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6月24日にEU離脱の賛否を問う国民投票が集計され、イギリスのEU離脱が正式に決まった。
離脱決定から数時間後、イギリスに住む人々は疑問を抱いた。そもそもEUとは何なのか？
イギリスの人々は今回の離脱によって、この極めて根本的な疑問に対する答えをGoogleで探した。世界で一番利用されている検索サイトで、よく検索されているワードがわかる。
#EURefResults (EU離脱決定)が正式に発表されてから、EUに関しイギリスで2番目に検索件数が多いのが「EUって何？」だ。
3位以下は「EUに参加しているのはどこの国？」「EUを離脱したら何が起こる？」「EUには何カ国参加しているの？」。
1つはっきりしているのは、それぞれに対する答えは、たった24時間でまったく別のものになりつつあるということだ。
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(03 of11)
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(04 of11)
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(05 of11)
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(06 of11)
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(07 of11)
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(08 of11)
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(09 of11)
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(10 of11)
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(11 of11)
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