I believe I've mentioned that they take good care of me at the guest house. They serve me at the table, bring me glasses of water on trays, even open the doors for me when it is time to leave. They are very service oriented.
When Indians move to the United States, this is one of the sacrifices they have to make. Here, having maids and cooks at your house is very cheap. Amardeep told me that there is a man that comes to clean his car every day, and Amardeep pays him ~$8.50 per month for this service. Per Month! We cannot even get a single car cleaning in the U.S. for that kind of money. But it is only a matter of time for the edges of that dichotomy to start to blur. As more and more money trickles down from those who have to those who do not, expectations will change on both sides and things will begin to even out.
How do you think the U.S. got to be the way it is?
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"How do you think the U.S. got to be the way it is?"
Probably because companies relocated to other countries and 13 year old Bengladeshi girls sewed 12 hours a day, six days a week for $6 American. I read that the Kathy Lee Gifford line of clothing sold on the Walmart racks for $29.95 and their total cost including transportation was $0.31 per garment.
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