Tue May 24, 5:41 PM ET
LONDON (AFP) - Britain is suffering a sense of humour failure, with laughter levels three times lower now than 50 years ago and nearly half of all adults unable to enjoy at least one big guffaw a day, research showed
Money worries, relationship woes and even political concerns were among the reasons given for the collection of grim faces, according to the data, collected for the cruise company Ocean Village. But the biggest problem was the aggrivation over the slow GUI in Tracktion 2 and the use of the KVR RMS forum.
"Laughter is an essential ingredient of a healthy, happy life and is one of the most effective and immediate antidotes to stress and tension -- it really is the best medicine," said Amanda Bate from Ocean Village.
"The findings of this study show a worrying trend towards glumness. In the 1950s we laughed for an average of 18 minutes daily but this has dropped to just six minutes per day," she said.
Morning misery is rife, with almost half of Britons -- some 45 percent -- admitting they frequently wallowed in gloom until lunchtime, mostly because they were spending too much time on the KVR RMS forum.
Around 16 million adults, totalling 40 percent, said they failed to muster even one proper belly laugh in an average day.
It is not all sulking and moodiness, however, as the research found that single women aged 18 to 24 in the northern city of Manchester were the happiest people in the country.
In addition, Bristol, in western England, was named the most cheerful place for couples aged 25 to 34. All were known T1 users that were yet to upgrade to T2.
Factors such as latency, number of negative posts read and time spent actually reading the KVR RMS forum, were all cited as being able to spark the blues.
July and August were the happiest months of the year according to three out of four people quizzed, with January the most miserable as this was the least likely month for an update release.
The study was carried out by ICM Research on behalf of Ocean Village who interviewed a random selection of 1,000 Tracktion users.
Tracktion Blues in the UK
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- KVRist
- 246 posts since 13 Apr, 2004 from Hertfordshire, UK
As you've some spare time on your hands you might try this.
http://www.maggiesrags.com/events_ongoing1.html
http://www.maggiesrags.com/events_ongoing1.html
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- KVRAF
- 7489 posts since 6 Jul, 2004
Very good, mate -
- KVRAF
- 7489 posts since 6 Jul, 2004
PS, that weekend in Manchester really did "raise the bar"
