turnpike Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 I'm a two-broomer. Thank you. Encouraged by your accolades, it's now going on my resume. as well it should... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnpike Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 as an afterthought, although it's too late for the vancouver olympics, i could see thailand doing very well 4 years from now in curling.....just need some ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMoran Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 (edited) I'm a two-broomer. Thank you. Encouraged by your accolades, it's now going on my resume. as well it should... Yes I remember having left high school and learning to sweep with two brooms in both hands at once, and progressed to digging trenches with left and right methods on the shovel for a vocation. but as much as I was such a blessing for my Australian employers to have on those teams to get the jobs done much quicker for the same expense back then, I get a feeling that Thai people - the working class that is - are just innately diligent, such as the girls come in here to this hotel room every day and sweep the floor even if I have just picked up all the lint, and they empty the bin even though I just did it and took the litter down to the bin in the foyer downstairs, and they will go through the motions of cleaning a clean bathroom that I cleaned thirty minutes before and make my bed that I made already that morning, BECAUSE IT IS DUTY. Us tourists will never understand the importance of duty like Thai people do, and we should. ---o0o--- I worked my guts out to show up the other blokes in the team, but that is not the same motivation that I see in Thai people, who just do it for the sake of the duty - no more and no less. Edited February 17, 2010 by SeanMoran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 your all lucky my wife doesn't know one end of a broom from the other. So that was your wife in the Emergency Room, I saw :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnpike Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 (edited) Us tourists will never understand the importance of duty like Thai people do, and we should. well said...i think that explains everything. next topic? maybe it's not just maids trying to look busy afterall... Edited February 17, 2010 by turnpike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 My cleaner left me for a job in Phuket in January. I have since picked up the broom again. And I tell you here in Isaan, that 20bht bit of magic is just the ticket! You should see the one I have for 45bht for sweeping the leaves in the garden and those that make it onto the road. AWESOME thing it is! Broom or Groom? I'll go with the Broom every time!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travel2003 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 My wife starts the day by sweeping the entire appartment. Then she brings out the vacuum. Then wash the dishes. If I try to help, Im just told to bring out the garbage. Rest is her job she claims. I am not to interfere. Im willing to enter a contest about the cleanest house/appartment in the kingdom. It is almost sterile here. All my farang and Thai friends notice how clean and tidy it is here. My old mother almost cried of happiness when she visited the first time, and also noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 dam_n, my cleaning lady was crap by comparison. Never even got the urine stains out of the curtains.. whats up with that?!?!!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babuhavas Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 OP you should be happy at least she is sweeping,my indoors don't touch any work,she try to pretend that she is working when i am home,but seriously zero productivity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMoran Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Us tourists will never understand the importance of duty like Thai people do, and we should. well said...i think that explains everything. next topic? maybe it's not just maids trying to look busy afterall... I took those two lovely hard working ladies out to dinner tonight, and it was great to observe that these same maids that I have known for the last month are perfectly capable of dressing up in their best clothes, (like I did), and having a good natural laugh at a restaurant to0 keep me company. Honestly, it was the best little night I have had since my return to Thailand, and I have no doubt that those same two wonderful friends will be back tomorrow morning to sweep out the nothings on the floor of this hotel room because that is what they get paid to do - the DUTY. Whether there is anything to sweep or not is irrelevant, because they are still here everyday to do it if it needs doing. From now on dinner is on me for them, whether they are hungry or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Were you eating the hairy fish pie, Sean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMoran Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Were you eating the hairy fish pie, Sean? Get over yourself Loz. This is not about farm animals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearestTheTee Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 When my missus is not sweeping she is mopping and vice versa. It drives me nuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnpike Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 When my missus is not sweeping she is mopping and vice versa. It drives me nuts nice to see a gal with a couple of hobbies... unless it's obsessive behavior 22 hours a day it could be worse..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how241 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Mine is the same way. Loves to sweep, even when there is really nothing to pick up. I am not complaining, better to be clean that have a g/f who lives like a slob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yabaaaa Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 dam_n, my cleaning lady was crap by comparison. Never even got the urine stains out of the curtains.. whats up with that?!?!!? Pis* poor service is what they call it mind you you'll have to stop sleeping standing up in them!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1fanatic Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Honestly, you can't tell some people! You try - but they ignore the obvious answer in favour of what they want to believe. Silly me, of course they're sweeping all day 'cos otherwise the house would be over-run by dust within 1 hour (according to a previous poster)..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMoran Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Honestly, you can't tell some people!You try - but they ignore the obvious answer in favour of what they want to believe. Silly me, of course they're sweeping all day 'cos otherwise the house would be over-run by dust within 1 hour (according to a previous poster)..... If I want to be a slob, I can always hang the DnD sign on the door, put Sinatra on my laptop sound system, lie back down in my dirty unmade bed all day and do it my way, but I reckon it's best to save that act for some other country, not here in Thailand, where they play the national anthem on the radio every morning at 08:00 am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1fanatic Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Honestly, you can't tell some people!You try - but they ignore the obvious answer in favour of what they want to believe. Silly me, of course they're sweeping all day 'cos otherwise the house would be over-run by dust within 1 hour (according to a previous poster)..... If I want to be a slob, I can always hang the DnD sign on the door, put Sinatra on my laptop sound system, lie back down in my dirty unmade bed all day and do it my way, but I reckon it's best to save that act for some other country, not here in Thailand, where they play the national anthem on the radio every morning at 08:00 am. Yes....., but I don't think this thread is about people living in a hotel. Its about the Thai gf/wife spending ALL her time mopping/sweeping the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
operator Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 i assume in Thailand they don't have the phrase "I'll stick a broom up my arse and sweep the floor at the same time shall i" when asked about something not being done or too slowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMoran Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Honestly, you can't tell some people!You try - but they ignore the obvious answer in favour of what they want to believe. Silly me, of course they're sweeping all day 'cos otherwise the house would be over-run by dust within 1 hour (according to a previous poster)..... If I want to be a slob, I can always hang the DnD sign on the door, put Sinatra on my laptop sound system, lie back down in my dirty unmade bed all day and do it my way, but I reckon it's best to save that act for some other country, not here in Thailand, where they play the national anthem on the radio every morning at 08:00 am. Yes....., but I don't think this thread is about people living in a hotel. Its about the Thai gf/wife spending ALL her time mopping/sweeping the floor. Perhaps it's part of her nature, and who are we to complain about it? Maybe that wife of yours never worked in an hotel before, but that same sense of duty might still be there within her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMoran Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 (edited) Internet problem - double post. Edited February 18, 2010 by SeanMoran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1fanatic Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Honestly, you can't tell some people!You try - but they ignore the obvious answer in favour of what they want to believe. Silly me, of course they're sweeping all day 'cos otherwise the house would be over-run by dust within 1 hour (according to a previous poster)..... If I want to be a slob, I can always hang the DnD sign on the door, put Sinatra on my laptop sound system, lie back down in my dirty unmade bed all day and do it my way, but I reckon it's best to save that act for some other country, not here in Thailand, where they play the national anthem on the radio every morning at 08:00 am. Yes....., but I don't think this thread is about people living in a hotel. Its about the Thai gf/wife spending ALL her time mopping/sweeping the floor. Perhaps it's part of her nature, and who are we to complain about it? Maybe that wife of yours never worked in an hotel before, but that same sense of duty might still be there within her. I've absolutely no doubt that your gf/wife is different. They all are until everything goes horribly wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMoran Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 That is why I don't have a wife. All I can say to you as an explanation for her behavior is that is a good habit that you should be thankful she has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1fanatic Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 (edited) That is why I don't have a wife. All I can say to you as an explanation for her behavior is that is a good habit that you should be thankful she has. A 'good habit'! As I've pointed out umpteen times before - its an excuse for doing nothing. A 'good' wife would be actually doing something rather than just vaguely waving a broom about.... But, as I keep saying, those that want to believe otherwise will always come up with arguments that 'the house gets so much dust that it needs sweeping all the time' etc. ..... Edited February 18, 2010 by F1fanatic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMoran Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 That is why I don't have a wife. All I can say to you as an explanation for her behavior is that is a good habit that you should be thankful she has. A 'good habit'! As I've pointed out umpteen times before - its an excuse for doing nothing. A 'good' wife would be actually doing something rather than just vaguely waving a broom about.... But, as I keep saying, those that want to believe otherwise will always come up with arguments that 'the house gets so much dust that it needs sweeping all the time' etc. ..... After that, please understand that it is pointless posting anything serious on any forum as disordered by advertising as this, so let's just have fun while we can. Sweep on baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMoran Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 That is why I don't have a wife. All I can say to you as an explanation for her behavior is that is a good habit that you should be thankful she has. A 'good habit'! As I've pointed out umpteen times before - its an excuse for doing nothing. A 'good' wife would be actually doing something rather than just vaguely waving a broom about.... But, as I keep saying, those that want to believe otherwise will always come up with arguments that 'the house gets so much dust that it needs sweeping all the time' etc. ..... After that, please understand that it is pointless posting anything serious on any forum as disordered by advertising as this, so let's just have fun while we can. Sweep on baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMoran Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 (edited) Rather a joke, isn't it? If you are fortunate enough to own a car that can do 300 km/h top speed, then that does not mean you have the right to try to drive everywhere at 300 km/h. The same goes for web servers, so I make no apologies for this triple post when I was just cruising along and the foolishness of the webhosts got in my way. If you drive dangerously, and you crash, then don't be a bus driver. Edited February 18, 2010 by SeanMoran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 That little whispy Asian broom is the BEST tool " I had heard that even after using the larger big headed farang version many of them revert to the little whispy asian number. There's a lot to be said for reaching those cracks and crevices... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1fanatic Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 FAR too subtle to elicit a response! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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