Our new Chinese part-time maid

never does more than what's been agreed upon on the first day

to serve granny

So

She cleans a portion of the table

the portion dirtied by granny

and tidies that bit of mess

As for that mess made by my kids

she just leaves it there

untouched

our clothes

unironed

'You are paid by the hour, you should work for three solid hours'

'But you didn't tell me earlier!'

'But at that time, our philippina maid was still there.

The situation has changed

Dont you see?

Cant you lift a finger?'

Guess that's why our parents and their generation were so successful

and this generation and our next are losing out to the northerners