[Torie]

Europe has chosen to stand back a bit from the Max Weber paradigm, and instead allocate time to smell the roses, and hear the natterings of their children, and savor the sweet perfume of their wives and mistresses.

[Texas_Longhorn]

You even have Max's ideas wrong. He stated that the "Work Ethic" was the driving factor behind the rapidly advancing economies of the protestant areas. That's doesn't mean you don't have "time to smell the roses". It simply states that we americans don't sit on our ass surfing the web all day at work.

[DAnconia55]

Europe has chosen to stand back a bit from the Max Weber paradigm, and instead allocate time to smell the roses, and hear the natterings of their children, and savor the sweet perfume of their wives and mistresses. Europe needs smacked upside it's head. The only problem is it would require a Proctologist, 36 months advanced notice and a government voucher.

[WaterDragon]

With that comes a lower standard of living. If that is acceptable, then no one will be complaining, obviously. By the way, in America we also find time for our children and roses.