> In India, the concept of a long vacation is still alien ... Most people here don't have a sense of holidaying.
I think this is a holdover from the colonial era, when the British, before embarking on a fox hunt, expressed the view that the natives shouldn't be wasting their time holidaying.
Perhaps. Also the economic momentum has made people more driven and those who are not that driven, would still get to work due to peer pressure. We need a 'slowdown movement' of our own!
I think this is a holdover from the colonial era, when the British, before embarking on a fox hunt, expressed the view that the natives shouldn't be wasting their time holidaying.