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I was wondering if there’s a site or database that shows how common different hobbies are in each country—like reading books, playing board games, listening to music, cooking, etc.

Does such a ranking or survey exist?

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[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Had a quick search on Google scholar, lots of stuff comparing general rates of engagement with hobbies in different countries, especially linked to helping older people. Thiscompares some countries, and observes that both wealth and wealthy inequality lead to less engagement with hobbies (which is why the US is relatively low).

I found this one that discusses how covid impacted different types of hobbies in various countries, but I couldn't see a quick table of hobby prevalence. Just comments about stuff like cooking being more affected by covid in anglophone and Hispanic countries.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I think since hobbies are nebulous and hard to compare against each other, you would need to find a study specifically looking at that. Even then, you would only get information on the specific hobbies they looked at.

Maybe you can try looking for data for specific hobbies instead of comparing them against each other? You can probably find rates of books, music, etc.

[–] Aeao@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

“Not sure if I count stone-ing as a hobby but okay”

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

One of my hobbies is gunsmithing. If the category was "guns", most of the people in there are not doing what I'm doing.

[–] Aeao@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don’t tell people I’m a gun guy. Either they yell at me over the gun or try to get me to join their militia.

I just like 1911s and target shooting. I want to talk about springs not politics.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Did you say 1911?! I'm one of those "TWO WORLD WARS!" fanatics. :)

Unfortunately I'm too small to conceal carry, but it's the pistol I'm best at. :(

[–] Aeao@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

“If you need more than 7 rounds you either need to work on your aim or work on your attitude. You should not be fighting 20 people at once”

1911 is a perfect gun. You can clean it with diesel and oil it with yak fat and it’ll run just like brand new. Large round that’s not overkill. Great for targets too if you tweak it right.

Just a perfect gun. We could’ve stopped inventing after that. We nailed it lol