In England for example the fixed date bank holidays (Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year) get postponed: eg the Christmas and Boxing Day holidays last year were on 27th and 28th December.
In Czechia on the order hand I believe this isn’t the case, and this year 5 out of the 13 public holidays will fall on a weekend.
It’s a genuine issue for people with decreased mobility not to be able to use the handrail to hold on when using stairs in pubs, restaurants and shops. Even preschoolers struggle if they don’t have something to hold on to.
As a non-boring American, I sincerely wish the day after Halloween was a day off. As it is, we have to wait for it to fall on a Friday or a Saturday for us to enjoy Halloween to its full potential.
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It would make the observant Catholics happy, as the day after is November 1st.
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The rest of us could sleep it off!
What about in your country?
So banks are open when 99% of the population are at work?
Then they close before anyone finishes work? 9AM to 3PM?
And then only way I can make it to the bank while they are open, I have to take time off from work which costs me money?
When I go there, I have never seen anyone below the age of 105 (exaggeration). Like it feels like they only cater to retirees.
In my entire life in Taiwan, I have never seen any men wash their hands with soap after using the bathroom. What gives?
Are bosses required to be absolute assholes to their Taiwanese employees? Openly? I started learning Chinese a few years ago and recently started to add vocab like fool and stupid to my list. Is it common for bosses to openly degrade those below them? It happens often. And after speaking to my Taiwanese colleagues, they just shrugged it off. And tell me it is
And public holidays that don't fall on a Monday or Friday require makeup days. After years I'm not used to this.
Lack of sidewalks and respect for pedestrians.
If you walk out into any road, 85% is for cars, buses, etc, 14% is for scooter parking, and the remaining 2%? Well if you don't have a car or scooter, you going to fight over that 2%. Seriously, this is the ugliest thing about Taiwan.
I am an hourly worker and have been told different things about if today is public holiday rates or just normal Sunday rates and can't find anything clear online. Is today public holiday rates?
Prithvi Jayanti is celebrated on the occasion of founder of modern Nepal's King Prithvi Narayan Shah's birthday!!
I'm a kindergarten teacher at a public school. I've taught in 4 different states and this school is what I would consider Christmas crazy. The Christmas crafts are so intense they asked parent for donations, there's a field trip to a place to ride a Christmas train and meet Santa, and there is a breakfast with Santa.
My family celebrates Hanukkah, so for social studies I planned a holiday around the world unit and had a few very secular hanukkah activities. I got an e mail today asking me to tone down Hanukkah. The principal's exact words were maybe just pick one. I'm not one to complain or be offended, but 3 Hanukkah activities seems quite minimal in comparison to the Christmas festivities. I'm not quite sure how to respond. Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks!
My students are between 11-15 years old. The private school separated the boys and girls into different classes while the public school does not. The private school was in a small city while the public is in a small farming town.
The difference between the girls and boys classes was like heaven and hell. The girls were (nearly always) sweet, quiet, and attentive. The boys were (nearly always) obnoxious, loud, disrespectful and downright rude.
I couldn't walk anywhere on campus without the boys shouting insults and mocking me. I had to shout at nearly every class just to desperately get them to be quiet for more than 30 seconds. I had students who would chat with each other at full volume in the front row. No matter how I tried to discipline them they never changed. I complained about their behavior to the student affairs office and the staff just rolled their eyes.
I had classes where 2/3 the boys wouldn't even bring their book to class. Every time.
To be fair, not every boys class was like this. Just most of them. Even in some of my worst classes, there was often a handful of students who were good.
So when I switched to a public school in another town, I was terrified. "If they were that bad at a fancy private school, the public one will be so much worse," I thought. I couldn't have been more wrong.
Even the boys here are kind and respectful. They say, "Hey, teacher!" with a big smile and want to give me high-fives as I walk by. It's like I'm actually working with them rather than fighting them. Every class is a joy to teach. I'm completely shocked.
Any ideas?
TL;DR: Went from a private school where the boys were intolerable to a public school where they're wonderful.
Hi everyone! I have a small question regarding public holidays in Germany. I live in Bavaria but work remotely for a company in another federal state. This week, Bavaria has a public holiday on January 6 but my employer's state does not. There is no mention in my contract of anything regarding this (of course my contract also does not mention anything regarding remote work, just my address and the company address in the intro part)
My question is: normally, which public holidays are taken as base? I would love to have holidays at the same time as my SO but somehow I feel like the law might not be on my side on this :(
Sidenote: I am aware now that this was something that I should have thought before signing a contract, but the urgency of getting a job prevailed on that occasion and I did not ask all the questions I should have.
With Orthodox Christmas coming up, I wanted to ask you guys; What are the rules of public holidays in Ukraine?
Are shops closed? Reduced opening hours?
Any specific Do's or Don'ts a foreigner should know about?
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