In the pursuit of efficiency

Why did I choose to study and live in Europe? This articlefrom The Observer highlights one of the main reasons (to increase my productivity, bien sur).

I think Mexicans have it worse with only one week vacation a year, and I know Taiwan instituted a few years ago the concept of weekends, that is having at least one day off a week. This makes me wonder: are French expats, with their 8 weeks vacation, resented in those countries?