Saturday, December 10, 2005

They call this a broom???

This is a first of the many ramblings about the different things we have encountered in the Philippines. The standard US type household broom does not exist. The photo below this the typical filipino house broom. A couple of things to note. there is no flat brush edge to easily collect the dirt so you must make several passes over the same area 2) notice the height of the broom. it is only about 3 feet tall. I know most of the filipino housekeepers are shorter than the average US person, but even the filipinos have to bend over to sweep the floor. yes - it is not great on your back

1 Comments:

At 1:52 AM, Blogger Chengdus & Don'ts said...

I hope Amy and Catalina are feeling better! That must have been scary staying in the hospital, but I have heard the level of care where you are is much better than in China. I know how you feel about the broom. We have that issue here in China too. Luckily I haven't had to use it thanks to the ayi (yaya).

 

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