That&#x27;s not how it&#x27;s always been. Americans work unusually hard. In fact, medieval peasants often got more vacation time than Americans did: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blogs.reuters.com&#x2F;great-debate&#x2F;2013&#x2F;08&#x2F;29&#x2F;why-a-medieval-peasant-got-more-vacation-time-than-you&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blogs.reuters.com&#x2F;great-debate&#x2F;2013&#x2F;08&#x2F;29&#x2F;why-a-medie...</a>