The other main theme of the first class today was how
different societies value “vacation,” which could be defined as time not spent
working at your main money-earning endeavor when you normally would be. The US is the only “industrialized” country
that does not legally require companies to give people vacation. The average amount of vacation taken by
Americans is 10.5 days per year. Germans
are granted 24 by law and usually take 30.
Australians get 20 and take 25, and Japanese are guaranteed 10 and take
17.5. My French students assured me that
if that chart had been larger, they would be right near the top too. They said that happy workers are better
workers, and you need time to step away from work, recharge and enjoy life so you can work
optimally when you return.
I agree.
But you don’t just need vacations from work.
You can also take vacations from your
society, so you can understand that there are other ways to see. Then again, those "vacations" involve a lot of work.
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