# What Does A Chauffeur Do? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 18, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-chauffeur-do/585943 "2011-06-18T16:57:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-chauffeur-do/585943/41 "2011-06-20T20:25:46Z")
I had a male housekeeper for three years, worked fine. He wasn’t a live-in, but still. I think the gender-specificity of roles is a little out-dated. It might well be that the male cooked and the female drove. Or that the couple were same-sex. The important thing is that they be willing to share a bedroom. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-chauffeur-do/585943/42 "2011-06-20T22:54:49Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > OK, I hire you to be my cook. I also hired Mr Gravekeeper from a different message board to drive and be handyman. You are now going to share a bedroom. > > happy? > > No idea about Spain offhand, but in the US you can write a want ad for a job any way you like, and if I were looking for a couple to do cooking, cleaning, yard work, general handyman and driving, I would post an add: Couple wanted to do cooking, cleaning, general handyman and driving. Room, board, and $36000 per year salary. No medical/dental. Wednesday afternoon and Sundays off. \ > > **The married is implied**. Heterosexual is implied, though I could add something about EOE [equal opportunity employer] if it even occurred to me. I would also probably hire from word of mouth instead of an ad, but that is beside the point. > > There are some job types that _are_ traditionally served by married couples - traditionally ‘caretaker’ when a couple is looked for it is specifically the woman will maintain the cleanliness of the house, and the man will take care of the outside, cars, boats and maintenance as an example. My grandparents had a couple in Canada for the vacation house, one in NY for the summer house there, and a couple in Florida for the winter house. [in addition to a ladys maid that traveled with my grandmother.] That’s different, though, leaving marriage as implied rather than stating it outright. ---
**Author:** ![dam0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@dam0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dam0)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-chauffeur-do/585943/43 "2011-06-20T23:06:16Z")
I’ve visited a number if Asian countries, most businesses have drivers available as driving around yourself is not a good idea. These guys sit around all day waiting to be told what to do. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-chauffeur-do/585943/44 "2011-06-20T23:20:22Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > What Does A Chauffeur Do? The lady of the house, with discretion. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-chauffeur-do/585943/45 "2011-06-21T01:42:05Z")
He keeps the colander collection shined, polished, and ready to go. It’s a strain on his time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-chauffeur-do/585943.md?page=2)