Seven out of 10 Italians miss their
pre-COVID routines, a survey by the Doxa research agency said
Monday.
The actual number is a bit higher, in fact, at 75%, or three
quarters of Italians who say they would like to go back to their
previous lives.
More than eight out of 10, or 85%, say they have found it hard
to adjust to living with COVID and its attendant restrictions.
Before COVID, daily routines were generally viewed as a drag
with 35% of Italians saying in 2013 that would immediately
change their lives if they could.
But now, at a time of lockdowns of varying severity, the old
routine is a source of strong nostalgia, Doxa said.
The findings emerged in the report "The Routine of Italians In a
Time of Pandemic", compiled by Doxa for UN refugee agency UNHCR
which on Monday launched its campaign "Fantastic Routine".
The report also found that the vast majority of respondents,
90%, said they would appreciate the little things in life a lot
more once the pandemic is over.
Some 20% also said they would no longer get caught up in the
frenzy of working life but would devote more time to their loved
ones and the "really important things in life".
A further 6% said they would devote more of their time to more
vulnerable people.
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