Do You Have Servants?

The title says as much.

Nope.

Define servants. We have someone mow and once a week housekeeping. Is that what you mean?

No, the overwhelming majority of people in the U.S. do not have true servants. What do you consider a servant: a maid, a nanny, or someone bought online from Asia that has to stay in the house or else? Most of the first two are just part-time employees or contractors while the latter is a modern day slave. I can’t say I know anyone with a true servant although we had an older black nanny/housekeeper the whole time I was growing up but she didn’t take direct orders well and was more like a member of the family.

Alice on the Brady Bunch is a servant in my view because she lives in the house and depends on the family for everything but that is TVLand where one middle-class income can support eight people and full-time help.

No, I have cats. They have servants. Do not even ask about parrots, they believe they have subjects.

No, none, not even by a very generous definition.

No, not even a once-a-week housekeeper.

Nope. None. Did have a housecleaner for a few months back in the 80’s. Once every other week for 4 hours.

Not since we left Thailand.

No. My dog has a servant, though. No, wait. Servants get paid, don’t they? My dog has a slave.

My husband does.

Does a guy who mows the lawn every other week count? I don’t think he’d consider himself a servant.

What the hell is wrong with you, Curtis?

Erhm…??? :confused:

It’s a fair question…

I have a cook, a laundry woman, a masseuse, a cleaning lady, and a live-in concubine.

Love you, hon!

Nope. In the US, I’d guess that true servants would be rare for anyone other than the wealthiest 1/10 of 1% of the population. But that’s a wild guess.

Not a servant, I’d never call her that.
There’s always been at least one person working and living (6 days a week) in my house in charge of house chores.
Alicia’s been working in my house for almost 8 years now and she’s part of the family. We been on trip with her, she took my youngest kids to countless speech therapy sessions, my wife and i are her kid’s godparents, and I’m sure my wife would dump before letting her go.
Servant? No way.

I have a driver. Does that count? I’m also looking for a part time servant, but since I don’t have her yet, she definitely doesn’t count. I don’t even really want her, but I’m being pressured because it’s my “social responsibility” or something like that. Heck, I don’t even really want the driver.

My wife’s family has a “serviente” because it’s a Spanish-speaking country. It always kind of makes me cringe when I do the literal translation. One of my friends in Mexico also has a serviente, but she calls her “la señora” which seems much more respectful.

Oh, here in China the servants are called “aunties” (except in Chinese). With the one-child policy, I guess there’s not going to be a whole lot of confusion over legitimate aunts.

“Servant” seems like such an antiquated term. Aren’t most of us “servants” in the sense we do stuff for other people they can’t or choose not to do for themselves?

I used to have a cleaning lady who just did my floors. but she was a cool chick who did my floors. I have a guy who mows my lawn currently. But he does not live to serve =me…he mows my lawn and I compensate him fairly.

I suppose “servant” in this instance refers to someone who constantly cleans up after one and does mundane tasks like picking up the kids?