There is also an academic zoo, particularly in the US, and I would be happy to see a debate on that here on PEN-L, given that there are many academicians here. I believe, as indicated in the article Ian sent, like the French, the US academicians deserve the right to be lazy every now and then. But you would know that they can't if you know what is going on in the US academic world, especially in the so-called research-first universities, which I call paper publication businesses.
Best, Sabri
