QuirkyCleverUserName t1_j46w8cs wrote on January 13, 2023 at 4:13 PM

Reply to comment by philosophunc in How do people across the world spend their time and what does this tell us about living conditions? by kraken_enrager

My ex was from Central America. The women in his family (and his friend’s families) scurried around doing housework, childcare, and cooking ALL DAY LONG. Yet their houses always looked messy. I never understood it.

FightOnForUsc t1_j494bwq wrote on January 14, 2023 at 12:44 AM

Well cooking all day long will certainly make a lot of mess, which then means a lot to clean up, which means doubly less time for the rest of the house. It’s also possible to have different ideas of cleaning. Like things can be clean and messy, or they might be in their “proper place” but that looks messy because it’s not out of sight. Lots of possible explanations