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A new survey has shed some light on the daily habits of your average Serbian citizen. Here’s a rundown of some of the published results:
- The average Serbian citizen wakes up at 7 a.m.
- The average Serbian teenager doesn’t wake up before 9 a.m. on weekdays
- 42.5 percent of Serbs aged 18-25 sleep until (or after) 11 a.m. on weekends
- The average Serbian citizen spends almost third of his/her life asleep
- The average female gets 7 hours and 40 minutes of sleep a night
- The average male gets 7 hours and 34 minutes of sleep a night
- The average female does five times more housework than her male partner
- The youngest Serbs do 15 times less housework than the oldest Serbs
- The average Serbian citizen spends almost 40 minutes a day on public transport
- Serbian girls aged 12-17 study for 78 minutes a day; boys 48 minutes
- Serbian men aged 18-25 study for 36 minutes a day; women 68 minutes
- The average Serb devotes 10% of the day to personal hygiene
- The average Serb spends 13% of the day eating
Personally, I get between seven and a half to eight hours of sleep a night and I like to get up around 8am but that’s proving difficult this winter for some reason! I’m glad that I don’t “waste” 40 minutes each day on public transport – I probably spend around 40 minutes a week on buses and the rest of the time I walk.
Unfortunately, I do most of the housework in my flat as “my” female just makes mess – she’s a rabbit by the way 
Is this a good reflection of the average Serb? Do you notice any similarities with people in your country or yourself? What is your daily routine like?
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on Feb 25th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Interesting post, Adam. What time does school in Serbia start if teenagers don’t get up until 9am? And what time does it finish? I’m guessing 7 hours of sleep a night is fairly typical worldwide but I function best on 10. I also enjoy an additional top-up afternoon nap. I suppose this means I spend around half my life asleep…hmm, slightly worrying.
on Feb 26th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Hmmm. I think if 8 hours of sleep is recommended, then we all sleep 1/3 of our lives. I believe the 40 minutes on public transport is accurate…I sometimes spend that much in my car coming home if I don’t zip home right away. And the personal hygiene…10%…that would make about 1.6 hours of the remaining 16 hours of the day after sleep. Seems like a lot—but maybe men take longer to shave! I think the 13% of eating time adds up to about 2 hours, so that’s probably on the low side, if you count all those people who then have a drink in kafanas.
on Feb 26th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
@Lar
I think school is broken into two parts each day which alternate each week – so a pupil would go to high school from 8am to 1pm one week and then the next week 2pm to 7pm. I think that’s how it works, maybe someone could let us know for sure?
@Bibi
Yeah, the traffic can be a nightare in Belgrade at times! Also you can proably apply the 1/3 of life spent sleeping to any country in the world – it’s the standard I suppose.
on Mar 3rd, 2009 at 10:01 pm
This is interesting part:
# The average female gets 7 hours and 40 minutes of sleep a night
# The average male gets 7 hours and 34 minutes of sleep a night
I guess its because of making coffee for her? Takes 6 min!
on Mar 3rd, 2009 at 10:56 pm
Haha, that’s an excellent observation, Miss Cybernaut! Hadn’t thought of that possibility! Serbs are true gentlemen it seems!
on Mar 4th, 2009 at 12:42 am
Might be true also that Serbs are original gentlemen…but I would bet on native Serbian female coffee-addiction as the most likable reason to be with someone – don’t have to make it yourself
on Mar 4th, 2009 at 12:44 am
I am joking
Truth is I am coffee addict. And as for 6 minutes of morning mystery …why don’t you post a poll on your blog?
I am curious as a cat
on Jul 29th, 2010 at 11:33 pm
Mozete vi svi da mi pljunete pod prozor!
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