Americans take less time off but Europeans say they're more 'vacation deprived'

So the latest vacation deprivation report from Expedia surveys more than 11,500 people worldwide. And in it, it found that some 62% say that they simply are not getting enough time out of the office. But these numbers actually go up to 84% in Germany and 69% in France. And that's despite the fact that in both places workers take about a month off every year, the highest of any of the surveyed countries. And we look into this rather puzzling result. We can see that this really has everything to do with how cultures view the role of work and vacation in their lives. Now, the authors of this Expedia report say that in France, time out of the office viewed as really a basic fundamental right, whereas in the US, more like a guilty pleasure. But in Germany, something different may be at play. There, they say about less than half of workers say they feel fully supported by their employers to take the time off that they're actually given, which means that when they are out of the office, they may not be really fully recharging the way that they could have otherwise. Now, another interesting finding here is that in Japan, we see the lowest levels of vacation deprivation, and that's despite the fact that Japanese are taking, on average only 12 days a year. Now they're beat in this regard, if you want to call it that, by one place. And that's the United States, where workers take just 11 days on average a year. And it's no surprise there that feeling vacation deprived in the United States has hit an 11 year high. However, Expedia says in most places this number is going down and it has been monitoring this poll, in this survey, it's been doing it for about 24 years. So they have a pretty good idea of how people are feeling. Yeah, about their vacation. It's interesting you brought Japan, you know where I mean, nobody works the official nine to five. It's just unheard of, right? People stay until 1011 and sometimes miss the last train home, right? But strangely, is there any evidence that they actually complain about not getting enough vacation time? So it is, it is a very interesting thing. And I think it does sort of come down to culture and how what we expect, right? It doesn't necessarily mean that they're not burned out. It just means that they're not feeling maybe that they need to take a trip. And the, the report did have a couple of explanations. They said Japanese people tend to take one day a month rather than saving it all up and taking one big trip. And they also tend to really prioritize rest and relaxation, whereas Americans tend to pack a lot in on their days off. And you know, it conjures up bettled saying you need a vacation from your vacation. But you know, another interesting thing that we can look at. We can see from this report who is not taking the vacation that they're giving. Again, Japan topping this, not taking seven out of their nineteen days. That's more than a third. But you can just suppose that look at this across the pond down in Hong Kong, not letting a single day of their average 26 days go to waste. And Singapore right there too, only one day meticulously planning out their annual leave to not miss a single second of their time out of the office.