Wow ! That's exploitation. How comes you haven't had a revolution since 1776 over there ? French people would have brought down the government for less than that.
Wow ! That's exploitation. How comes you haven't had a revolution since 1776 over there ? French people would have brought down the government for less than that.
I think on average that Americans get 2 weeks of paid vacation. Then many also get sick leave. Not to mention all of the paid holidays for many people (excluding retail!).
On the subject of travel to foreign lands. I think there are two possible reasons. The #1 reason being that the majority of Americans are in the middle and lower classes, and that Americans are among the worst when it comes to saving money! We are definitely a materialistic society! Many Americans work hard, then spend their money foolishly so that they can have the latest and greatest gadget.
The 2nd reason that comes to mind would be lack of interest. I feel that many Americans just aren't that interested in traveling far away. Myself, I really enjoy long road trips in the US going to different destinations each time. When I lived on the East coast, I took weekend trips on my motorcycle taking different routes, sometimes not even having a plan. I found it quite refreshing actually...but traveling on an airplane for several hours to get to my destination doesn't have the same appeal to me.
A third reason that comes to mind....many Americans can't do without their TV shows for more than 20 minutes! Have you seen how large we are getting? Who the hell invented TV trays anyway? Not to mention that watching some 300lb woman trying to fit her butt into a coach airline seat is definitely not entertaining in the least...especially when you are sitting in the window seat next to her!
So CC1 you are saying that most American don't travel mostly because they are too fat, too addictde to TV, too poor or too bad at managing their own money (hence poor). Is that right ? What a brilliant description of your country's society that is !
So CC1 you are saying that most American don't travel mostly because they are too fat, too addictde to TV, too poor or too bad at managing their own money (hence poor). Is that right ? What a brilliant description of your country's society that is !
I call them as I see them! If you remember correctly I made many assumptions about you...but they were based on your posts. At least with making assumptions on society, I am basing those assumptions on what I actually can see and observe!