London - It will come as no surprise to their often less talkative male counterparts.
The typical woman spends five hours a day - more than a third of her waking hours - chatting and gossiping, a study has revealed.
Whether at home or work women natter for about 298 minutes every day, it found.
Discussing other people’s problems, relationships and children form the basis of much of the chat. Other frequent topics include sex, shopping and soaps.
Women spend 24 minutes a day discussing their weight and diets.
Health worries and arguments with their partner are also high on the list.
One third discuss what they are eating for lunch, and a quarter regularly exchange recipes, the poll, commissioned by wine makers First Cape, found.
Most of those polled said they prefer to chat face-to-face and one to one rather than a big group.
Husbands are most likely to get the brunt of work talk, while a woman is more likely to gossip with her best friend. Women spend nearly half hour a week chatting to neighbours, and 38 percent spend 12 minutes a week shooting the breeze with shop staff.
FirstCape spokesman Steve Barton said: “Women are renowned for their ability to chat and men are fascinated by what they find to talk about. It’s also nice to see that most are happy to have a quick chat with strangers.” - Daily Mail