UK Wedding News
31/03/2014
A new study has revealed that men only do "half a job" when tackling the household chores.
A total of 2,000 women took part in the survey by Karcher Window Vac and it was found that two-thirds of respondents have to go around and clean their house or tidy up – after their husbands have already "done it".
A further six in 10 women even went as far as to say they wish their other half wouldn't bother helping out around the house because they do such a bad job.
Interestingly, while 35% of women believe their partner does a "thorough job" when asked to help out with the chores, four in 10 said they are convinced their man only does half a job to avoid being asked to help out again in the future.
When it comes to men's shortfalls with the chores, throwing everything out of sight or simply moving the mess around and cramming things into cupboards were the most common grievances, while forcing even more rubbish into an already full bin also made the list. As did ignoring the recycling system, dusting around objects instead of lifting them and putting coloured clothes in with the whites.
While women admitted they are grateful that their partner makes an effort to help, a fifth wished he wouldn't. For a poor one in 10 women, they have to completely re-do a cleaning job of their spouse, while six in 10 openly said they would prefer it if their other half just left the cleaning to them and helped out in other ways.
It's not all down to the man of the house though, as nine in 10 women describe themselves as very house proud, and more than a third confessed they would never want anyone else to be responsible for the cleanliness of the home. A reason for this could be because more than half of the women polled admitted they judge people heavily based on the cleanliness of their homes.
Regionally, homeowners in London like to keep up appearances with 95% describing themselves as house-proud, while Scotland is home to the UK's most prolific cleaners with a third of housewives declaring they tidy daily.
Television interior design expert Naomi Cleaver, who worked with Karcher on the campaign, said: "As an interior designer, a home's appearance is very important to me and I understand how house-proud people are.
"I'm not surprised to learn more than half of women judge people on the cleanliness of their homes."
The top 10 cleaning 'shortfalls' by men are:
1. Dusting around objects instead of lifting them
2. Wiping crumbs onto the floor instead of putting them in the bin
3. Not washing food off the dishes properly
4. Pushing rubbish further into the bin instead of emptying it
5. Rising the shower/bath instead of scrubbing it
6. Leaving smears on windows or mirrors
7. Putting coloured clothes in with whites
8. Squirting bleach down the toilet instead of cleaning it
9. Not putting the recycling into the recycle bin
10. Picking bits off the floor instead of hoovering.
(JP)
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Men Only Half-Tackle Household Chores
A new study has revealed that men only do "half a job" when tackling the household chores.
A total of 2,000 women took part in the survey by Karcher Window Vac and it was found that two-thirds of respondents have to go around and clean their house or tidy up – after their husbands have already "done it".
A further six in 10 women even went as far as to say they wish their other half wouldn't bother helping out around the house because they do such a bad job.
Interestingly, while 35% of women believe their partner does a "thorough job" when asked to help out with the chores, four in 10 said they are convinced their man only does half a job to avoid being asked to help out again in the future.
When it comes to men's shortfalls with the chores, throwing everything out of sight or simply moving the mess around and cramming things into cupboards were the most common grievances, while forcing even more rubbish into an already full bin also made the list. As did ignoring the recycling system, dusting around objects instead of lifting them and putting coloured clothes in with the whites.
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While women admitted they are grateful that their partner makes an effort to help, a fifth wished he wouldn't. For a poor one in 10 women, they have to completely re-do a cleaning job of their spouse, while six in 10 openly said they would prefer it if their other half just left the cleaning to them and helped out in other ways.
It's not all down to the man of the house though, as nine in 10 women describe themselves as very house proud, and more than a third confessed they would never want anyone else to be responsible for the cleanliness of the home. A reason for this could be because more than half of the women polled admitted they judge people heavily based on the cleanliness of their homes.
Regionally, homeowners in London like to keep up appearances with 95% describing themselves as house-proud, while Scotland is home to the UK's most prolific cleaners with a third of housewives declaring they tidy daily.
Television interior design expert Naomi Cleaver, who worked with Karcher on the campaign, said: "As an interior designer, a home's appearance is very important to me and I understand how house-proud people are.
"I'm not surprised to learn more than half of women judge people on the cleanliness of their homes."
The top 10 cleaning 'shortfalls' by men are:
1. Dusting around objects instead of lifting them
2. Wiping crumbs onto the floor instead of putting them in the bin
3. Not washing food off the dishes properly
4. Pushing rubbish further into the bin instead of emptying it
5. Rising the shower/bath instead of scrubbing it
6. Leaving smears on windows or mirrors
7. Putting coloured clothes in with whites
8. Squirting bleach down the toilet instead of cleaning it
9. Not putting the recycling into the recycle bin
10. Picking bits off the floor instead of hoovering.
(JP)
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