There are 2 types of lies, one is to cover up for a mistake that you have made, and another is to please others.
Lying to cover up is used more commonly than lying to please others. Majority of people who lie to cover up are teenagers and young children. The reason many people lie to cover up is because they are afraid of the consequences that they will face if other people find out about their mistakes, mainly their parents.
An example of lying to please others is many people in China are now lying to their parents, by bringing fake dates home for chinese new year. The date is paid money to go home with the payer. This is because many "pushy" parents are forcing their children to bring home their date. The singles would pay the opposite gender that they are so called "dating" if they were to go home with them for chinese new year. The children are doing this in order to please their parents.
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