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Re:India’s elites have a ferocious sense of entitlement by pekk on Saturday April 13, 2013 @06:00PM (#5544837)
Agreed: if you have a maid, you cannot really say you are middle class any more
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Re:India’s elites have a ferocious sense of entitlement by bruceb on Saturday April 13, 2013 @06:59PM (#5545020)
Yes you can.

Many unmarried techies live in the same apartment and share a room and still have a maid/servant. These guys earn $500-$1000usd a month. They have a TV but it isn't a flat screen. They have a decent mobile phone but it is not an iphone 5. They might have a decent motorcycle but not a car..

They split the cost of the servant who comes from another part of India. The servant might cost $150 a month, split 4 ways. The techies are not above middle class at all. The guy they employee is just really poor.

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