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6METING ENGLISH From bbclearningenglish.com Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English.
I'm Alice.
Hi, I'm Neil.
Neil, how often do you do the washing up at home?
Oh, you know on special occasions, like, um, after Christmas lunch.
That's terrible, Neil.
Well, domestic chores are the subject of today's show, and you know what?
I'm not very good at them.
Hmm, domestic means to do with a family or home,
and a chore is a boring job that needs doing.
Not being good at chores sounds like a bad excuse for avoiding housework, Neil.
I suppose you're right.
But I wasn't surprised to learn that on average,
women spend several more hours a day doing chores at home than men.
Maybe men have a higher threshold for dirt and untidiness.
Mmm, do you have a high threshold, Neil?
Yes.
And threshold means the point at which you begin to feel something.