"Last year, a team of researchers added a novel twist to something known as a time-use
survey. Instead of simply asking people what
they had done over the course of their day,
as pollsters have been doing since the 1960s,
the researchers also asked how people felt
during each activity.
Were they happy?
Interested?
Tired?
Stressed?"
What they found was that:
Men
would rather visit/host friends or parents more than anything but drink.
Is that because hosting friends usually entails drinking?
And, visiting parents requires drinking?
Women
however, disliked visiting with parents
almost as much as working.
And, disliked spending time with parents more
than doing laundry or home repairs.
And, surprisingly
(at least to me)
women would rather
cook,
read,
use computer,
garden,
worship
or even exercise
than host friends?
Imagine how
happy
the world would be
if we spent more time in
cafes
and
bars!
The article was actually
about how much less happy
women are than men
while participating in the
same activities.
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4 comments:
that study sounds whacked.
i don't think they asked about the right activities
i think the hosting friends thing is because the women usually have to serve and clean up when they host or visit others - and that means not drinking as much.
and when you're at home doing laundry and dishes or cooking or using the computer you can drink at the same time.
I wonder if it has to do with personal time?
These days, in the ever connected world with cell phones, iPods, wifi, I find time alone rare and refreshing.
But, I get it on my bike and therefore truly enjoy spending time with others (with or without drink).
Ehh....but I'm a little strange.
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