# Trivia: What is the occupation of the women in this picture? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 8, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-what-is-the-occupation-of-the-women-in-this-picture/436752 "2008-02-08T02:11:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-what-is-the-occupation-of-the-women-in-this-picture/436752/21 "2008-02-08T08:04:37Z")
[QUOTE=Tabby\_Cat] Hmm. Hat, baggy long sleeves and headscarf screams “outdoors” to me… [/QUOTE] Good points. Those things do seem to argue against my flight attendant idea. Of course the head coverings could be something that they would normally wear only when out in the sun, and remove when in the airplane. It’s also possible that covering their head in that manner was a religious or social expectation having nothing to do with indoors versus outdoors. Something else - the bench they’re on is reminiscent of what people sit on in a bus terminal or train station, and the surroundings in general give me the impression of that type of facility. It could be one of those two things, but it’s also possible that it’s a small airport in a poorer country in an earlier time. But I’m less and less certain of my “flight attendant” answer. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-what-is-the-occupation-of-the-women-in-this-picture/436752/22 "2008-02-08T08:14:30Z")
No freakin’ clue. Looking forward to hearing the answer, though. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-what-is-the-occupation-of-the-women-in-this-picture/436752/23 "2008-02-08T08:16:24Z")
Taiwanese tour guides. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-what-is-the-occupation-of-the-women-in-this-picture/436752/24 "2008-02-08T08:24:38Z")
Going on recent events the Miami Dolphins defensive line. ---
**Author:** ![ShermanAter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ShermanAter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShermanAter)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-what-is-the-occupation-of-the-women-in-this-picture/436752/25 "2008-02-08T08:41:11Z")
The first thing that came to my mind was golf caddies. Either caddies or fly-fishing guides. ---
**Author:** ![Ellef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8dc957/32.png) [@Ellef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellef)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-what-is-the-occupation-of-the-women-in-this-picture/436752/26 "2008-02-08T10:58:11Z")
I’ll guess they’re traffic wardens from Malaysia. ---
**Author:** ![Desert\_Nomad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desert_nomad/32/177_2.png) [@Desert\_Nomad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Nomad)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-what-is-the-occupation-of-the-women-in-this-picture/436752/27 "2008-02-08T11:11:49Z")
Philippines… some sort of ticket inspectors ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-what-is-the-occupation-of-the-women-in-this-picture/436752/28 "2008-02-08T11:53:41Z")
Beekeepers. Very stylin’ beekeepers. And fearless. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Mood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@Blue\_Mood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Mood)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-what-is-the-occupation-of-the-women-in-this-picture/436752/29 "2008-02-08T11:56:19Z")
Bathroom attendants? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-what-is-the-occupation-of-the-women-in-this-picture/436752/30 "2008-02-08T12:06:22Z")
[QUOTE=brujaja] Beekeepers. Very stylin’ beekeepers. And fearless. [/QUOTE] **claps** good answer! good answer! twicks, who’s been playing in way too many of the Family Feud threads ---
**Author:** ![Slypork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-what-is-the-occupation-of-the-women-in-this-picture/436752/31 "2008-02-08T13:59:20Z")
Members of the Cambodian women’s curling team (the fourth player is taking the picture). ---
**Author:** ![Desert\_Nomad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desert_nomad/32/177_2.png) [@Desert\_Nomad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Nomad)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-what-is-the-occupation-of-the-women-in-this-picture/436752/32 "2008-02-08T14:03:52Z")
I was thinking beekeepers, as the outfit works for it but it didn’t seem like they’d use uniforms. ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-what-is-the-occupation-of-the-women-in-this-picture/436752/33 "2008-02-08T14:07:21Z")
Their job is to sit on a bench all day in an Asian country so that people can take pictures of them. ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-what-is-the-occupation-of-the-women-in-this-picture/436752/34 "2008-02-08T14:45:56Z")
I’m going to go with maids. Possibly Philippino or Indonesian muslim. It would explain the head coverings, no? It doesn’t explain the pants, of course, but that’s my answer and I’m sticking to it. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-what-is-the-occupation-of-the-women-in-this-picture/436752/35 "2008-02-08T15:20:20Z")
Prostitutes in Tibet…which was also the title of the much less popular sequel to that Brad Pitt movie. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-what-is-the-occupation-of-the-women-in-this-picture/436752/36 "2008-02-08T15:27:52Z")
I’d have to go with some kind of civil service. Street cleaners or the like. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-what-is-the-occupation-of-the-women-in-this-picture/436752/37 "2008-02-08T15:30:07Z")
Cambodian nurses. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-what-is-the-occupation-of-the-women-in-this-picture/436752/38 "2008-02-08T15:41:15Z")
Mothra’s Keepers, with a spare. ---
**Author:** ![Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-what-is-the-occupation-of-the-women-in-this-picture/436752/39 "2008-02-08T15:48:52Z")
I’m going to go with trash collectors–probably in the Philippines. ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-what-is-the-occupation-of-the-women-in-this-picture/436752/40 "2008-02-08T16:23:21Z")
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