Fellesferie

[Nilsen]

Norway is closed for the summer

http://wcco.com/international/Norway-ClosedforSumme-ai/resources_news_html

[Ripsnort]

Perfect time for an invasion!

(Can we put you on the Axis of Evil list?)

[Nilsen]

To late for this year, "Fellesferien" is over. Try again next year.

[Curval]

Scandanavians deserve this, it is like their "fetivus".  

You guys have a horrible long winter and it is understandable that while its hot you guys get a break.

The French and Italians, however have no such excuse.  They do the same thing though and the whole of August is pretty much a write-off.

I think this is just Euro-laziness and communi...err...socialism at work.

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by Curval
Scandanavians deserve this, it is like their "fetivus".  

You guys have a horrible long winter and it is understandable that while its hot you guys get a break.

The French and Italians, however have no such excuse.  They do the same thing though and the whole of August is pretty much a write-off.

I think this is just Euro-laziness and communi...err...socialism at work.

"Europeans are now thinking that maybe they ought to work a bit longer. That's not because they don't enjoy their time off. The typical worker in Western Europe is entitled to six or more weeks of holiday and vacation days annually.

But business, and workers to some degree, have become concerned about high labor costs forcing firms to take production and jobs out of Western Europe into Eastern Europe or other regions where wages are lower.

[Nilsen]

Dunno if we have alot more vacaiton than others, but alot of what we have are focused on "fellesferie"

We need the sun and warmth to defrost from the previous winter and prepare for the next