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Interview with Jean Carter - Weekend Exhibition Supervisor

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BS: Have you noticed any particular exhibits that women prefer more than men or vice-versa?

JC: Men particularly - seem to like puzzles. And they will sit at them and sit at them and sit at them until they're done. It's not everybody by any means but - I would say that's the biggest difference. That you'll get dads in and everyone'll be off doing things but dad will be sat at that puzzle and - doesn't ((laughs)) you see him shoving the children away until they've got it done. And - yeah, I suppose they'll just stay there whereas the children will often get bored on some of the harder puzzles and you'll see - more women will try it and have a sort of go and then - possibly go away they might actually look for help. They're more likely to look for help than men are. But the men will - just keep going on their own until - usually until they've completed it. Or until they get dragged out by somebody else.