Men don't read gadget instruction manuals
It won't come a much of a surprise that men quickly discard the instruction manuals for their gadgets without ever looking at them.But a study of 75,000 calls to a gadget helpline has found they should probably take a look - 12 percent of calls come from men who have forgotten to plug their gadget in, just seven percent of women make the same mistake.
But then again, the women are more likely to read the instruction before calling for help, 76 percent compared to just 36 percent of men read the manual first.
Personally we think the really odd news here is that 36 percent of men read the manual rather than just poking their gadget till it starts working.
A spokesperson for 'Gadget Helpline' added that 17 percent of women and 9 percent men didn't have anything wrong with their device and that women spent 32 percent longer on the phone when getting help.
"According to the stats, it seems that women are less technically inclined but are better at following instructions, and men are more technically inclined but overconfident in their knowledge," they added.
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"According to the stats, it seems that women are less technically inclined but are better at following instructions, and men are more technically inclined but overconfident in their knowledge," they added.
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Gadget Helpline
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