This is a pernicious myth that is simply not true (similar to "the English work more hours etc. etc.)
The fact is that in most of Yerp, the public holiday falls on its correst date - if its a Satdi or a Sunday, tant pis, its lost. England is the only country I know that has 4 days for Easter (The province Alsace does too as it takes Good Friday from the Schleurs and Easter Monday from the French) and 2 days for Christmas. The English are lazy sods, and if some measures suggest that they work 40-odd hours a week, it is only showing that in England you get paid for your overtime whereas in the rest of Yerp you dont. Here in France my pay went down as we moved from "39" hours to "35" and yet I'm still expected to put in a 60 hour week. Do we moan? Watch this space! Damian PS for Steve G. Yes its true pas de big V chez nous. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Boocock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 3. To break the 3 month period between August Bank Holiday and Christmas. > Especially as the UK has fewer Public Holidays than most European > Countries. _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist DELETE THE FOOTERS WHEN REPLYING YOU LAZY SODS!!!! DELETE THE FOOTERS WHEN REPLYING YOU LAZY SODS!!!!
