NEED HELP! I am doing a speech and need to know some diff. between UK and US

hehehe I can't resist!!

In the USA - You work to live....

In the UK - You live to work....

Forgot to mention in my previous....Dennis, I think you have it backwards....in the US many folks "Live to Work". Like Ex-pat said some folks do not use their vacation days and do hold it as a badge of honor. Its beyond pathetic but true! Ex-pat thats not a dig at you as I know you are anti that kind of corporate money stuff. Hmm, can you tell I have had enough of the corp world?

A little sour today as some of my dear colleagues were made redundant yesterday afternoon..... :\\\'(

Ooops, meant to say "corporate monkey" not money stuff....

Dennis, I think you have it backwards....in the US many folks "Live to Work". Like Ex-pat said some folks do not use their vacation days and do hold it as a badge of honor. Its beyond pathetic but true!

Jules, I was just about to say the same thing! In my experience it's MUCH more live to work in the US. I used to think it was sort of strange here that the first thing out of someone's mouth when you meet them wasn't "so what do you do?" now I really like that!

Anne,

You are correct....even though my environment over here isn't much different from the states I do know its different elsewhere! BTW - I want your job, sounds like a nice place to work!    Unfortunately I work for an American co over here so some of the Brits have latched onto the "oh, I was in at 7am and left at 9pm" mentality and they need to tell everyone about. Yes if its crunch time, no problem but day in and day out? 

Forgot to mention in my previous....Dennis, I think you have it backwards....in the US many folks "Live to Work". Like Ex-pat said some folks do not use their vacation days and do hold it as a badge of honor. Its beyond pathetic but true!

Yes - I think he got it the wrong way round too!

Thanks giys for your posts!!!! It is really interesting to see what it's like to work in the U.K. got a lot of information from this site
thanks again Amanda