Housework - moi?

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Don't turn to French men if you want help with housework.


They came out worst at sharing the daily chores with women in a survey of how time is spent in 10 European countries.


They devote about half the time women do to domestic tasks such as housework, childcare, gardening, repairs and shopping, the European Union statistics office Eurostat said on Tuesday.


The average Frenchman spends an hour and 53 minutes a day on such things, nearly half an hour less than his Swedish counterpart, who was the most helpful man in the study.


The figures compared working adults in Belgium, Britain, Germany, Estonia, France, Hungary, Slovenia, Finland, Sweden, and non-EU member Norway.


German women, the least keen on domestic chores, spent 73 minutes a day less on them than Slovenian women -- who averaged four hours 24 minutes.


In all countries men spent longer out at work than women, and women managed to sneak in a few extra minutes' sleeping. French of both sexes slept the most -- around half an hour more than Swedes who averaged around eight hours a night.


Television used up most free time, regardless of nationality or gender, with socialising the second leisure activity for all.


Hungarians spend just over half their free time glued to TV or videos -- more than anyone else.