A typical American weekend and your typical days-off

Nobody will deny that our modern life is very stressful. Every day we work hard trying to save time and to earn as much money as possible in order to possess cars, better houses and to have a big bank account. I heard someone once said that today we so busy that even if God wanted to speak to us He would have to leave a message on our answering machines. But still, as we’re human beings we can’t live without some rest to build up one’s strength, at least two days a week. On the whole, all people spend their weekends alike, but yet there’re some differences. Let’s for example compare an American and a Belarussian days-off. Well, as a weekend comes Americans like to let loose and to have a good time. Usually, a typical American weekend starts on Friday night and as a rule they may go to a bar for a happy hour, the time when drinks are half-price. But they don’t visit these all-night parties; instead they prefer to spend the evening at home. Saturday morning is the time for cleaning the house, washing the car, doing the laundry, and then comes the time for Saturday lunch. After that the American people either go on a beach, or play tennis, or just go for a walk. During their evening leisure time they may go to the cinema or theatre, but very often they go to watch a band in a bar, where the atmosphere is very relaxed and it is pleasant just to take in some jazz. American Sunday is the most peaceful day, when they sit in the garden or on the balcony over a cap of coffee and read newspapers. Sometimes they like to make up a picnic with their friends. Besides, the most popular meal for the weekend is the so-called brunch, during which the whole American family goes out to some restaurant that overlooks the ocean and spends there a few hours. In the evening they’re getting ready for a new working week or simply watching television.

Speaking about Belarussian days-off, in my opinion, they’re much busier than American ones, since in our country a lot of people either work or study on Saturday. So, our weekends begin only on Saturday afternoon. Actually, the Belarussians spend their weekend almost in the same way as the Americans do, but for our people Sunday tends to be much busier, as we have plenty of work, as household chores, going to the market in order to stock up for the next week or visiting grandparents in the country. To tell the truth, these activities are so tiresome and exhausting that at the end of the day you are way baked to do anything as to sit in front of TVset switching channels or just to read some plain book before going to bed.

As for me, certainly I’d like t have one more day-off, because with the only Sunday I’m unable to have a good rest and to build up my strength to be ready for the following working week.

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