You forget that the American is working 50-60 hours, and only being paid for 40.
"Adults employed full time in the U.S. report working an average of 47 hours per week, almost a full workday longer than what a standard five-day, 9-to-5 schedule entails. In fact, half of all full-time workers indicate they typically work more than 40 hours, and nearly four in 10 say they work at least 50 hours."
Anyway, I'd love to see a study that compare countries:
- What time people say they do?
- What time people actually do?
- What time get accounted and paid for?
That would be very interesting.