free-time activities than some other nations. i don't mean we work from home during weekends (although of course some people's jobs require that), but with many people, it's like: "i'm interested in the subject, so i simply spend a lot of time with it, and i'm lucky i got a job in that field. my friends at work are the same way, too, and we spend a lot of time chatting about the subject."
also, it sometimes happens that people have a job with an it company or so but they're crazy about their hobby, and they spend so much time with it and form a club together with their friends, 