Now Fall in Step!
Where do you think Doha is on the chart?
Average walking times over 18 meters (60 feet) in seconds
1) Singapore (Singapore); 10.55
2) Copenhagen (Denmark); 10.82
3) Madrid (Spain); 10.89
4) Guangzhou (China): 10.94
5) Dublin (Ireland); 11.03
6) Curitiba (Brazil); 11.13
7) Berlin (Germany); 11.16
8) New York (United States of America); 12.00
9) Utrecht (Netherlands); 12.04
10) Vienna (Austria); 12.06
Arab Cities:
24) Cairo (Egypt); 14.18
25) Sana'a (Yemen); 14.29
27) Dubai (United Arab Emirates); 14.64
28) Damascus (Syria); 14.94
29) Amman (Jordan); 15.95
30) Bern (Switzerland); 17.37
31) Manama (Bahrain); 17.69
The Slowest:
32) Blantyre (Malawi); 31.60
Source: http://www.richardwiseman.com/quirkology/latest2.html
Terrible that. Couple it with the hallmarks of a sedentary lifestyle, add the remote control to the equation and you have total lethargy and excess tonnage.
ppl dont walk here ... so they can't be the slowest. Ppl can even be bother to come out from the car to get something from the shop.