It's like that in Germany too. Days you are sick during a vacation are counted as sick days, not vacation days. (Why not, you're sick aren't you?) Some uptight

It's like that in Germany too. Days you are sick during a vacation are counted as sick days, not vacation days. (Why not, you're sick aren't you?) Some uptight employers require a doctor's note but most just roll with it. That always stuck me as a profoundly civilized attitude.