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Sylvartas@lemmy.world 11 months agoInteresting. Here in France the “bourgeois” thing is usually to not have your guests take their shoes off inside (because you’re not the one doing the cleaning later)
Syd@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Ya might be interested to know that “bougie” is an American slang term pronounced “boo-zhee” that refers to someone acting high class that isn’t. That’s really interesting though, how common are housekeepers in France?
ikidd@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Bougie is derived from bourgeoisie, and would mean the same thing, as in a bourgeoisie would let you walk in the house with dirty shoes since he’s the lord of the manor and cleaning is why he has servants.
Syd@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Yeah that’s where it’s derived but the connotations are a little different.
Sylvartas@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Old-timey style housekeepers are basically only a thing for the ultra rich, but hiring someone to clean your house and/or do some laundry is quite common in the upper middle class