A study has found that men spend an average 76 minutes a daytittle-tattling with their friends or work colleagues, compared tojust 52 minutes for women.
一项调查发现，男人每天与朋友或同事闲聊的时间平均为76分钟，而女人仅为52分钟。
Favourite topics include the antics of drunken friends, oldschool friends, and the most attractive girl at work.
其中聊得最多的话题包括朋友喝醉后的滑稽丑态、老校友以及漂亮的女同事等等。
The poll of 5,000 people was conducted by global researchcompany .
这项共有五千人参与的民调由全球调查公司开展。
It found the office is the preferred place for men to exchangegossip, whereas women prefer to confide in their friends from thecomfort of their own home.
调查发现，男人最爱在办公室里闲聊，而女人则更爱在自己舒适的家中与朋友互聊心声。
A third of men are happiest when chatting with work colleagues,and 58 per cent admit that being a gossip makes them feel "part ofthe gang".
三分之一的男士与同事闲聊时最开心，58%的人坦称参与"八卦"让他们觉得自己是"组织的一部分".
And for 31 per cent of men, having a gossip with their partner isactually better than sexual relations.
31%的男士称与伴侣闲聊其实比性接触感觉更好。
Other topics good for male chat include the local news agenda,rumours about possible relationships in the office or the boss,promotions, sex and salaries.
男人们爱聊的其它话题包括当地最近发生的新闻、办公室恋情传闻或者上司、晋升、性以及薪水等。
A spokesman for Onepoll said: "It is commonly believed that womenare the ones who love to spread rumours, and gossip about theirfriends behind their backs.
Onepoll的一位发言人称："普遍观点认为，女人爱散播谣言以及在背后议论朋友。"
"But this poll proves that men aren't as bad as women, they'reworse! Men just love a bit of scandal, and will do anything theycan to be centre of attention with their colleagues andpeers.
"At the end of the day, hot gossip spices up what would otherwisebe another boring day at the office."
"最后，热议的八卦话题为原本无聊的一天增加了乐趣。"
Women also love to talk about news, but rather than focusing onpolitics or government issues, news about soap operas andcelebrities are more likely to cause a debate.
女人们也爱谈论新闻事件，但政治或政府事务并非她们关注的焦点，肥皂剧和名人更容易引起她们的讨论。
And any type of relationship is up for discussion--whether it istheir own, their friends, their friends' friends or their bond withtheir mother-in-law.
More than half of women openly admit to regularly discussing theins and outs of their private lives with their friends.
超过一半的女性坦称她们常与朋友谈论自己的私人生活。
But whereas men's discussions are more influenced by what ishappening at work, women are more inclined to take note ofcelebrity lifestyles, soap gossip and other people.
而男人谈论的话题则更多地受到工作中发生的事情的影响，女人们则更关注明星的生活、肥皂剧和其他人。
A spokesman for Onepoll continued: "Although they discuss verydifferent things during their gossiping sessions, men and womenagree on one thing--talking with mates, work colleagues or partnersmakes them feel like they belong."
