No, what it really shows is the myths people have about their own countries.
This has been reviewed who knows how many times: Germany, and the overall of the northern european countries, are the ones where people work the least. Really. And by far. That doesn't mean that's what all people believe. And that couples with the idea that they work more "productively", which only means they earn more money for the same job.
"hours worked" vs. "working hard": that's a tricky issue, but that really is the sort of myth one has before knowing each of those countries. Live there, work there, and you'll how alike people really are.
No, what it really shows is the myths people have about their own countries.
This has been reviewed who knows how many times: Germany, and the overall of the northern european countries, are the ones where people work the least. Really. And by far.
That doesn't mean that's what all people believe.
And that couples with the idea that they work more "productively", which only means they earn more money for the same job.
"hours worked" vs. "working hard": that's a tricky issue, but that really is the sort of myth one has before knowing each of those countries. Live there, work there, and you'll how alike people really are.