> it appears to me that Americans do not hate working hard, they just hate working hard on academics Not much machismo in academics but there's tons in sports

> it appears to me that Americans do not hate working hard, they just hate working hard on academics Not much machismo in academics but there's tons in sports and hard physical work. That's why truck/beer and other male oriented commercials never show someone reading a book, they show someone doing hard physical work or competing in a physical activity (edit: or getting laid). That's about all there is to it.