Britain Pours Its Heart Out...To Complete Strangers

27-04-2007 09:20

6.1 million Brits reveal problems with love life and family life to complete strangers Whilst 6.6 million reveal problems at work to people they do not know Yet 6.6 million regret doing it the next day 6.1 million just do it because they are drunk

People in Britain are willing to pour their heart out and share personal details about their love life, family life and work problems with complete strangers, research by secure online payment provider PayPal reveals.

Too much information

The research, looking at how much information people in Britain unwittingly reveal about themselves to people they have known for less than 24 hours, has revealed that it’s no holds barred, and Brits literally do not know when to shut up.

3 million people (7%) admitted that they open up about what is wrong with their love life to almost complete strangers, whilst double the amount of people reveal problems at work, 11% (4.8 million) also open up about their private medical problems, with a quarter of women (6 million) also divulging their bra size and dress size to people they do not know.

No regrets?

Worryingly for Brits however, 6.6 million (15%) say they regretted sharing their secrets the next day, and over a quarter (29%) say they were not even sure why they chose to talk about their problems to people they do not know. A further 15% said too much because they were drunk.