CONTRARY to what some may believe, Malaysians do not like to watch television while having their meals.

China Press reported a survey conducted recently by Electrolux in nine Asian countries showed that only 14% of Malaysians watched television while having meals.

However, 66% of Japanese had their meals in front of the television, followed by Vietnamese (61%) and Thais (43%).

One thousand people from China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia took part in the survey.

The survey also showed that 54% of Asians considered breakfast the most important meal of the day.

Most Asians also preferred to have their breakfast at home.