally called "I Seek You," which then became known as "ICQ," and now it is simply just "QQ." (Thank you Chelsey Guo for this factoid.)
(Above: Screen capture of what using QQ looks like. Similar to Windows Live Messenger, eh?)
The alleged "hottie" with whom the unsuspecting teenager was chatting used the name "QunJiaoFeiYang" (which translates to: "Flying Skirt"). Haha. Sorry, but was I the only one who laughed at this selected username? To me, it would have seemed like an obvious predatory name, used to purposely lure naive young boys. This woman described herself to the young boy as beautiful and the two had conversations via QQ for weeks before finally deciding to meet in person. The two "love birds" met up in the nearby town of Mudanjiang, revealing what this "hottie" really looked like. Sadly, she was not a cute 19 year old girl as previously described. In fact, she turned out to be a 27 year old less-than-attractive female.
The boy had become disappointed and depressed, returned home and stopped eating and sleeping. He continued this routine for four days before finally deciding to end his own life.
I feel really bad for this individual and I wonder how many similar cases occur worldwide that just isn't known to the mass media.
The teen is just one of many in China, which has one of the world's highest suicide rates.
Check out the original article at these locations: WeirdAsianNew.com, and V3.Co.UK.
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