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Is it really that case? Having maid is pretty common in bay area. They come in once or twice a week to clean your house, and do laundry. There are many people
by newhotelowner 7y ago
Is it really that case?
Having maid is pretty common in bay area. They come in once or twice a week to clean your house, and do laundry. There are many people I know had someone come and cook meals for them on weekdays.
I moved from bay area to Ohio for a business. I bought a used Jeep from a dealership out of town. The salesman that sold me the car lives where my hotel is. He would pick up/drop off my car from my business for oil change/regular maintenance. After a couple of times, I told him I will do myself as I started feel different.
Instead of a personal cook, now you use doordash to get food from restaurant. The cook at the restaurant or person delivering food can use the same service. Similarly when we had servants in India, we would eat the same food, and work in the same farms. Living situation were more segregated just like able to afford in Palo Alto vs East Palo Alto.
- empath75 7y ago> Having maid is pretty common in Bay Area I did say it requires grotesque levels of income inequality. In all seriousness, a maid service coming in once a month is not the same thing as having live in servants.
- narrator 7y agoOne of the problems with live-in servants is this is likely to create an employer/employee relationship between you and your servant which creates a massive tax, liability and paperwork headache. That's why it's far less common in the U.S.
- lacampbell 7y agoThe Singapore/Hong Kong/Taiwan style arrangement is for the maid to live in with you. Conditions are often pretty harsh, ie passports are with-held, phones are confiscated, and they have one day off a week. Not really comparable to a once or twice a week visit from the maid.