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greenshackle2 on July 31, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: 28% of Europeans Can't Afford a 1 Week Annual Holi...

That sounds very strange to me, I am Canadian too, I have several friends who take 1-2 week holidays who make way less than the median software engineer.

Do all of your friends have kids and expensive mortgages, or what?

Scoundreller on July 31, 2019 [–]

It could be the case if you’re not near a major airport and have to deal with a monopolist.

I’m near Toronto and flights to France on a flag carrier can be cheaper than domestic. Things are different if you’re more secluded.

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