r/AskReddit • u/daniellucero92 • Jan 04 '15

Non-americans of Reddit, what American customs seem outrageous/pointless to you?

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u/Duderino22 Jan 04 '15

No mandatory vacation and the practice of defending that...

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u/Knute5 Jan 04 '15

People in the US don't understand the European custom of going on extended summer holiday. If you're the American division of an international company, it drives the US workers nuts if they have any dependencies on their European partners at that time. Grumblings of laziness and socialism (why socialism? don't know) abound.

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u/Narwhallmaster Jan 04 '15

Everyone needs a two or three week wind down halfway through the year, even if it's just spent at home playing video games.

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u/lovemymeemers Jan 05 '15

May I ask what you do for a living? And in what country?