It seems really well balanced. time playing outside, hanging out with dad with no vicious arguments, skipping school to do fun things and bonding with mum. languages are best learnt at that age and cartoons are much better than boring text books. I used to choose cherry tomatoes and fresh picked veggies over sweets as a kid it much nicer.
We get fined etc. here. And you can't take vacations out of school time, which makes it very expensive for some people to go on holiday. Although I think modt people just pay it because they are still saving on peak time anyway.
Now that's new kind of friend zoning here ??