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Interesting generalization, I am from a very rich country (Australia) and everyone I know is extremely hard working.(myself and my colleges are however, not rich in our land)

Everyone is living life well, studying hard or working. I am unfamiliar with any "lazy-fat-fucks" in my neck of the woods yet I should be seeing them everywhere due to your over the top criteria. (Being in a rich country)

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Caveat: Working Hard in Australia - might be considered "Lazy and fat" in another country.

40 hour work weeks is hardly "Working extremely hard"

Most of the older people I know that are "working hard" are running businesses, no 40 hour weeks there. Also Me and my friends are not wealthy but we work and study constantly. Also lots in my family work in the mines which are long 12 hours days many in a row (my Dad has it easier, only 10 days in a row of 12 hour days). I know very few people working 40 hour weeks.

Working doesn't necessarily stop at the end of the typical working week or even 40 hours in that case. Working hard can include renovating your own house, toiling in your own garden, cooking, cleaning, volunteering, networking, all sorts of things.

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