Something tells me that not having a full time maid disqualifies me from being a "real" tai-tai :-p (Thank God). When I see the huge groups of expat women sitting outside and inside Coffee Bean or Starbucks EVERY SINGLE MORNING, I am SO glad not to be amongst them. I always wonder why they seem to have no real LIVES to live.... but then, they have their maids to look after house, children, cooking, laundry, etc. Ergo, they have nothing to do themselves, they die of boredom, and to alleviate that boredom they have their coffee mornings, their gin afternoons, their little get togethers...
I have a couple of expat friends who refused to live that life and made themselves useful in other ways.. but they seem to be the exception rather than the norm.
As for me, life is still busy, and I am still surprised by how much there is to do everyday, even if I don't cook. The major plus point of not working is being able to do all chores/tasks, etc during the day, and then having the evenings free to relax with Husband. This is sooooooo great :-)
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Hey don't ye be putting down a lifestyle that's based exclusively on hanging around in Starbucks ;)
Heya Keen... YOU hanging around Starbucks after work is not "quite" the same category as the expat wives with nothing to do, as a result of which they hang around Starbucks et al.
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