longhaul = Hours spent twiddling your thumbs at 3am, higher chance of divorce, bored in shopping malls in the states, fatigued and generally overweight!
short haul = Harder days, cities with lots of culture, away far less and if you've done a few years you can be away or home as much as you want. Probably still married and after a long week, one decent nights sleep and you're back to normal!