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The main cause of stress for Korean men during national holidays is the hellish traffic congestion, and for Korean women it's the burden of preparing a mountain of food.
In a survey of 3,500 people by discount retail chain Lotte Mart, 26 percent of respondents said that the burden of making food is the biggest source of stress during national holidays like Chuseok (Thanksgiving) and Lunar New Year.
Twenty-five percent cited the traffic congestion caused by an exodus of people returning to their hometowns to spend the holidays with their families. Twenty-four percent said they get stressed out about spending piles of money for holiday preparations.
Thirty-seven percent of female respondents said that making food is the most stressful part of national holidays. Next was the financial burden (23 percent) and traffic congestion (16 percent).
For male respondents, traffic congestion topped the list with 36 percent, followed by the financial burden (26 percent) and the awkwardness of visiting distant, unfamiliar relatives (16 percent).
Fifty-seven percent of respondents said that in their families only women are responsible for the task of preparing, including cooking, for the huge holiday family gatherings. Forty-three percent of respondents said that males lend a helping hand in their families.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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