Originally posted by @fabianfnas
So if not zero paid holidays, then how many paid days can Americans take per year without protests from employers?
It varies by job, industry, company and experience, but according to the BLS, the average number of paid holidays is about 8, paid vacation days between 8 and 16, depending on experience and paid sick days between 8 and 11 depending on experience.
This is a total of 24-35 paid off days, on average. This may not be as many as you have in Europe, but it's hardly zero.
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ebs.t05.htm
Edit: That's an old chart and figuring out what data is accurate and current is not easy, but that seems about right. Where I work, people get 14 paid vacation days plus up to 10 paid sick/personal days, in addition to the standard paid holidays.