Two bits of information came across my desk today that got me thinking. The first was a snippet from a colleague of mine in the US about an AP-Ipsos poll that revealed 1 in 4 Americans didnt read a SINGLE book last year. A shocking statistic.
The next bit of information I got was that the law regarding UK holiday entitlement is shortly to change, probably to bring us more in line with our counterparts in the EU. The change means that as of 1 October employers will be obliged to offer 24 days' leave, moving to 28 in April.
I am all in favour of people getting adequate time to rest and recharge their batteries and have long envied our friends in Continental Europe for shutting up shop for the entire month of August.
Moreover it struck me that the reason that the people in the US read so little is that they simply don't have the time.
I know I read most of my books on the train and the bus on the way into work. I think public transport isn't as widespread in many parts of America and so that might be another reason why there are fewer people reading books.
Posted by: Carl | August 23, 2007 at 10:22 AM