captain,
the scenario in colorado is VERY different from that of the alps. the alpine regions more look like that of alaska.
American -vs- European travelers
by Seven 41 Replies latest jw friends
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waiting
Thanks 7!
Paid vacation? lol - try owning your own company. You get it when you can......and the first several years, typically....it ain't there. After that? Usually 4-day weekends every couple of months.
But consider....With only 4 days - why waste it traveling to the location? Flying? Sure, with a month's advance notice in most cases. Try legislating that into a small self-owned company.
I've worked for big firms before....2 weeks for the average employee. 3 could be built up....but after many-a-year. Holidays? Usually 5/6 yearly. Sick days? lol - depends on company. Work for a small company? Whatever you can get.
Ah well.
tired waiting on Saturday....working.
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Simon
I am sure the holidays play a part.
I believe we tend to work longer weeks over here but have more holidays combined whereas the work-week is a bit shorter in the USA but more spread out over the year so that there are fewer hols. I may be wrong and generalising but I've heard it from several people.
Another thing that I am sure is a factor is that the USA really does have every range of weather and location imaginable from tropical beaches to Skiiing. If we want anything other than "miserable rain" then we have to go abroad.
I bet most Americans don't realise that it's so miserable that we still live in black and white? Apparently, the flight from the UK to the USA was what inspired the Wizard of Oz
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Englishman
Here in WSM, we actually have a drought. It hasn't rained for 8 weeks, and as a consequence, my lawn is ungrown AND brown.
Englishman.
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SpunkyChick
Europe is the best! I spent two months in Europe backpacking and staying in hostels, cheap hotels and camping! I was able to visit 10 countries in two months (England, Holland, Belgium, France, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy and Greece). The total cost (not including airfare, or eurail pass) $2,500 (food, lodgings, and inner city transportation). I can't wait to return!! My favorite countries were Italy, Germany and Spain.
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Mulan
....and we don't have to worry about a bunch a people driving on the wrong side of the road.
They say "the correct side of the road". When I was in Malaysia a few years ago, I was always at the mercy of whoever was driving me, and was always standing on the wrong side of the car, as if I was going to drive. It's hard to get used to that side of the road and car. It seems backwards. Hmmm..........because IT IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!