SLOW DOWN

A new British study suggests that people around the world are walking 10 per cent more quickly than they did a decade ago. And of course, as one would guess, this is because of our frenetic pace of life, speed of technology, unrealistic expectations of ourselves and others, etc. Notice no Mexican cities made the list...Hmm...

Top 10 Fast-Walking Cities

1. Singapore; 10.55s
2. Copenhagen (Denmark); 10.82s
3. Madrid (Spain); 10.89s
4. Guangzhou (China): 10.94s
5. Dublin (Ireland); 11.03s
6. Curitiba (Brazil); 11.13s
7. Berlin (Germany); 11.16s
8. New York (USA); 12.00s
9. Utrecht (Holland); 12.04s
10. Vienna (Austria); 12.06s

Time in seconds to cover 60ft (0.02km)