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Ok, ok, I admit it – I´ve had a great time here in Marbella….and it seems the whole of Spain has enjoyed itself as well. What am I talking about? Well, it´s now the 6th January, and most Spanish workers have been off work since 24th December.
First, we had the traditional Xmas festivities concentrated around the 25th December, and although Boxing Day is a normal working day in Spain, many workers weren´t inclined to go anywhere near their workplace as it fell on a Friday…and who can blame them!
Perhaps some staggered into work for the last 3 days of December, but I can guarantee that there won´t have been many! After all, what´s the point?!Then of course, we had New Year´s Eve and New Year´s Day, followed by yet another weekend.
And now we have another public holiday on the 6th January, meaning there was little point doing anything remotely work-related yesterday.
And now, we have the January sales to look forward to tomorrow. It seems such a shame to interrupt the holiday by having to do any work!
Maybe I´m being a little unfair on the Spanish – I know at least 2 people here in Marbella who will be going to work for the rest of this week, but let me assure you – the vast majority plan to return to work on Monday 12th January.
Count them! That´s 18 consecutive days off work!
While that´s all well and good, I can only speak from personal experience and tell you that the disruption to my routine is killing me – I simply have no ´get up and go´ - I´m stuffed full of chocolate, my liver is crying out for a detox, and I simply don´t want to go back to work – I´ve had too much of a good thing. I feel like a schoolboy that is sulking at the end of his holiday – I need my mum to drag me out of bed and pack me off again as I´m not sure I can manage it myself!
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