Myanmar maids

[BabyLiaw]

wah…really drama mama from philipino maid…that’s why my HB and I said a firm no-no to philipino maid…


My first maid was an Indo maid…which didnt turn out too well…on paper, it said dat she’s 33yo (I employed her to take care of my grandma)…but in real, she looked like 43yo and kept telling me whats right n wrong…oh, she’s a teacher back in Indo and she speaks decent English…after my grandma passed away, she got nothing to do…and she’s definitely not made to take care of my then 1+yo toddler…she got no energy for kids and has no patience with them…her hygiene is horrid and her appetite is graciously HUGE!!

Soon after, I changed to a Burmese maid…it was like a godsend…pleasant-looking and hardworking…I must say language is a barrier…very soon, I got her a Burmese tutor to coach her English…when the Burmese tutor came, I chatted with the teacher and somehw managed to get her "over my side"…I managed to bring the idea across to her that I am not looking down on her as a maid and I regard her as a family…I am paying extra for her class to groom her and she must work doubly hard…with the teacher ard, I managed to translate alot of things efficiently…eg."blench" and "soak"…in the past, wash is wash…but now, I expect more from her…or "fresh milk" and "goats milk"…in the past, milk is milk…

For the cleaning part, I was quite a strict employer and I make sure I can spot check on her anytime…eg. I use "pink cloth" for baby’s toys, "white cloth" for table, "brown rag" for floor…in the morning, when I touch the cloth, I would knw whether she has cleaned the things (baby’s toys or table)…and frm the smell of different detergent (baby detergent / dishwashing detergent etc), I would know if she do the right thing…

However, maid being maid…she has been working for me for 8mths nw…starting to see that she’s getting more and more slack…talk back…lazy to bath also…Haiz…but my 2yo loves her and she dotes on her…so, bo pian…close 1 eye lor…

[fifiyeo]

Yes, I do noticed that maids tend to slack a fair bit and have big attitudes once their loan is paid up. It’s like "I’m free and can be the boss now" attitude! Sure agree that my philippino maid was a DRAMA QUEEN!


It surprises me that these country girls are simply even too lazy to bath. Mine was like that too and still thinks she’s a beauty queen. If there was ever any Burmese male worker in our house (eg. the pest control guy was a Burmese), she’ll be fluttering like a butterfly around him. I wonder what the Burmese guys think of them??? Such a turn off!

[bigsnoopy]

Agreed! All my maids are social butterflies! Like to flirt with men (especially FT) and like to talk a lot (only to other maids).

[fifiyeo]

Yes, I agree 100%!

When they are with us, they prefer to be MUTE and DEAF!

[moonee]

So I guess end of the day, we got to settle for the best of the worst. I had my fair share of experiences too.

My girl was brought up by many Indons in the past and they were rather young and respectful. My mum was in control and very strict. My dd was very easy to handle and loved all the maids… all were rather good in housework but i find Indons rather revengeful and tho my girl was obedient, some did try to abuse her, not becos my girl did anything wrong but they tend to take it out on her when my mum scolded them… think Ive called the police about 5 times when she was young. Problem with Indons, cant tell when they are offended, also afraid if they have that mad streak in them, they prefer to run away than to tell u they want a transfer or go home.

I had 6 filipinas, not all was good but no real big trouble except homesickness and some didnt like kids. The only thing I appreciated was if they didnt want to work for my home , they will tell me straight to my face instead of running unlike the indons

Mynmars… totally untrained, takes a long time to c that common sense comeout.
tends to slacken after a while, rude n answers back. blur like sotong but not for long, after sometime they too get caught up with H/ps and fashion.The fresh ones are quite empty headed to the point of being stupid. Well not all are like that but majority of the new ones are. ive heard of cases whereby they will use the knife to threaten another maid if they get into n argument.
Need to b mentally prepared for a lot of frustration frm them when they are fresh.

[fifiyeo]

My no.3 Burmese maid left palm size patches of blood stains on my husband’s clothes. And I also found a hand towel in her cupboard filled with blood stains. Don’t know what she was up to.


When we took her back to the agent, she admitted that it was blood! Claimed that it was nose bleeding. highly doubt it cos the patches are too big.

So Burmese maids can also come up with shocking issues.

[bigsnoopy]

fifiyeo:

My no.3 Burmese maid left palm size patches of blood stains on my husband's clothes. And I also found a hand towel in her cupboard filled with blood stains. Don't know what she was up to.


When we took her back to the agent, she admitted that it was blood! Claimed that it was nose bleeding. highly doubt it cos the patches are too big.

So Burmese maids can also come up with shocking issues.

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So scary. She is trying to cast a blood curse or something is it? So disgusting.

[1amber]

Hi


Like some of you I have had Indon, Philip in the past and now I've got a Burmese for 3 months now. For the first month, it was hard work on my part to demo everything since she cannot comprehend much. But she was enthusiastic and polite. Seemed to learn fast and well. Says sorry whenever she made a mistake.

But after 1st month whenever I find her not following instructions and doing ridiculous things she is fast to give excuses (in slightly better english) and hardly says sorry. Repeated mistakes, forgetfulness, not keeping floor clean, bites open plastic packaging instead of using scissors and etc etc...I am so exasperated having to repeat my instructions.

Talk about blood stains she stains during her period but doesn't bother to change/wash her shorts until I told her to!!!

The plus point is her cooking is quite good, can play well with my daughter.

May I ask if Burmese maids are generally like that - unteachable and lack common sense (due to their age I guess)? I am thinking of changing but whenever I think of training maids all over again I cringe and am forced to KIV. :frustrated:

[1amber]

Ai yah ,we pay so much and our homes are their training ground, think they shld pay us tution fee.[/quote]



Tuition Fee: I cannot agree more!

[bigsnoopy]

1amber:

Hi


Like some of you I have had Indon, Philip in the past and now I've got a Burmese for 3 months now. For the first month, it was hard work on my part to demo everything since she cannot comprehend much. But she was enthusiastic and polite. Seemed to learn fast and well. Says sorry whenever she made a mistake.

But after 1st month whenever I find her not following instructions and doing ridiculous things she is fast to give excuses (in slightly better english) and hardly says sorry. Repeated mistakes, forgetfulness, not keeping floor clean, bites open plastic packaging instead of using scissors and etc etc...I am so exasperated having to repeat my instructions.

Talk about blood stains she stains during her period but doesn't bother to change/wash her shorts until I told her to!!!

The plus point is her cooking is quite good, can play well with my daughter.

May I ask if Burmese maids are generally like that - unteachable and lack common sense (due to their age I guess)? I am thinking of changing but whenever I think of training maids all over again I cringe and am forced to KIV. :frustrated:

Yes. Same thoughts. When I think about trainning maids all over again, sometimes I choose to close one eye unless things get out of hand.