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> There are also all the national holidays Yes, but other parts of the world have them as well. Most EU countries have >13, while US has 12, according to this:

> There are also all the national holidays Yes, but other parts of the world have them as well. Most EU countries have >13, while US has 12, according to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_public_holidays https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of... Here in the EU, it is common to have >25d/y holiday. Some data I came across by living in multiple EU countries: * Austria 25d/y, 38.5h/w. * France: 25d/y, 35h/w * Germany: 30d/y, 40h/w.

quartesixte 5y ago
Good point. I’ve lived in countries with more than the US as well and definitely think we should get more here. The work culture here also views vacations in a different way too. The number of people I’ve heard bemoaning our European counterparts for taking too many vacations is not a trivial number… “Man, I can’t even go 1 week without getting bored! Why are they always on vacation!” Maybe the US is just a nation run by workaholics enabled by workaholics beneath them trying to get there spot and everyone else cargo-culting or being browbeaten into being a workaholic.