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celticeagle @celticeagle (189820) • Boise, Idaho 11 Jul

The servants had certain rules they lived by. There were rituals and their lives were governed by unwritten codes. Servants had ranks. At the top was the butler. He was the commander of the silverware, and the keeper of the...

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Reactions To My Post On King Charles III Being Mean To His Servants

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 13 Sep 22

"King Charles III being beastly to the servants from day one - because obviously moving a few items on a desk is beneath blue bloods - and on live TV - great start to his Reign http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhV2082VhPA " I...

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The remains of the day.

DINNERLADY @lazydaizee (6732) • United Kingdom 24 Nov 19

I have just finished reading a book called ` The Remains of the Day' which was written by Kazuo Ishiguro in 1989. So obviously it is quite an old book , I found it on a second hand book stall and despite its age, it is still in...

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Victorian Age Servants

celticeagle @celticeagle (189820) • Boise, Idaho 8 Feb 19

I have been watching a 3 part documentary on the separation and control of servants in the 19th century. Domestics and their jobs and station in the home. Hard work from morning to night. An endless list of duties like emptying...

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Daily Bible Study

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 9 Aug 18

Day 34 Mark 12:1 Mark 12:1 And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and dug a place for the wine fat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into...

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Do you have domestic help because your neighbors do?

Winterishere @thedevilinme (5216) • Northampton, England 18 Dec 17

Did you know 80% of residents of houses that can afford a private cleaner in the United Kingdom ‘clean up’ for the cleaner? Being house proud is nothing new, of course, but why not spend the money on something less decadent and do...

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If the Civil Service only Knows...silent deception....

Magz1989 @Magz1989 (271) • Philippines 23 Oct 12

Government office is a public trust as RA 6713 says for the Good conduct and ethical standards of government employees and officials...Well, i am not bragging about graft and corruption but i am on the employees ethics..Honestly,...

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Good Leaders

nitishanigam @nitishanigam (319) • India 9 Sep 10

Good leaders must first become good servants what,s your opinion..

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Employeeing domestic servants

udaymohan @udaymohan (437) • India 16 Aug 10

In my Country, there was almost a tradition in middle class families to employ a male servant for general domestic work and a female servant for cleanig utensils, sweeping and washing floors etc. The salary was reasonable and we...

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What Servant Would You Have?

Beautyfactor @Beautyfactor (1510) 27 Apr 10

A friend of mine grew up in a very wealthy home. The family had servants running around doing everything you could ever imagine, the cooking, cleaning, gardening etc. So my question is, if you could have one servant to do just...

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Shocking news

kanna12345 @kanna12345 (73) • India 17 Dec 09

When i read about the maid who took the baby in the day time for begging,when its parents were out at work,I was SHOCKED!!!!They dont even leave a baby alone to live its life!!!!Think of the poor parents who are at work unaware of...

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Is ur servant-maid trust worthy ladies?

priyavivek @priyavivek (681) • India 3 Nov 09

Hi friends, I've a servant-maid in my home... i guess she's some 3 or 4th servant for the past two months.. Nowadays most of the servants are taking watever they see in our house...not genuine.. not trustworthy.. Ofcourse,...

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Could you manage without your servants or daily help?

katerina @thea09 (18305) • Greece 16 Aug 09

A friend was telling me about an old lady in her family who returned to England when India gained independance. Everyone in the family referred to her as 'mensaab' as she used to ring a bell if she needed anything as she could...

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Do you do the cleaning of toilets on your own?

aweins @aweins (4198) • India 5 Jun 09

Do you like to clean your bathrooms and toilets on your own? i do in my house. sometimes my hubby also cleans and he also do it very well. but for that i have to push him a lot. he is not a regular cleaner. before having the baby...

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Shall i let my maid to join her work or no ,what will you do in such a situation

aweins @aweins (4198) • India 28 Apr 09

my maid servant left our work and said that she is going to her village and will take more than a month to come back. she asked us to give her a rise in salary which we did twice in a year. nobody do that. before leaving if we...

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Unbelievable - apartheid still rules near Gatwick!

jazzsue58 @jazzsue58 (2666) 22 Mar 09

I do hope some of you pick this up. I'll try and be quick. This afternoon I stopped off for gas near my home. A baby beamer was parked in front of me, and when I went in to pay, the driver - an elderly white woman - was...

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Do you prefer to keep maid or work by yourself?

achinthya @achinthya (1216) • India 4 Mar 09

When we work by ourselves we keep everything clean and good but nowadays everyone is busy and feeled bored to do so we prefer to keep some maid to work either full time or part time.Do you do your household work by yourself or...

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how many of you have servants?

wisconsin26 @wisconsin26 (3859) • United States 28 Sep 07

I ask this because in my last discussion i made alot of people suggested I get a servant.. Really people I don't mind doing it but a little help would be great.. So how many people here on mylot have a servant to do your house...

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Why do most people call a GOOD LEADER a SERVANT?

diannebcrs @diannebcrs (1549) • Philippines 4 Sep 07

Is it because good leaders always serve their subjects or followers? I thought leaders should be the ones who lead..

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shld i go for domestic help ?

umasvoyage @umasvoyage (113) • India 23 Jul 07

do u think its ok to hav domestic help or maids n servants? hwo is it possible 2 manage work wid home widout any kinda such help ? i feel its such a hassle to get work doen frm some 1 to ones satisfaction especially if they r...

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