Most of my online American friends always talk about work and obsess over work. One of my buddies literally said that he went to work today even though he had stomach cramps and bragged about being as productive as his peers. All of my American friends have work in their mind 24/7 and think work is a virtue not a necessity to feed and shelter oneself. I’m Canadian and only work 35 hours at most and most of my buddies here are very chill about work and don’t think of it moment the work day is over. They also don’t cash out or bank their vacation days and aren’t afraid of utilizing all their benefits.