My maid thinks she is Madhuri Dixit (I wish she looked like her, too). She's got a flip-open cell phone (it's an android). She keeps talking on the phone about her job and about things she has to put up with. She complains that we eat too much oily food and leave subzi stains on plates (so what are we supposed to do? squeaky-clean the plates with our tongues?). She showed disgust when we told her that we do not use some hitherto-unheard-of cleaning liquid (their union must be endorsing it). She generally behaves as if she doesn't need to work, her husband's got a high paying job in medical profession and they live in the US where they plan to buy a shopping mall or something!
In all, she makes it evident that she is doing us a favor by showing up in the first place! But then, most of the maids in Mumbai are like that.
Coincidentally, she was watching TV (as usual before starting her work) when this particular ad came up -
She didn't like this ad at all! Perhaps she thought it was all too realistic to be of any interest. But I could identify with the expressions of those housewives.In all, she makes it evident that she is doing us a favor by showing up in the first place! But then, most of the maids in Mumbai are like that.
Coincidentally, she was watching TV (as usual before starting her work) when this particular ad came up -
I have decided to fast for a day. Not against this ad, (although there are enough reasons to do so) I'm doing it this time just to keep the plates clean.
Jai Winston Fletcher, Jai Hind.
- Anna.
