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...we don't work as hard as Americans...True, we may take (what are usually working) vacations, but when we are on the job we work our asses off.

Americans, it is my experience, noticeably less so.

Fai de bèn a Bertrand, te lou rendra en cagant

by redstar on Thu Sep 11th, 2008 at 03:51:40 AM EST

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Ah, redstar my friend, if you could tell that one day to Lafayette on Economist's view, I'd most definetely owe you one!

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed. Gandhi

by Cyrille (cyrillev domain yahoo.fr) on Thu Sep 11th, 2008 at 05:23:44 AM EST
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Re: Another myth... (none / 0)

Is the only way to measure this productivity?

Stagnant wages plus increased productivity = people working hard? Hmmmm.

by Upstate NY on Thu Sep 11th, 2008 at 09:38:34 AM EST
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