• jqubed@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    I felt even more like I was getting a raw deal when I realized the Germans and French were largely taking the entire month of August off.

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      21 hours ago

      They what? Why didn’t any of my fellow Germans tell me?

      Most jobs, at least the better paying ones, include 6 weeks of vacation. However, you can use them all at once.

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      20 hours ago

      I never take august because of this. EVERYONE and their mothers take august so everything is crowded and extremely overpriced.

      I prefer getting some time in september and then spread the rest of my days the rest of the year.

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          17 hours ago

          Have you ever heard of countries where kids go back to school after september 10th? I grew up in one of those countries, we started school normally on september 13th or later.

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        13 hours ago

        Best to spend vacation in April and October. You want 6 months(or less) between your vacations to not hate your job. Summer is already good, winter also has it’s charms and you don’t want to contrast to much. But it’s not the season in my favourite resort! Well it’s a bad resort, go to Asia, spend a bit more on the tickets, much less on the ground, enjoy foreign culture. Doesn’t work for Asians though.