Re:Ineligible Bachelors: Indian Men Living in U.S. Strike Out
by patio11 on Monday April 06, 2009 @01:35AM
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Partially a cultural thing, too. Americans don't do "servants", for certain values of "servant".
Similarly, if you come to Japan and try to explain babysitting, you get looks of total horror.
"Yes, I think its perfectly normal to talk to a mother I know, get the name of a 13 year old girl who lives in the neighborhood, pay her $20 so that I can have an evening out with my wife, and entrust my home and infant child to her within 5 minutes of meeting her. You find this odd?"
Re:Ineligible Bachelors: Indian Men Living in U.S. Strike Out
by plinkplonk on Monday April 06, 2009 @02:28AM
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"if you come to Japan and try to explain babysitting, you get looks of total horror."
My (Indian) mother was horrified when an American woman told her she(the American) was paid by her daughter to babysit her grand kids. The idea of turning baby sitting grandchildren into a "commercial transaction" was a horrifying thought to her.
just another example of "different folks, different strokes".
You know, I could easily afford to have someone clean my toilet. In fact, our receptionist offered to be my housekeeper, at good terms. But...I don't know...I just don't want 3rd parties involved in the matter. I guess it's my lower-middle class heritage thing.