In that case, lets ignore whatever problems you find in the article and discuss its basic message. I lived in parts of Europe (though not Germany or France) fo

In that case, lets ignore whatever problems you find in the article and discuss its basic message. I lived in parts of Europe (though not Germany or France) for a while and found the contrast between there and the US to match the general theme of this article. These biases against the American attitude towards work seemed deeply ingrained into the culture.