Singapore the most stressful city in th world
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Which City Is In The Greatest Hurry?
Last Edited: Wednesday, 02 May 2007, 2:30 AM EDT
Created: Tuesday, 01 May 2007, 8:30 PM EDT
05/02/2007 --
The pace of life in cities around the world is literally getting faster, a study has shown.
Psychologists have measured the speed at which people walk and discovered a 10% increase in the last decade.
Ten years ago, California State University's Professor Robert Levine showed that walking speed provides a reliable measure of the pace of life in a city.
Since then, the pace has speeded up, the study revealed.
British psychologists Professor Richard Wiseman, who led the research, said: "This simple measurement provides a significant insight into the physical and social health of a city.
"The pace of life in our major cities is now much quicker than before.
"This increase in speed will affect more people than ever, because for the first time in history the majority of the world's population are now living in urban centres."
Surprisingly, London is relatively slow compared with some other cities, the results show.
On the list of 32 international cities compiled by Prof Wiseman it ranked 12th.
People were in the greatest hurry in Singapore. Following in their footsteps were the residents of Copenhagen and Madrid, the two fastest paced European cities.
A closer look at the UK showed that the fastest walkers were in London, followed by Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff.
Researchers timed how long it took 35 men and women to walk along a 60ft stretch of pavement.
Men were generally 25% quicker on their feet than women.
The 10 fastest city walking times:
1) Singapore (Singapore); 10.55
2) Copenhagen (Denmark); 10.82
3) Madrid (Spain); 10.89
4) Guangzhou (China): 10.94
5) Dublin (Ireland); 11.03
6) Curitiba (Brazil); 11.13
7) Berlin (Germany); 11.16
New York (US); 12.00
9) Utrecht (Netherlands); 12.04
10) Vienna (Austria); 12.06
UK: London 12.17; Belfast 12.98; Edinburgh 13.29; Cardiff 16.81. -
where is hong kong?
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erhh...everything must be lumber wan mah
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Sample size only 35....dubious study.
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stress based on how quick people walk?
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dont noe abt stress, but singaporeans are some of the fastest walkers i have ever seen
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i always ask, where is the fire? -
i dunno.. if i have to get somewhere, i'll walk fast...
if i don't, i just wander around... taking my time.. -
nobody seems to be doing that, even during shoppingOriginally posted by the Bear:i dunno.. if i have to get somewhere, i'll walk fast...
if i don't, i just wander around... taking my time.. -
Hey it may be true yah. I was walking in the Forbidden City's park in Beijing and everyone walked so slow!Originally posted by the Bear:stress based on how quick people walk?
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If only people really walked that fast on normal pavements and shop corridors. Dont you just hate it when people clog up walkways in their slow leisurely pace, totally oblivious to who is behind, and sometimes even stopping in their tracks?
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You ask wrong liao lah.Originally posted by laurence82:dont noe abt stress, but singaporeans are some of the fastest walkers i have ever seen
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i always ask, where is the fire?
'Where is da sale?"
'GSS where biggest discount?' -
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i shoke my head when i saw this pieces of news being reported on Channel 8 juz now..
sg is too fast paced.. esp ple working at CBD area.. their speed is really
im surprised that hk is not among the top 10.. -
my normal speed is faster than most people.Originally posted by sermodabian:If only people really walked that fast on normal pavements and shop corridors. Dont you just hate it when people clog up walkways in their slow leisurely pace, totally oblivious to who is behind, and sometimes even stopping in their tracks?
my frens always say i have not changed after so many years.. walk so fast, leaving them behind.. -
i walk fast.. coz.. hey.. i'm 6 feet tall
but hey. when people with me walk slowly, so will i...
and if with a lady, usually i'll walk slowly with them...
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ehh.. i duno how to caculate by 'feet' de leh..Originally posted by the Bear:i walk fast.. coz.. hey.. i'm 6 feet tall
but hey. when people with me walk slowly, so will i...
and if with a lady, usually i'll walk slowly with them...
it's hard for me to slow down.. unless im feeling very very down.. then i will walk very very slow.. -
I guess if u walk fast, it means ur rushing to ur destination, equals more stressful?..
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Originally posted by the Bear:stress based on how quick people walk?
ahahahahaha!
Exactly what's on my mind. -
Singaporean walk fast fast to head into the next aircon building
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oh.. 6 feet around 182cm
the ability to walk quickly is good.. but then i was last man of the company in most route marches in BMT because i could keep up when the company kinda "opened up" and the tail end had to catch upOriginally posted by browniebaobao:ehh.. i duno how to caculate by 'feet' de leh..
it's hard for me to slow down.. unless im feeling very very down.. then i will walk very very slow.. -
thanks to who??
The mighty "Singapore Armed Forces"
BMTC Plt Sgt.
"DOUBLE UP SOLDERS!!!!!! WHOLE LOT!!!!"
"OORR!!! YOU WALK!!!?!?! YOU SLOWLY WALK?!?!?!? YOU BLOODY HELL TAKING YOUR OWN F__KING GRANDFATHER SWEET TIME SLOWLY WALK?!?!?!?!?!?BLOODY HELL!!!! KNNBCCB!!!! NEVERMIND BLOODY RECRUIT!!!! WHOLE LOT DROP 20!!!! DOWN!!!..DOWN!!!!...DOWN!!!!!....DOWN!!!!....DOWN!!!!!....DOWN!!!!...."DOWN!!!!!....DOWN!!!!...."DOWN!!!!!....DOWN!!!!....""
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Indeed, Sg is a stressful country to live in. But I thought Denmark has been voted as one of the top ten desired country to live in?
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normally i walk faster than most ppl when im alone...when travel in grp, walk at the spd of the slowest person, so normally will slow down damn lot...but true la cbd ppl reali walk damn fast...eh but we actuali win hong kong meh?wierd leh...eh n seriously la...35 ppl?use at least 35000 ppl mah then can say accurate...
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Originally posted by laurence82:
so damn true! my foreigner fren was commenting tat i walked too fast when i went out with her.
dont noe abt stress, but singaporeans are some of the fastest walkers i have ever seen
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i always ask, where is the fire? -
ok we 'won' too many awards already
no more 1st award please