Former Armenian Prime Minister Hrant Bagratyan called the extended 11 day New Year’s work holiday a “crazy luxury” that a poor country like Armenia can ill afford.

“Can you imagine a poor country barely surviving that takes an eleven day vacation? How irresponsible does one have to be to adopt such a decision?” Bagratyan declared.

Armenia started its holiday season two or three days before December 31 and only returned to work today.

“We are collectively learning how to be lazy. We don’t need to work. At least eight of those eleven days are an extravagance,” Bagratyan noted.