tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149819583794155449.post5137688396465040742..comments2024-03-26T22:27:54.022+05:30Comments on Mr. (and Mrs.) Luth Go to India: The Servant's QuartersJohn Luthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05002550898100239961noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149819583794155449.post-79202360835482913052012-05-24T19:12:26.660+05:302012-05-24T19:12:26.660+05:30Thanks for the comment, and I haven't blogged ...Thanks for the comment, and I haven't blogged here recently as I've repatriated back to the states. I never followed up this post with what actually happened...<br /><br />Were some of the questions I posed ignorant? Absolutely. However, they do accurately reflect things going through my mind at the time, whether politically correct or not (and I don't claim to maintain politcal John Luthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05002550898100239961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149819583794155449.post-49304449001856297452012-05-24T13:01:17.101+05:302012-05-24T13:01:17.101+05:30"Where does she bathe? (Might seem odd and no..."Where does she bathe? (Might seem odd and not really our concern, but there's no traditional washing facility in the quarters.)"<br /><br />Umm...with all the hullabaloo about what one should call one's domestic worker, I find this a bit strange. I come from a middle class family in Kolkata and I've lived in Delhi for over two years on my own. I could not afford/did not Madhurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438159701697487801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149819583794155449.post-71217353642106775452010-10-16T06:45:54.742+05:302010-10-16T06:45:54.742+05:30Came across your blog while doing the usual - blog...Came across your blog while doing the usual - bloghopping, that is. Anyway, here is what I've seen my mother doing (living in your country now, so I've no clue how to deal with domestics either): unlike many people, my mother did not charge her maid rent. She considered this unethical as these people are very poor. She also paid her a moderate salary and gave her a cup of tea and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149819583794155449.post-19933229997717836862010-06-20T20:56:42.409+05:302010-06-20T20:56:42.409+05:30First, a really quick survey of what others do is ...First, a really quick survey of what others do is going to be oh so helpful to avoid pitfuls of not<br />covering details one does not even think could come up, and they will, later. These options are obviously customized to suit your personal life.<br />Yep, determine as much as you can otherwise, it can become confusssssing. Ask RJ about their first nanny hire..great nanny. Just not enough pbjnoreply@blogger.com