If you were rich would you have servants?

by Yosyp Posted 2012/06/13 09:29:56

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	Yes I would	39 votes	35%
	No I wouldn't	46 votes	42%
	I'm rich and I do have servants	5 votes	5%
	Undecided	14 votes	13%
	None of the above	6 votes	5%

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irish -... to schjaz 2012/06/18 14:40:38

definition one is a servant.

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schjaz to irish -... 2012/06/19 16:43:46

all the definitions are definitions of the word servant.

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wtw 2012/06/13 13:14:38

None of the above

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In certain countries you don't need but a decent income to have a "servant" .

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Sybil to wtw 2012/06/13 13:24:35

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My friend from India had servants. Here they are middle-upper class.

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Bob DiN to wtw 2012/06/14 00:13:10

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Well the USA is not one of them.

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mk, Smartass Oracle 2012/06/13 13:13:46

No I wouldn't

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I like taking care of myself

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Kat 2012/06/13 13:13:15

Yes I would

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Well a cleaning service at least. No real servants.

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ImageBandit ~ American Patriot 2012/06/13 13:11:54

Yes I would

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I am not rich and I have servants - well they are called employees - and if I were rich I would employ even more people - so servants is not the right word

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beach bum 2012/06/13 12:53:05

No I wouldn't

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no

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Queen Katherine 2012/06/13 12:33:20

No I wouldn't

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It would make me feel uncomfortable to have someone going around my house while I was off doing whatever I am doing, plus I don't trust many people what if the person cleaning my house picks up one or two of my things if you know what I mean.

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Yosyp to Queen K... 2012/06/13 14:10:07

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I would feel uncomfortable too, lol, not sure I do know what you mean though.

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Queen K... to Yosyp 2012/06/13 14:13:36

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Lol I'm afraid I would come home to find a few things missing.

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Yosyp to Queen K... 2012/06/13 14:14:55

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ohhh, I see, my mind went someplace else, lol

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Nish 2012/06/13 12:28:19

No I wouldn't

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I don't think so....

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Mikel_mad2002 2012/06/13 11:31:07

No I wouldn't

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Same as you, maybe a cleaner once a week and perhaps have a good garden firm on contract

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schjaz to Mikel_m... 2012/06/13 20:46:20

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so you would.

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Mikel_m... to schjaz 2012/06/15 08:14:21

I wouldn't call them servants in the traditional sense. They wouldn't live in or anything like that.

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schjaz to Mikel_m... 2012/06/15 17:50:28

You are looking at the word 'servant' as derogatory....the real meaning is ...
serv·ant/ˈsərvənt/Noun: 1.A person who performs duties for others, esp. a person employed in a house on domestic duties or as a personal attendant.
2.A person employed in the service of a government.

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schjaz to Mikel_m... 2012/06/16 19:34:12

When you say "traditional', you mean improper and negative. The word is not slave. The word is used for one who provides a service. I see that as positive.

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Mikel_m... to schjaz 2012/06/17 08:05:55

I was thinking of the stereotypial sense with the butler named Jeeves and the driver named James sort of thing. So in your of the word servants, I guess I would.

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schjaz to Mikel_m... 2012/06/17 15:47:22

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It isn't MY definition. Its the dictionary's.

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Mikel_m... to schjaz 2012/06/18 12:30:47

Fair point

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Mic-E to Mikel_m... 2012/06/14 18:56:54 (edited)

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Good answer! I agree!

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Mikel_m... to Mic-E 2012/06/15 08:14:33

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Thanks

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Mic-E to Mikel_m... 2012/06/15 08:34:14

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YW

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La 2012/06/13 11:23:29

Undecided

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I'm not sure but I would try to employ as many people as possible.

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Gavin 2012/06/13 11:05:17

Yes I would

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It will be nice, but there are certain things I enjoy doing myself. ☺

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Missile 2012/06/13 10:59:28

Undecided

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Well.... It would be nice to have someone do all the boring garden stuff.

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Jeff Vader 2012/06/13 10:48:17

No I wouldn't

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I would pay somebody to clean though.

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Yosyp to Jeff Vader 2012/06/13 10:56:40

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I would do that too

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schjaz to Jeff Vader 2012/06/13 20:45:35

so your answer is yes.

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Jeff Vader to schjaz 2012/06/13 20:57:10

I can hire a cleaner from a cleaning service, that does not mean they are my servant. The woman in the apartment three doors away works for a home cleaning service, she cleans many different peoples homes, as well as her own, is she a servant?.

It just means I'm hiring someone to do a job, not someone to run around at my beck and call. There is a difference.

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schjaz to Jeff Vader 2012/06/13 21:13:42

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whether you are paying them with room and board or with a lot of money, according to the definition, a servant is still a servant. they are serving you in some capacity.

serv·ant/ˈsərvənt/Noun: 1.A person who performs duties for others, esp. a person employed in a house on domestic duties or as a personal attendant.
2.A person employed in the service of a government.

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Jeff Vader to schjaz 2012/06/13 21:56:57 (edited)

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I'll have to tell my neighbour and her husband that somebody thinks she's a servant, even though they run their own small cleaning business, for which she even does some work for. Here is her phone number 011 44 131 476 3276. Please give them a call, I would love to know what she said to you :)
http://www.hshcleaning.co.uk/...

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Yosyp to Jeff Vader 2012/06/13 22:05:13

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I don't see why it makes a difference if she owns the company or not, if she gives services she is a servant and I don't see it as a bad word. I think politically correct has gone way overboard.

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Jeff Vader to Yosyp 2012/06/13 22:17:34

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It's a job she does, it's mostly her and 4 others that do all the work, mostly her family. My definition of a servant differs greatly from schjaz. She makes a good living at what she does. more power to her. I'm not denigrating the occupation of servant, it is certainly not a bad word, it's a honourable way to make living.

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schjaz to Jeff Vader 2012/06/14 17:29:53

Its not MY definition. Its from the dictionary.

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Mic-E to Jeff Vader 2012/06/14 19:03:22

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I agree with you again here. I am thinking that we both have the same definition of servant, regardless of what the "dictionary" says.

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schjaz to Yosyp 2012/06/14 17:29:12

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I agree 100%. And if yu look at the master/servant relationship in depth......tell me who really needs who......

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Mic-E to schjaz 2012/06/14 19:05:18

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Sounds like you may have suffered a bad working experience or something. It happens to the best of us. Just don't let it make you bitter.

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