‘Do Singaporeans ever fall asleep?’ ponders US influencer after getting fast responses even previous midnight

If there is a nation that the Sandman does not drop by, it may very properly be the sleepless metropolis of Singapore.

A viral TikTok video by American influencer and nurse Miki Rai has customers speaking about why Singaporeans appear to be all the time awake.

The video, uploaded on March 17, has since garnered over 24,000 likes, greater than 230,000 views and simply over 1,300 feedback.

Within the clip, Miki, 26, asks: “I’ve a query for everyone residing in Singapore: Do you guys ever sleep?

“I swear to God, anytime I contact anyone over there, whether or not it is 11pm, 8am or 3am, I get a response instantaneously!”

She provides with a snap of her fingers: “On WhatsApp, the blue verify marks will flip blue, and e mail responses [are so fast], I’ve by no means seen somebody so speedy earlier than.”

Miki additionally laughs as she remarks: “Are you guys so excited for all times? Is that why you do not sleep? As a result of I want that enthusiasm.”

@mikiraiofficial I guess you’re watching this at 2am #singapore ♬ authentic sound Miki Rai

Whereas Miki approaches the subject of sleeplessness with bubbly humour, replies to her video have been significantly heavier.

“We’re simply stored awake by worry and stress of life,” one TikTok consumer stated.

One other commented: “Nope, we do not sleep. The rat race offers us a lot nervousness [that] we won’t sleep anymore.”

Different customers additionally shared a number of the worries they face that hold them up at evening, together with stress from college assignments, housing points, monetary issues and psychological well being afflictions resembling insomnia.

Nevertheless, many customers, presumably in Singapore, discovered humour in how correct Miki’s video was and shared timestamps of after they seen the submit within the feedback.

A number of responses indicated that they have been watching her TikTok submit previous midnight, starting from 12am to properly over 4am.

Particularly, well-known on-line persona Mrbrown additionally commented: “Watching this at 2.58am.”

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A 2022 report by British information analytics agency YouGov states that Singaporeans are among the many most sleep-deprived on the earth.

“It’s commonest for Singaporeans to get six to seven hours of sleep an evening (39 per cent), adopted by 4 to 6 hours (32 per cent),” the report claims.

“Residents additionally usually sleep lower than they want — a considerable eight in ten (80 per cent), want that they had seven or extra hours of sleep on the every day, however solely 1 / 4 (27 per cent) truly do.”

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