Quote:
"For too long the focus in the UK has been on standard of living rather than quality of life."
- Ann Robinson, from 'The Guardian'
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Sound familiar? She also added that the UK had,
"lost all sense of balance between wealth and wellbeing:"
UK quality of life poor, study says | UK news | The Guardian
One thing that caught my attention, and the reason posting this, was mention one reason Britain's low score compared to other nations their relative paucity of vacation days, at only 28. One has to smile, as many in the good 'ol
US of A would be happy with even half that, some afraid to take even a week off in a calendar year less they lose their dear jobs.
We have a lot of 'things' in this country. How are we doing?
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