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- - By Cumminsguy71 (*****) Date 05-24-2010 11:57
Just saw this on yahoo, I thought Europe was using that Socialism thing??

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Fiscal-crises-threaten-apf-242192521.html?x=0
Parent - - By Mikeqc1 (****) Date 05-24-2010 14:16
yup, its working out fine....................
Parent - - By Cumminsguy71 (*****) Date 05-24-2010 18:28
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. 6 weeks paid vacation, 30 hour work weeks. I read or heard on the talk radio that in an interview with some Europeans and they were talking about the average work week hours, vacations and so on. One of them actually said that they did not have to work so much because the Americans will make up for it, they like to work a lot. Probably not exact words but it was something along those lines
Parent - By Mikeqc1 (****) Date 05-25-2010 14:02
i have herd that too about a year ago.
Parent - By CWI555 (*****) Date 05-26-2010 00:58
Last time I worked in Europe, it was France. Chalon-sur-SaƓne. They had 32 hour work weeks, and no more than 240 days a year.
First day of work there was no problem. The next day we tried to work there was a bonfire blocking the road in that had flames reaching up to 50 ft.
When they found out we were working 60 hour weeks to get the project done, they went on strike. We spent the next 2 weeks touring Europe on the company dime, while they sorted out the labor dispute.
Parent - - By bozaktwo1 (***) Date 05-24-2010 16:47
There was an article in the Sunday E-N (San Antonio) that outlined the EU's imminent return to more conservative values in order to avoid a repeat of this mess.  I cannot find the article online; when I get home, I'll check to see if it was AP or whatnot and get a link posted up.  Very interesting.  Basially a slap in the face to would-be socialists everywhere.
Parent - - By Mikeqc1 (****) Date 05-25-2010 14:03
it will never make the media
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