tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692666.post2112960603101724477..comments2023-08-11T12:46:19.977+01:00Comments on Diary From England: ALL WORK AND NO PLAY FOR BRITISH WORKERSNaomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13524989873664135095noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692666.post-23294370927422661252007-09-03T21:52:00.000+01:002007-09-03T21:52:00.000+01:00I love France and the French lifestyle Alastair. ...I love France and the French lifestyle Alastair. You are so lucky to have a house there. I think we could learn a lot from our French cousins. I personally wouldn't mind paying higher taxes for a better lifestyle and health service. I think their approach to working life is much better than ours too. It's important to strike a balance. Working isn't the be all and end all. Life is very precious and spending quality time with family and friends is important.Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13524989873664135095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692666.post-42615314493051455722007-09-03T09:49:00.000+01:002007-09-03T09:49:00.000+01:00Having just got back from France, I have to say th...Having just got back from France, I have to say their attitude to work is much healthier! They tend to have much longer lunch hours and make time to be with either workmates or family (or the mistress!!!) socially. At the same time, though Anglo-American types often look down on their more haphazard approach to working life, the French are quite productive, and having a house in France my experience of public services and utilities is that their service is excellent, though their contact with the public can leave something to be desired! Their roads and health service are excellent - though the French pay through higher taxes too...Alastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05802335223679839807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692666.post-43304143308103983772007-08-31T23:42:00.000+01:002007-08-31T23:42:00.000+01:00I know that the hours of work are very long, parti...I know that the hours of work are very long, particularly in office jobs in the U.S., compared to here in England Sank. One of my American friends starts work in her office at 7.30am - unheard of here in England!<BR/><BR/>P.S. I received your carnival post but haven't had a chance to look at it yet. Will e-mail you over the weekendNaomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13524989873664135095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692666.post-13506190374642166032007-08-29T21:12:00.000+01:002007-08-29T21:12:00.000+01:00Oh my goodness... Where to even start. You don't w...Oh my goodness... Where to even start. You don't want to know what we American workers get for holidays and vacation time. It's pretty sad, we look across the pond with envy at our British, and especially French friends. <BR/><BR/>Typical here- three holidays in the summer, Christmas, New Years and Thanksgiving in the winter. 2 weeks of vacation a year...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com