Geographically we may be at the bottom of the world but thats not the case in the new OECD report 'Society at a glance' which has thrown up some interesting statistics. Here in New Zealand we are second only to the French when it comes to time spent eating and drinking. We spend on average 130 minutes a day at the table. The glance will also tell you that we sleep longer than most, we rate highly for life and work satisfaction, have above average life expectancies and we watch less TV than any other country. Sounds like a great place, despite our low incomes and surprisingly high rates of crime and teen suicide.
Of course you cant read too much into these things. The Japanese, for example, sleep the least, have the least leisure time, watch the most TV, and rate poorly for work and life satisfaction yet they live the longest.
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