The research was conducted by Samsung Electronics Europe amongst more than 10,000 Europeans across 18 countries to investigate how people’s relationship with technology is changing as part of its ongoing research.
Thus, 67% of the Romanians said they pretended to understand tech terms or phrases which they didn’t, while 7% stated they even did it more than once a day.
According to the study, 29% of Romanians pretend they know the terminology to avoid looking ridiculous or ignorant, while 35% admit that they cannot use the device to the fullest extent as they don’t understand tech terminology.
In response to the research, Samsung Europe said it created a handy glossary “The Plain Tech Guide” to explain what the latest terms mean and how they help people’s lives.
The terms that Romanians most often pretend to understand are Cloud (28%), Emoji (27%) and Streaming (25%), while people aged 16 to 34 admit the most often that they do not understand tech terminology.
Romanians, just like Europeans, are excited by the latest innovations, and only 16% feel they cannot keep up with technology.
The applications that Romanians find most useful are map apps (26%), followed by calculator apps (22%) and phone camera apps (13%).
The research was conducted by Opinium Research between March 16 – April 1, 2016, among 10,138 respondents in Great Britain, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Romania, Sweden, and Switzerland.