Beginner's Pinwheel

When we lived in England we marveled at all the people who had time and money to go shopping. In the US shopping malls are practically vacant on weekdays. But in the UK they’re full all day every day, as if it were Christmas all year long. Folks aren’t just window shopping, either. They’re toting big bags full of clothing, scented candles, cell phones, you name it. I used to wonder how they managed it. Do none of them have jobs to go to? If not, where do they get all the money they’re spending? Then I read that most wealthy countries mandate between 20 and 30 days of paid vacation every year. In the UK, it’s 28 days. Suddenly it began to make sense. If I had a month’s paid vacation each year, I’d be out shopping, too. All work and no play leaves us all pretty dull. It might make the economy sluggish, too.