Four in ten admit they have simply swept dirt from a kitchen surface or table onto the floor, while a quarter have used a dish cloth to mop up a spillage on the floor and just put it back。十分之四的人坦言他们会直接把厨房灶台或桌上的灰尘拂到地板上,而四分之一的人曾用洗碗布把溅到地板上的东西抹干净,然后直接把布放回去。
Relationship expert Phillip Hodson, spokesman for the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, said many men still regard traditional housework as 'women's work'。英国心理咨询及心理治疗协会的发言人、婚恋专家菲利普•霍德森说,许多男性依然认为传统的家务是“女人的工作”。
He said: 'Many men see putting oil in the car or changing a light bulb as doing their bit around the house but still see cooking and cleaning as women's work。他说:“许多男性认为给汽车加油或是换灯泡是他们在家应该干的,而做饭和清扫则是女人的事。”