The stereotype is that we don't work a lot because we're on strike ;) (Aside: There are a lot of strikes and demonstrations because our industrial and public se

The stereotype is that we don't work a lot because we're on strike ;) (Aside: There are a lot of strikes and demonstrations because our industrial and public sectors are very unionized and that's how unions negotiate here: a good strike (with or without demonstration) as a show of force.) We also have a (theoretical) 35 hrs work-week which means around 7,5 weeks of holidays per year.