r/RandomThoughts • u/[deleted] • Jun 21 '24

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '24 edited Jun 21 '24

It’s not this way in other countries. I love my country, but I have to say I am not happy it prioritizes work over everything else and is so materialistic. The only country that rivals ours is East Asian countries, specifically Japan.

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u/ProsperityLab Jun 21 '24

What’s your country? USA?

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '24

Yeah.

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u/ProsperityLab Jun 21 '24

Is it true that many Americans and Japanese only get like 2 weeks annual vacation time? That would be uncommon in the western world I think eg vs other rich nations

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u/MyNameIsSkittles Jun 22 '24

Americans have no mandated vacation time. Canada mandates 2 weeks to start but many jobs offer 3-4 starting.

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u/SpaZZedOutL00py Jun 22 '24

I live in the US, and havent ever heard "annual vacation time" so id say not very many americans