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Sylvartas@lemmy.world 2 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 2 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 2 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.
Sylvartas@lemmy.world 2 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