lolyx: would u prefer a live in maid or a non live in housekeeper?
pls let me know what you think.

Kobojunkie: @POster, why maids at all? Even Oyinbo wey dey work so many hours more than most African women do, do not get maids the way you African women do. You folks need to stop being lazy and get over this "I am not complete without a maid for status" mentality.

kodewrita:

those oyinbos tend to make use of gadgets for a lot of the things they do in the house. essentially they replaced slave/menial labour with devices. washing machines, vacuum cleaners, microwaves, blenders etc. Here its a bit more expensive and many africans have not made their peace with these "mysterious" devices.

Efemena_xy: ^^ Just make sure you don't look 40 at 25.

Kobojunkie: @POster, why maids at all? Even Oyinbo wey dey work so many hours more than most African women do, do not get maids the way you African women do. You folks need to stop being lazy and get over this "I am not complete without a maid for status" mentality.

debrief08: @ Poster it depends. I have been lucky, I have both and they were all great and hardworking.
First Live In even before I remarried even though that was more so my Dad could feel less worried whenever I was home and switched off my phone for days in depression.
After she got married and left we agreed no more Live Ins, we have a widow who comes cleans and baby sits during the day, leaves when one of us gets home.

debrief08:
@ Kobo, while I believe some Nigerian women are very lazy, a house wife having 2 house helps Madam will be sitting in the sitting room, house help will be busy in the kitchen, someone will knock and the Madam will call the househelp to go and open the dorr.
However, in some cases having househelps is very necessary, Nigerian Men don't help out much, Hubby even though he knows how to do a lot doesn't like doing them, and he says he got married for companionship not for a cook, cleaner and breeder.
Left to him we will eat out all the time and leave the house dirty till we "make time" to clean, when we first married I will spend all my time cooking, cleaning and washing because I love clean and fresh, he didn't understand the fuss, he wanted to get back from work and relax with his family while I would come back and jump into making a clean house and good food.
It was a major issue till we sat, listened and sorted it out.

debrief08:
Majority of the maid services I see around is totally wrong, I agree, but when we get it right it isn't a bad concept. Even you are employed to work because a boss realises he/ she can't do it all alone, what's important is that you get fair treatment and compensation plus benefits for your efforts

lolyx: i am a mother of 2 and i have an housekeeper who comes 2 clean my house once a week and get paid afterwards.They are not as expensive as you think and besides those of us who dont have the time to deep clean our homes are also creating job opportunities for those housekeepers.So plsssssssssss it doesn't mean we are lazy.I got a live in maid once and while i was out shopping for her,she was busy robbing my home.She hadn't even spent a day.
Don't attack women,appreciate them cos its not easy,and not everyone can afford a washing machine or a dishwasher.

conda00410: @Kobojuke: I tried making sense outta your post. you seems to have this in built beef towards Nigerian women. They rank among the most hardworking women alongside your Americans.
The world have evolved and a lot of make do delegations ease our day to day activities.

Either a live in or non live in maid totally depends on the requirement of the owner. From most experience people have scary stories of live-in maid hence the preference for a non live in maids.

Even with all the gadget installed in your apartment, there are instances when the need for a help comes in: The likes of Evelyn Janitorial service, OJ Janitor in dallas all provide home services to American homes that are equipped with updated gadgets so why cant our Nigerian women enjoy same.

9ja4us: @Kobojunkie... When someone ask which would you prefer, the answer is either this and/or that, or non at all.
So you dont prefer both. State your stands and move on.

Let me say again that yours or anybody's preference is not superior to every other person. Its just your preference only.
The begining and end of all your argument stinks of someone who is so opinionated.

I prefer to have non-live in housekeepers...because! You may feel in the blank yourself.
Again, smhs

Kobojunkie:

Oh please!!! If anything, men and women who do housework get their regular exercise which is good for maintaining young skin.

I just think this is lazy of Nigerian women.

I used to work with a lady here who worked 10 hours each day and still had to make time to take care of her home(make dinner, handle house chores, help her kids with their homework and still show up to deal with work projects and deliverable). You listen to her, and when you compare that to what you hear from the lazy breed of women we have in Nigeria , who don't even work full 8-hour days(work in Nigeria you cannot compare to work in the US at all), feel they need someone to help them at home and with their kids, outside of their spouse, and you wonder where the f**k we get this idea that all African women work harder.

free2ryhme:
This is a poor excuse for a regular exercise

Kobojunkie: @POster, why maids at all? Even Oyinbo wey dey work so many hours more than most African women do, do not get maids the way you African women do. You folks need to stop being lazy and get over this "I am not complete without a maid for status" mentality.

Lord_Reed:

And those with big homes also clean, cook and work all by themselves eh? And those who hire those mexican cleaning ladies, nannies, babysitters and what have you are not Oyinbo abi or maybe they too are lazy Oyinbo?

Kobojunkie:

How is it poor excuse for regular exercise. Not everyone has time to go to the gym on a regular basis, let alone pay for it. And so being able to keep fit even as you take care of your daily chores makes the work worth it.

kodewrita:

those oyinbos tend to make use of gadgets for a lot of the things they do in the house. essentially they replaced slave/menial labour with devices. washing machines, vacuum cleaners, microwaves, blenders etc. Here its a bit more expensive and many africans have not made their peace with these "mysterious" devices.

free2ryhme:
you don't need a gym for good exercise let alone pay for it you can have a DIY approach to it. And as for engaging in regular daily routine chores to substitute for easier you don't get all vital parts of your body exercised because it is impromptu and @ a point you lose concentration or focus and can be easily distracted

Kobojunkie:

Let me get this straight . . . you are trying to compare your average Nigerian woman, many of whom live in small 3 to 4 bedroom houses with rich American woman(many of them not even part of the 99%) who probably have no kids at all and live in huge mansions? lol . . . You sure say you take your meds this morning??