So, I appear to have a maid at this place... Don't want

[Visitor Q]

So, my new apartment is shared with an American friend of mine, who works a lot of hours. So, wants a maid.

It's only $25 p/person p/month, so no real monetary issue. And when working, they never see her. So not a big issue that she gets under foot (I, however, don't have day work for a while, so she's getting on my pecs).

However, even when I do work in the day, I will be locking my room and sorting my own stuff out. If I get the ensuite room, especially. She will just be my clothes washing/ironing woman.

Everyone thinks I'm odd for this mindset, and I am the only brit in a group of Canadians/Yanks... So, I was just seeing if it was a British thing...

I should also point out the current one doesn't speak a word of English, and thinks we are all fluent in Vietnamese.
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[Frost]

*Knock at door*
"I Crean Loom."
*Shakes head and closes door*

That's my only expirence of asian maids.

[DrDonnyBrago]

Whenever I go abroad, the towel/cleaning lady sees my meat cigar (shower or walking around naked etc etc).

I hate having a cleaner, normally leave a do not disturb sign on the door constantly as I would rather have dirty towels than some bint snoopping around my stuff.

[Suntan Sid]

Got to agree with you on this: Maids are ten a penny over here as well, apparently the locals see it as some sort of status symbol, the maids are treated like slaves.

No, couldn’t have one in the house, the only Brits I know who employ one, as a cleaner, end up cleaning the house, so it’s not too scruffy for her, WTF!

If you’d like to know how the expat, middle classes treat these people have a read of this, obviously not Cyprus, but I imagine it’s the same the world over.

https://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/the-dark-side-of-dubai-1664368.html
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[Hetzer]

Have you seen the ad for Dubai that plays before every trailer at the movie-review site (IDMP or something)? My god, I feel the blood pulse in my temples.
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[Poseidon]

I had a maid once when I was in a shared flat. Her duties were the usual cleaning, vacuuming and dusting of the house, doing whatever dishes were in the sink and doing the washing/ironing. Personally I hate cleaning a house, could never be bothered when I got in from work and didn't want to spend my 2 days off a week doing chores.

I didn't mind it personally, it was nice coming home and finding the place smelling fresh and finding all my dirty laundry cleaned, fresh and pressed in my wardrobe. Plus it stopped any arguments between me and my flat mate over who's turn it was to clean the kitchen.

The only downside was when I was at home when she came round. It's very annoying having someone moving stuff around the place whilst you're trying to sleep in your boxers on the sofa, but she was a good laugh so it wasn't too bad.

EDIT: Not sure I'd be comfortable having a maid buy my food/cook meals etc.
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[DrDonnyBrago]

[Suntan Sid]

[G]

Was watching something about India - there home-help is very common for your average middle class people. Some surprise was shown that similar people in England (earning a lot higher salaries in absolute terms) wouldn't even have a maid.

[dragstaar]

That article was incredible. i feel ill just reading it. Some of my best friends are part of the Expat community there, they are incredibly rich. Reading that article, however, i can't help but realise that their wealth is built on the blood of those who have been tricked into slavery. it is indentured labour, something that i thought we'd seen the end of years ago.

[Chalky.]

Gives them a job.

[Clanger]

[Minty]

[GhostRider]

[multijoy]

[Suntan Sid]

[ajbsmirnoff]

Reading this thread, I've got Michael Horden singing 'Everybody ought to have a maid'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahqu1nd3Zu8

[Frost]

[Minty]

What you did there, I see it.

Velly funny.
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[Visitor Q]

Wow, there I was wanting just some back up on 'I don't want strange women waking me up in the morning or messing with my underwear/hiding my stuff'...

... Then we had to go all deep about Dubai. I shall remember this article, as plenty of people I meet keep harping on about it like it's the promised land. Bah. 3 years in prison for eating a poppy-seed bagel before flight... fuck you Dubai.
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