Thread: Men should do grocery shopping because women take longer

The mayor of Japan's third-largest city is facing backlash after saying men should go grocery shopping because women take longer.

Osaka Mayor Ichiro Matsui made the comment while promoting social distancing efforts Thursday during a coronavirus briefing, CNN reported.

Women take a longer time grocery shopping because they browse through different products and weigh out which option is best," Matsui said, CNN reported. "Men quickly grab what they're told to buy so they won't linger at the supermarket -- that avoids close contact with others...

Japanese mayor: Men should do grocery shopping because women take longer

I heard about this on my radio... they were having great fun with it.

Originally Posted by krystian

The mayor of Japan's third-largest city is facing backlash after saying men should go grocery shopping because women take longer.

TRUTH!

I bet he's taking some heat for this, right?

I'm quicker but I have to go more often as I only buy what I need now. My wife plans ahead and shops accordingly.

Thankfully I'm married to someone who shops like a man. She goes in and gets what she needs and leaves.

Now my mother and my sister on the other hand, they'd leave early and go to a mall and not come back until it closed. My mother could go through a stop and pick up everything in it and look at it. They were professional shoppers.

Originally Posted by fuego

They were professional shoppers.

Professional shoppers, or professional look-er at-er-ers?

Originally Posted by FunFromOz

Professional shoppers, or professional look-er at-er-ers?

Both. lol.

NO way!!! - I can't send Hubby, because he'll grab the most expensive item on the shelf, thinking it must be better, because it costs more.

Mr C is way faster at shopping for groceries than I am, other things not so much.