The sun and the sea are the favorites of Europeans when they go on summer vacations, and July and August are the time of their summer vacation, but not everyone is concentrated in a period of time, and the length of vacation time is also different.
People who have lived in Europe for a long time know that for Europeans, "vacation is bigger than the sky". Schools with two holidays, even government departments and large and small enterprises, are almost in a semi-closed state between July and August every year. Europeans, whose lives are not very busy, flock to sunny and beach-like places in southern France, Spain, Italy and Greece in the summer. Even on weekdays, the streets of Geneva are sparsely pedestrianized, and some restaurants and shops simply close their doors because the owners have gone on vacation.
Germany: Generally 4-5 weeks, usually from July to September, during which time the vacation can be rotated
France: The last week of July to August is almost completely closed
Italy: Early August to early September
Poland: Early To late July
Holland: Early July to early August
Austria: Austria has 13 statutory holidays and 25 statutory paid holidays throughout the year, for a total of 38 days.
Belgium: Mid-July to early August
Czechoslovak; Early July to the end of August (generally closed, July 12 to August 8)
Norway: Rotating from July to September (generally July to September)
Spain: Early July to early August
Portugal: Mid-July to the end of July
Switzerland: Early to late July
Denmark: Usually closed at the end of July
United Kingdom: Leave begins from the end of July to August, usually for a month
Scotland: Holidays usually begin at the end of June and children start school in mid-August
Denmark: Usually closed at the end of July
Hungary: Early July to the end of August
Slovenia: From July 1 to the end of September
Greece: Early August to the end of August
Austria and Portugal topped the list with an average of 35 days of paid leave per year, Germany and Spain followed by a one-day difference, and France, Belgium and Italy were in the bottom three with an average of 30 days of paid holidays per year. According to the labor laws of various countries and the provisions of enterprises, Europeans generally have 25-40 days of annual leave at their disposal.
"Chinese people are hard-working and enterprising, and European people love vacations"
Chinese diligence is actually a chaotic attitude towards life in the eyes of Europeans, because this diligence breaks the boundaries between working hours and rest time, and is therefore not conducive to human growth and the harmony of interpersonal relationships. For example, Europeans rarely print their mobile phone number on business cards or write it on an email signature because it is "private"; in the same way, even if you know what a colleague's mobile phone number is, it is considered impolite to call during non-working hours to talk about work.
While it is difficult to say in two words whether this "diligence" of Chinese is for cultural or social reasons, there is no doubt that "diligence" has become a cultural label attached to Chinese, and this label is mixed in the Context of the West.
However, experiencing the "vacation culture" of Europe ultimately helps us to reflect on our own lifestyles and attitudes. Perhaps diligence is an indisputable virtue in our culture, but just as we cannot measure the problems of modern society by moral standards, "virtue" has its own discursive limitations. There's nothing wrong with choosing a lifestyle, the key is to keep a straight eye on the lifestyles of others. For many Europeans, summer vacations are a pretty good time of year, and choosing a holiday spot and staying comfortably for a while is an important part of their lives.
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