Kip Powick Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Who works the most minutes each day at home and work?Japan may be the first to spring to mind, with its legendary work ethic, but according to the latest study by the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development, Japan comes in second place with an average of 540 minutes, or nine hours, spent doing paid work and chores such as shopping and cooking.So what nation is the hardest working in the world? Mexico, according to the OECD.As the chart above shows breaking down daily minutes of work, Mexicans spend 594 minutes, or 9.9 hours, doing paid or unpaid work each day.The nation that works the least, according to the survey of 29 economies, is Belgium with a total of 427 minutes (7.1 hours) of work each day.The OECD average was 277 minutes (4.6 hours) of paid work, and 207 minutes (3.45 hours) of unpaid work each day.How much some other major economies worked: China (8.4 hours of paid and unpaid work), The U.S. (8.3 hours), India (8.1 hours), Australia (8 hours), the UK (7.8 hours), France (7.5 hours) and Germany (7.4 hours).In total minutes of paid work only, Japan worked the most with 6.3 hours on average each day. Denmark worked the least paid time (3.75 hours).Mexico had the highest average of unpaid work (4.2 hours) and Korea the least (1.3 hours).French spent the most unpaid time doing shopping each day (32 minutes) while Koreans did the least (13 minutes).AND FOR YOUR DINING PLEASURE..FOR JAPAN LAYOVERS......You might call it Have a Heart Attack Your Way.Burger King has unleashed its Meat Monster Whopper sandwich on Japan — no plans to bring it to Canada — by stacking another meat patty, a chicken patty, two cheese slices and three bacon strips onto a regular Whopper.Why?This and the All Heavy Whopper, also just in Japan, are “part of a campaign that shows customers how the Have It Your Way brand promise can come to life,” explains Burger King spokeswoman Lauren Ross.That means you can have more toppings on your All Heavy Whopper or more meat on your Meat Monster.With that comes 1,160 calories, 69 grams of fat, 24 grams of it saturated fat, 2,300 milligrams of sodium and — tellingly — 1.5 grams of trans fat.After getting hammered by Health Canada for having the highest trans-fat levels of any fast-food joint, Burger King declared its North American offerings trans-fat free in 2007. So the Meat Monster would break that promise.It also breaks the recommended sodium limits for an adult in one day, contains a day’s worth of fat, and comes close to exceeding an adult female’s recommended calories for one day.There are no plans to bring it to Canada, or anywhere else, in the immediate future, says Ross.Burger King briefly in 2009 offered the Whopper Seven in Japan: seven meat patties stacked 13 centimetres high. The seven-day promotion was tied in with the Windows 7 Microsoft introduction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av8tor Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Hey Kip,Burger King has nothing on the Heart Attack Grill!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av8tor Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Ahhh yes, the Nurses ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 If they're charging $7.95 for that single burger on the left, I'd say that the patrons aren't just there for the food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Meat Monster eh? I had a girlfriend with that nickname... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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