I dont buy twinings,just quoted cost!Domestics can come and go and yes it is not unusual to be robbed.There have been many cases.It is usually for stuff like a pk of rice,suger,if you leave your handbag around forget it!
Most are over worked,work every weekend,cook for many,many people as Brazilians often live in large families to keep the costs down and when it comes to summer gob forbid.The domestic is carted of the summer house and is made to cook and serve for 20 + people day in day ,breakfast,lunch and dinner,amongst cleaning and washing clothes,,parties,barbeques,etc,etc and gets her bus fare paid if she is lucky.
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Originally Posted by Celt
Golfing,
While Gringos are fair game, better off Brazilians are frequently victims too. It is very common to have to fire a maid due to theft. Perhaps this is on account of the low minimum salaries for these types of jobs. The problem is, if the minimum salaries are raised too much, a lot of these jobs would disappear.
Dotty, why do you need to buy Twinings? The local "cha preto" is cheap and tastes fine.
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