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You know how people are always saying Shanghaii isn't representative of China? Here's an interesting juxtaposition of newspaper headlines:
China Daily: 131 Killed in South China Floods, 99,000 houses collapsed, 1.2 million evacuated from Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Sichuan, Chongqing and Shaanxi. (Where on earth are all those people going? That's a pretty sizable chunk of China right there.)
Shanghai Daily: City Waits as Floods Leave Ayis Stranded Immobility in Anhui and Jiangsu are the main source of the problem, because many ayi companies train and recruit from those provinces. Insiders estimate that the ayi shortage will be repaired by the end of the month.
For non-Shanghaiists out there, ayi-- literally aunty-- also means "maid." Shanghai economics make ayi-employment mainstream, though as with many a domestic service in many a city, it is by no means without its abuses.
Picture from tutorials.com, which offers step-by-step housework guides for readers who find themselves ayi-less and in mess, this month.
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Anhui maids always disappear during the Golden Weeks or to attend to a dying Aunt. Absolutely no respect!
I have a Filipina.
^Must be because they work for you. Our ayi's have done well so far, both have been from Anhui and have been nothing but respectable.
Yes, interesting juxtapasition indeed as Shanghai does tend to disrespect everyone else and yet really needs these outsiders (outside laborers etc) to do much of their dirty work and (expats) to do some of the real work (like company managemnt and strategy);)