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In reply to the discussion: More than half of Americans have gone 12 months without a vacation [View all]pnwmom
(108,977 posts)10. Then my middle-class family never took a single vacation.
My dad just wanted to stay home for vacations. The first time I traveled anywhere it was with my sister, and we flew to visit our grandparents.
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Liberal_in_LA
Aug 2015
OP
It's a stupid definition, but it's true Americans don't take the time off that they should -- or
Brickbat
Aug 2015
#15
By that definition, I've taken two vacations in the last 10 years. Both last year.
WillowTree
Aug 2015
#23
Well, I suppose a week without the band called "Rush" would be called a vacation!
madinmaryland
Aug 2015
#28
I guess by that definition, I have not had a vacation in 19 years since we got married.
madinmaryland
Aug 2015
#27
This how far this country has sunk.......EVERYONE NEEDS TIME AWAY FROM THEIR JOB, PERIOD.
a kennedy
Aug 2015
#31
The last time I went on vacation was my honeymoon - in 1986. One week only.
riderinthestorm
Aug 2015
#35