Spaces/ multi-desktop animation slower in ML?

I've upgraded from Lion to Mountain Lion and have noticed that the animation effect when switching between spaces / desktops seems slower than before, in that it takes longer to complete. It seems to be just at the end of the animation, when the new space has nearly reached the side, it slows down more than before. Since the mouse is inactive until the animation completes, this means I have to wait just that little bit longer to carry on working. A minor irritation, but why the change?
Or, is it just my mind playing tricks on me? I don't have a Lion computer to compare it with.

This is slowing me down tremendously. I've resorted to installing TotalSpaces but this is far from ideal, especially at work–where I have a Cinema Display attached to my 17" MacBook Pro.
But  I move around a lot faster now.
Using the above workarounds–fast swiping, cmd+tab, ctrl+number keys–is not an option for me. Fast swiping is hit or miss, number keys don't go to full screen apps, and worst of all: every time I add/remove a desktop I would have to go back to keyboard shortcuts preferences. I'm a heavy ctrl+arrow keys user.
The way I see it, the only thing wrong is the speed/easing of the animation when swiping and using ctrl+arrow keys. A fix would be great, fingers crossed for 10.8.1

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