HouseTalk: A Handy Shortlist of Instructions for Your Thai Maid
Giving your Thai maid instructions… When planning a move to Northern Thailand I knew I’d have to get another maid so I put together a … Read more
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Giving your Thai maid instructions… When planning a move to Northern Thailand I knew I’d have to get another maid so I put together a … Read more
Maid in Thailand (tri-lingual guide: English-Thai-Burmese)… When Kristen Rossi moved to Thailand she hired a Burmese housekeeper. I’ve never been brave enough – struggling with … Read more
Thai washer and dryer phrases… The last laundry post focused on mostly useful laundry phrases. It also introduced Thai manners and a few more things … Read more
HouseTalk: Introduction to the laundry section… If you are a gal a percentage of the chats with your Thai housekeeper will focus on the care … Read more
So you have a Thai maid. Yeah! Now what?… UPDATE: Flashcards Deluxe downloads added. Thailand, like the majority of SE Asia, has a deeply embedded … Read more
Kinship terms for Thai housekeepers, nannies, drivers, and more… In the last post, What Do You Call Your Thai Housekeeper?, we learned about alternative names … Read more
What do you call your maid?… When I lived in Japan I was just a short bit of stuff. It was too long ago to … Read more
Miscommunicating with your Thai housekeeper… Have you been to your High Commission or Embassy lately? I have. I won’t say it was a treat, but … Read more
Slavery and Thailand… Once again, slavery and Thailand are linked in the news. Shocking (to me) US companies have been enslaving Thai workers for years … Read more
Expat Guide on twitter, tweets… Today, Sharon Gilor (expatsguide), tweeted the post, Seven Habits of Highly Ineffective Expats. I have noticed in strangers, friends, and … Read more