We know Aussie women love a chat, but now a study shows just how much time we spend on the phone to friends locally and overseas.
The research commissioned by new smartphone calling app, FooTalk examined the behavior of 500 women based in the UK and Australia.
It showed Aussie women have a larger circle of friends both at home and abroad with an average of 15 friends each living overseas compared with just eight for those in the UK.
They are also typically more likely to stay in touch by picking up the phone and actually have a chat for up to 52 minutes twice a week to a friend or relative abroad whereas UK women prefer to use social media to stay in touch. If they do call the average time for chit chat is just 22 minutes.
However, English men are more likely to pick up the phone to stay in touch than Aussie men.
“Aussies are known around the world as outgoing and confident but their willingness to pick up the phone for a chat is absolutely right,” says relationship psychologist Susan Quilliam.
“Hearing someone's voice is a far richer experience than simply seeing words on screen. You get to not only learn more about what the other person's thinking and feeling, but they get to learn more about you.”
“Add to that the fact that calls are fully and instantly responsive, immediate and interactive. If you talk to someone on the phone, you're fully focused on each other, minute to minute. It's a way of connecting with someone and sharing their daily life even if they're far away.”
FooTalk is a new app for iOS and Android allows customers to make free calls to friends and family who also have the FooTalk app, anywhere in the world via Wi-Fi or 3G and 4G mobile data services.
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