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标题：Eat, drink, and be merry, men
作者：Ian Fletcher
期刊名称：London Evening Standard
印刷版ISSN：2041-4404
出版年度：1998
卷号：Dec 10, 1998
出版社：Associated Newspaper Ltd.

Eat, drink, and be merry, men

Ian Fletcher

THE SEX divide at Christmas is as wide as ever, with women doing most of the work and men concentrating on eating, drinking and making merry, a new report confirms today.

The seasonal survey by the National Consumer Council finds there is still no sign of New Man when it comes to sharing the chores at Christmas.

However it reveals that both sexes agree the festive season is a time to be with the family. More than two out of three in a survey of 2,000 adults say it is the most important aspect. Next comes eating and drinking, exchanging presents and spending lots of money. However, while men look forward to food, drink, time off work, and parties, women are more likely to mention hard work, cooking and shopping. Half of Londoners the highest proportion of any region mention eating and drinking when asked what Christmas means to them, but only 13 per cent enjoy Christmas shopping in London very much and only 41 per cent enjoy it at all.