What's the American equivalent of a classical European yearly vacation?
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"Going to the Alps in summer to hike, then going to Greece for 2 weeks to chill in the Mediterranean or stay at a cottage in Ireland, heading to Austria to skii in the winter and city breaks to London, Prague or Budapest in between."
What's the American equivalent that most people do yearly?
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JediLincoln14@reddit
"Classical" for whom? There are plenty of Europeans who can't afford trips like that.
Danibear285@reddit
See my relatives in San Antonio
Dontshootmepeas@reddit
Depends on geographical location. For example I am in New England, many people around my area take a week in Cape Cod. It varies.
PopNo5397@reddit (OP)
Is Cape Cod any good? I have family in Jersey but I don't think they know about Cape cod š®
LionsAndLonghorns@reddit
It's regional but there are nationally common ones, like skiing in Colorado or Disneyworld in Orlando. Carribean cruise. Trip to Hawaii.
cyber_deity@reddit
Dirty myrtle
Short_Escape3570@reddit
Is myrtle that bad now?
cyber_deity@reddit
Was it ever good? š¤£ We've called it dirty myrtle my whole life! A true Appalachian luxury vacation.
Spicyboi981@reddit
Going home at 3PM on a Friday instead of 5PM
cans-of-swine@reddit
Most of us dont get to do that.Ā
CaramelMacchiatoPlzz@reddit
We don't do that. We can't afford to have yearly vacation or would get fired for taking our pto for that long.
PopNo5397@reddit (OP)
Maybe city breaks that are long weekends? for example: Chicago for 4 days, NYC for 4 days, fly to Florida for the beach 4 days and california to hike 5-7 days?
GhostOfJamesStrang@reddit
Don't be absurd.Ā
patiencestill@reddit
This is going to be highly location and income specific. Most people canāt take two weeks off at once, and then have more leave left over. Long weekends or a week at a time are much more common, unless youāre leveraging holidays or leaving the country.
I grew up in Michigan so everyone (who could) went āup Northā during the summer to a cottage on a lake. Now Iām in North Carolina and it seems like people hit āthe beachā (Myrtle Beach or outer banks) or āthe mountainsā.
Free_Divide195@reddit
Back in the day, it was Disneyland for some middle-class families. We went twice during a stretch where things were good. You'd go for a long weekend, then head home.Ā
More often, the American equivalent is a road trip - possibly with camping involved. It's a relatively inexpensive option, in America has so many natural wonders that you can experience quite a lot even in a small region.
We grew up firmly lower class, so I didn't encounter anybody who did more than once-in-a-lifetime international travel until I was an adult. Most of folks I know who are doing any kind of international travel do so alone or with a spouse. The folks I know with kids personally don't have the capacity or finances to be traveling internationally.Ā All my friends who have families stick to small camping trips or in-state trips to the ocean or things like that - anything with a budget in the low hundreds that can reasonably be acted on without a great deal of pre-planning.
DOMSdeluise@reddit
We don't have enough PTO to do that lol. The American equivalent is not doing that.
JustHere4TheZipLines@reddit
A 4 day spring break trip to Florida or Colorado to ski.
Americans donāt get that much time off and it would be way too expensive anyways.
dhrisc@reddit
Yeh as a modwesterner, Florida and Colorado are our go tos. Or Branson.
Sea2Chi@reddit
Hawaii for the west coast, Florida or the Caribbean in the East.
If you have kids either Disneyland or Disneyworld.
However,those are all fairly expensive so only people with high income or high debt do it yearly.
GI_jim_bob@reddit
...I spent my yearly 2 weeks worth of vacation time going to the doctors and dentist.
SillyBanana123@reddit
For New York, itās the hajj down to Florida for a lot of people
MortimerDongle@reddit
Lots of people take vacations in the summer but rarely for four weeks at a time
There also isn't much of a typical vacation, at least not for the country as a whole. In my region, going to the Jersey shore is probably the single most common thing but plenty of people don't do that.
KaterTot31@reddit
Americans don't get time off like Europeans, most of us work through the whole summer.
GhostOfJamesStrang@reddit
I get more time off than the average European.Ā
Pac_Eddy@reddit
Some Americans.
I use most of my time off in the summer.
GrassGriller@reddit
I went to a movie theater last month.
But, before this country was ruined by billionaires, middle-class Americans would maybe rent a lake-house for a week. Get a boat, go water-skiing and fishing.
I refer you to the American movies "The Great Outdoors" and "Grown Ups."
greenandredofmaigheo@reddit
The closest would be a trip to a lakehouse or cabin in the woods home some people have. Usually drive 1-5hrs. Spend an hour unpacking go to sleep. A fun Saturday, maybe a quick boat ride on Sunday morning before spending half of Sunday cleaning/driving home.Ā
TonguetiedBi@reddit
Depends on which state you are from obvs. For lots of people in PA and surrounding, people go to Maryland or New Jersey for beaches, or the Poconos for camping / renting a cabin.
hypo-osmotic@reddit
Like others said we donāt really have a big vacation destination like this. Each state has one or more long weekend destinations, though. In Minnesota itās āup northā
PaRuSkLu@reddit
I would say the American equivalent is a family camping trip. Most middle class and up Americans take at least one real vacation a year. Unfortunately, people who are lower middle class and below often canāt afford to travel at all.
CountChoculasGhost@reddit
Depends on where you live.
I grew up in Michigan and it was usually going to the ālakeā or āup northā. But even then, which lake depended on where you lived in the state. I grew up going to Lake Michigan every summer.
I now live in Chicago, and it is kind of similar. A lot of people go up into Wisconsin or to West Michigan, but still usually Lake Michigan.
But if you are in Texas, California, etc, that obviously is going to be different.
veritasinfinium@reddit
Florida keys for a week then snowshoe for a week.
IHeartAthas@reddit
Family road trip to the closest national park
bargielml@reddit
It depends on where you live in America, and whether or not you get decent time off. I'm guessing that most Americans take a nice two week vacation a year, or maybe split it up into two smaller vacations. Lots of people take extra time off around christmas and thanksgiving to stretch the already long weekends due to holidays off. Some people may do road trips across the country, seeing things along the way. People in the mid-west like to go to the Ozarks and do float trips. Some people do yearly trips to Florida or one of the coasts.
HidingInPlaynSight@reddit
I just got back from a 4-day long weekend vacation, which is the most significant vacation I have had in my adult life. I am over 40. Americans in general do not have that kind of time off nor do many of us make enough money to be able to travel any significant distance if we do.
BFFassbender@reddit
I wouldn't know how to act if I had two weeks off from work to do anything, let alone going to Greece to "chill in the Mediterranean" or do any of that stuff
Bane8080@reddit
It's going to depend heavily on each person/family.
Personally, I like to take two weeks off and just stay at home. Decompress, read a book, and not deal with anyone.
houdini31@reddit
There are more families in this country who don't take a yearly vacation than do. In fact employers allow vacation to roll over often to help incentivize not taking time off.
HermioneMarch@reddit
Go to the beach where I live. I suppose those who live in the middle of the country might go to a lake or camp in a national park.
CarefullyChosenName_@reddit
Any other Americans just curl up and die reading this question
VisualSeries226@reddit
Sometimes we go camping at a lake an hour away on the weekends
Nebraska_@reddit
This country is so vast, it completely depends on where people live and what they enjoy doing. People in NYC go to Florida in the winter.Ā
People in Texas go to Colorado to avoid extreme heat in the summer.Ā
Totally depends.Ā
No_Prior_4114@reddit
In Massachusetts it's common for people to go to NH or Maine or the Cape
sinoforever@reddit
Some regions have this. Cape summer. Vermont winter. Of course it only applies when you are rich enough to afford a place and you can work from home for a week.
limbodog@reddit
Florida. There are people who go to Florida twice a year. There are people who spend 10% of their income at Disney World annually.
RespectablePapaya@reddit
Depends on where you live. A lot of people drive to the beach.
Interesting-Run-6866@reddit
There is no American equivalent since every state is vastly different. In NJ and some parts of eastern PA, the equivalent would be a week at the Jersey Shore.
GhostOfJamesStrang@reddit
We have too many options. The closest in my area is going south during spring break to escape the winter weather and sit on a beach in Florida or similar Redneck Riviera.Ā
Pitiful_Lion7082@reddit
We don't have an equivalent, because we didn't have that kind of time off
ButItSaysOnline@reddit
Or money
dangleicious13@reddit
I donāt think we have an equivalent.