ah, our old
ramu kaka culture
me ? no.. I'll do the dishes, and clean the loo, dust the TV and sweep the fuk out of everything myself, thanks
growing up ? yes, and they continue to employ domestic help who do the menial chores, but are treated quite well.. 'almost' part of the family and pretty indispensable generally but there is a clear hierarchy master/servant dynamic which I'm very uncomfortable with but I know it's not
that evil (you are providing 'employment' and funds to the very poor when you have domestic help)
we badly need a manufacturing sector to absorb the sheer numbers of economically disadvantaged people here in India.. I'm thinking anyone would work in a sweatshop compared to being a handyboy for the "rich" (I believe no work is 'low' enough but that's just human psychology and self respect and I'm sure 97/100 would rather work in an assembly line than washing dishes in a private home)
from what I've seen, domestic help are generally treated well and with respect but there are some bad people too
the average 'murrican, Brit and westerners have a bit of a hard time understanding it but it's just how it is in India, grey area, grey economy..
I'm curious.. is it just a India or a north India thing or is it everywhere, rest of India and Pakistan/Bangladesh/Nepal/China etc too ?
In the west, nothing farts 'rich' more than a 'chauffeur', while in India you can see a guy in the back seat of a
nano reading the fuckin' pink newspaper LOL !
among expat Indians around east Asia also I have noticed people looking for full-time 'maids' (but their qualifications need to be higher..speak english etc)
read this for context:
Maids get Gurgaon lifestyle as salaries zoom - The Times of India
and Filipino and even Indian domestic help is common? in Saudistan ?
to conclude, with "India" developing, the domestic help/"servant" (a term commonly used here) will eventually go, and the "sector" gets regulated, the stigma removed and all of us, including
Ramu kaka, take a few steps forward !
edit: holy shit ! there's even a
Ramukaka Household services in Hyderabad|Temporary Drivers in hyderabad|Cabs in Hyderabad|Carpenter in Hyderabad|Plumber in hyderabad
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looking fwd to inputs from our neighbors and others on here