To play hookie/ hooky means to call in sick to work/take the day off to go do something fun instead of working or going to school. It's also known as taking a mental health day (to mentally destress from the pressures of work).
Living in S. California I find that I take quite a few "mental health" days off from work due to the nice weather, beaches and abundance of activities available.  I suspect that in Europe one does not do this too often as European's have much more vacation time then the average American(& Canadian) worker? |
Trex, thanks for this info.
Yes, compared to my sister ( she lives and works in the US ) I have a good amount of vacation time plus the possibility to take some days off to get rid of my extra hours from the office