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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm sorry you are getting trashed here. I work but I am fine with other people doing what they want. 
There is some truth to the saying "Most people work to live but Americans live to work".
Americans are brought up to associate personal self worth with job and career. That is why most of the world considers Americans boring.
All they like to talk about is their work and how many hours they work. 
You should move to Europe which is where I am from. People work but they really value leisure time and vacation time. Work is something people do but people don't generally work to feel valued.
There are lots of ways to contribute to society. People who cannot imagine how they would fill up their days without work are showing their own lack of an imagination and probably don't really have much else going on besides work, raising kids, chores. Unfortunately, the general stereotype about Americans has a lot of truth to it and my own family in one of the Northern European countries really pities me for having ended up in the US. [/quote]

I second this.  I’m from a Nordic country and agree with this view.  We take pride in working as little as possible.  Our lives do not revolve around work like in America.  It’s also considered rude to ask someone would they do for a job.  Americans take pride in working all the time and being busy.  As if that being busy means they are important or more valuable.  [/quote]

I am Italian and trust I value my free time. I am not a workaholic by any stretch of the imagination, but there is a big difference between working part-time or working until 4 pm and NOT work/take care of kids/ be in school/ volunteer, etc. I am sure in your Nordic country there are my many people that don’t work or take care of kids. [/quote]

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