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| babycakes | Oct 16 2013, 12:26 PM Post #38501 |
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tomaeto tomahto. i stayed with a friend's relations for a while in asia and they had slaves so thought i'd ask since it's not uncommon. not like they were treated poorly or anything.
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| Yuwree | Oct 16 2013, 12:28 PM Post #38502 |
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Dammit Taeng+Sic. You've got me relapsing >.> |
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| Rexie | Oct 16 2013, 12:35 PM Post #38503 |
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was the nurse a man or a woman? it's different and that's not a nice name to address people who work for you. Slave: a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them. and none of those description fits him nor the maid |
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| Anon | Oct 16 2013, 12:42 PM Post #38504 |
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| babycakes | Oct 16 2013, 12:45 PM Post #38505 |
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^^Maybe I'm being too casual about it. But basically, they (the people I'm talking about) were servants.. I'm not really sure if there's a more pc word for it.. They earnt their keep by doing things around the house. I've never used the term "slave" to address someone seriously before, and it might be a cultural thing, I'm definitely not as sensitive to the use of the word as, perhaps, an American might be. Sorry if offensive.
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| Anon | Oct 16 2013, 12:48 PM Post #38506 |
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which part of asia is this? i know in english speaking parts of asia they refer to people who work for the family as helpers/maids or whatever job they've been hired to do eg. driver. |
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| jyhu | Oct 16 2013, 12:53 PM Post #38507 |
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shut up orange, ppl are gonna think I'm crazy
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^I'm Chinese but live in Europe and we always refer them as auntie/uncle. |
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| babycakes | Oct 16 2013, 12:55 PM Post #38508 |
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Cambodia/Laos/SEcontinentalAsia They weren't English-speaking and since I didn't speak the language, the translation I got from my friend was "slave". But I suppose the term "helper" is more pc and legally correct since people are not property. They didn't have specific jobs (e.g. driver, some people actually don't like other people driving their cars), they basically did whatever it was that needed to be done from mowing the lawn to fetching a cold drink from the 711. |
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| Rexie | Oct 16 2013, 01:02 PM Post #38509 |
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ah yes of course, what's wrong with me haha. That's pretty alright tho if it was a woman, but ive never been in your situation so dont know any better. Im pretty much alright now but what dreading me is i get to see him errday and that's just awkward (for at least 2 weeks from now) . Thanks for your story anon yes we address them as maids here (or household assistant/domestic helpers in more politically correct terms). It's alright bb, it's just that slave has a very negative connotation to it and obviously im not a slave driver |
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| babycakes | Oct 16 2013, 01:12 PM Post #38510 |
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Ah well I didn't actually know how to address these people so I just didn't speak to them (we wouldn't have understood each other anyway). Now I'm picturing you with a whip for some reason. |
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| Rexie | Oct 16 2013, 01:22 PM Post #38511 |
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ah yerrrrrr
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| 6.63E-34 | Oct 16 2013, 02:12 PM Post #38512 |
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Whips: For Extra Reach When Short Arms Fail.
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| Rexie | Oct 16 2013, 02:21 PM Post #38513 |
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| Yuwree | Oct 16 2013, 02:30 PM Post #38514 |
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| Windmill | Oct 16 2013, 02:37 PM Post #38515 |
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| Artichoke | Oct 16 2013, 03:17 PM Post #38516 |
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| Yuwree | Oct 16 2013, 03:44 PM Post #38517 |
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http://news.rapgenius.com/Superflyronald-dont-confuse-it-with-some-bullshit-why-new-slaves-second-verse-is-hip-hops-best-verse-lyrics Deep
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| Rexie | Oct 16 2013, 04:38 PM Post #38518 |
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| sicachu | Oct 16 2013, 05:51 PM Post #38519 |
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We had a housekeeper and a driver.. They did everything for us but I'd never call them slaves
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| Windmill | Oct 16 2013, 05:58 PM Post #38520 |
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I talked to someone from Indonesia once and she said that employing someone to do your cooking and cleaning is very cheap over there. Same for someone I talked to from Morocco. Is that true? |
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| Ihla | Oct 16 2013, 06:00 PM Post #38521 |
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@Rexie: ![]() ![]() Can't count the times the gardener has seen me naked. He's a 50 something old man and he's know me since I was in diapers, still, it's akward for the both of us when I have to talk to him. |
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| Rexie | Oct 16 2013, 06:12 PM Post #38522 |
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yep it's very cheap, perhaps about US$80/month. Jobs are pretty scarce here plus we have a huge population, so people with minimum education are resorting for labor jobs (maids/drivers/gardeners etc) why did you laugh that was pretty horrifying plus we met at the kitCh3n earlier, I could hear and imaginary cricket chirping your gardener seen you naked when you were little right, and not recently? |
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| Ihla | Oct 16 2013, 06:17 PM Post #38523 |
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^ He's been working with my family since before I was born so he's known me all my life, lol. But he's seen me in my bday suit some 20 years later. |
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| Windmill | Oct 16 2013, 06:24 PM Post #38524 |
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Are you kidding me!? That's what we pay our cleaning lady for 6 hours of work. ![]()
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| orangedaffodils | Oct 16 2013, 06:33 PM Post #38525 |
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Only super rich people here can afford to have a regular cleaning staff. And I've never met anyone with their own personal driver
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| 6.63E-34 | Oct 16 2013, 06:35 PM Post #38526 |
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@Rexie-- Employer also provides housing/meals on top of the basic wage, y/n? |
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| orangedaffodils | Oct 16 2013, 06:39 PM Post #38527 |
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I have a computing exam tomorrow...we barely went over language interoperability. probably going to fail, but at least it's not worth a huge chunk of my grade.
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| Rexie | Oct 16 2013, 06:39 PM Post #38528 |
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being seen by someone older who has known you all your life is quite different from being seen by someone much younger, newly employed and get to spend hours stuck in a car together *sigh* oh well, what's done is done now told ya it's very cheap plus our currency is much lower so the prices for everyday stuff arent that expensive. Besides, most maids live in our houses so they dont get to spend much, we eat the same food, sleep, breath under one roof haha. They become a part of the family really, once a maid of mine who had been working with us for years decided to quit, my mum and I cried, I felt like I lost a sibling (she's only few years older) ![]() not here tho @Planck: yup, as explained above |
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| Guest | Oct 16 2013, 07:41 PM Post #38529 |
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I need to move to Indonesia, I would live like royalty and tower over the populace.
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| Rexie | Oct 16 2013, 08:00 PM Post #38530 |
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^dont! steer away from this country, it's for your own good hahahaha where are you from anon? |
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| Guest | Oct 16 2013, 08:10 PM Post #38531 |
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What is wrong with Indonesia?
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| Windmill | Oct 16 2013, 08:11 PM Post #38532 |
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Right?
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| Rexie | Oct 16 2013, 08:19 PM Post #38533 |
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everything! the politics, the economy and of course, the traffic. Depends on where you wanna live tho but dont take my words for it, im just a bitter indonesian who cant wait to gtfo of this country LOL |
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| Guest | Oct 16 2013, 08:22 PM Post #38534 |
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We could have palaces for a pittance! Been checking real estate sites, all I could buy *_* ... I could have like a house, a villa and beach side property for the price of an average family home. |
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| Guest | Oct 16 2013, 08:34 PM Post #38535 |
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I bet citizens from other countries would list the same, not saying your concerns are undue but unless its Happiest Place on Earth Denmark then I think most will have much to criticize. What is intriguing is the power of money, you can get much for so little. |
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not like they were treated poorly or anything.





. Thanks for your story anon




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I need to move to Indonesia, I would live like royalty and tower over the populace.

9:03 PM Jul 11