保姆
Posted: 03-16-2006 09:57
出了国才知道,保姆是有国际差别的。
我因为孩子尚小,婆婆年纪又大了,需要请一个保姆照顾一家的生活,于是请了个菲律宾的女佣。我随中国的习惯,称她为阿姨。从称呼上,就可以看出中国的家政服务人员拥有很高的社会地位,一进门就高出全家大小一辈来,基本上与家人平起平坐。阿姨在中国,只是出卖劳动力,人格上与雇佣者是平等的。
在新加坡,大家还沿袭旧社会的习惯,称保姆为佣人甚至MAID。我对英语的理解,认为MAID就有歧视性含义在里面,相当于以前的下人。我更喜欢以英文的HELPER介绍她,以表明她是我的好帮手。
保姆受过良好的教育,当我看到她履历的时候着实吓一跳,大学本科,幼儿心理学。不过后来知道,菲律宾人普遍受教育程度很高,尤其是出国当女佣的那些训练有素的高学历者,在新加坡满街都是,并不稀奇。我曾经好奇地问她,既然有那么好的教育背景,英语说得相当地道,没有口音,书写流利,能阅读原版英文小说,(水平比我高多了)甚至哄宝宝的时候唱大段的莫扎特,那为什么还要背井离乡呢?在家乡谋职不是更好?
她回答说:本地工资太低,不够生活。
她有三个孩子,丈夫是警察,算公务员,但每月收入只有她出来做女佣的1/3。有一天,她跟我说,她家唯一的女儿是家里的珍宝,爸爸决定送她去读私立学校。菲律宾的公立学校是免费义务教育9年,我问她为什么要花一大笔钱培养女儿,而不是留给儿子以后用呢?
她很严肃地说,那是她家唯一的女儿!长大以后是要出国当女佣的!一定要舍得下本钱。
听完她的话,我觉得满悲哀的,一个国家的经济支柱,全依靠在女性遍走世界,离开亲人,去带别人的孩子,甚至受剥削歧视,这是怎样的国家?
我很喜欢这个保姆。
首先是因为她聪明。在雇佣女佣前,很多人将女佣说得如此不堪,诸如又懒又馋,又笨又不听话,让我很是担心自己能否应付如此复杂的家庭国际关系。事实上,女佣一进我家,主动自觉而训练有素地将家里彻底打扫一番,所有物件按她习惯的方式整齐摆放,从此以后我就从家务里彻底解脱出来,我现在连抹布藏哪都找不着。家里新买的喷雾除尘电器,我包装都没开就交给她了。她会一条一条耐心地对照英文说明书,安装妥当并熟练操作。宝宝蒸奶瓶的那个电子玩意儿,我一次都没用过,非常担心万一哪天她不在,我都不晓得如何摆弄。
其次她很能吃苦,任劳任怨照顾全家人的起居。每天一大早给老公准备自制的豆奶,给婆婆准备麦片粥和点心,给我挤上果汁,洗好水果。一家五口人,五样早饭,她一点不会弄错。每周的工作她自己安排,根本不用我费心安排。周一清洁厨房,周二擦窗,周三洗席子,周四洗鞋,诸如此类。晚上,她还带宝宝睡觉,起夜给宝宝喂牛奶。我曾担心她太辛苦,24小时待命,希望能分担夜里带孩子的工作,她居然不肯,说有孩子在身边睡觉比较塌实。我内心揣测,她最小的儿子刚两岁,有个孩子在她身边,可以慰籍相思之苦。
第三,她很好学。她刚到我家的时候,一句中文不会说,才刚几个月,已经可以听懂婆婆大部分的话了,还时不时说些让我惊讶的句子,主谓宾齐全,现在又学形容词了。得空她手里就拿着一本复印的家用词汇书问婆婆,这个怎么说,那个怎么说。我最初烧菜的时候,她也是边看边记,没过一个月,菜就已经烧得色香俱佳。我们从没把保姆当外人,吃一样的饭菜,还会特地留些好菜让她多吃些,其结果是,在过去的三个月里,保姆暴增七公斤。最近使劲控制,跟我学着不吃晚饭,才刚掉了两公斤了。劳工一直说,好吃是一种美德。只有好吃的人才有钻研饮食的兴趣。而好吃的人通常比较热爱生活。
保姆就是很热爱生活,也许在我家心情愉快,每天干活的时候都是边拖地边把拖把当麦克风,唱一些高难度的歌曲,音色极佳,甚至跟我母亲学会中文的摇篮曲。擦桌子的时候,她也是扭个不停。我家的音响系统,在她没来的日子里都被尘封了。自她来后,把所有的CD轮着放,家里音乐不断。即便在厨房烧菜,在卫生间洗尿布,她也随身带着个小收音机自娱。
我很喜欢她的个性,如果保姆在我家过得很压抑,我会担心她的精神状况。如果太想家,我又怕她干不常。现在这样子,说明她对生活还是很满意的。
我最爱保姆的一点,是她的爱心。她对宝宝耐心细致,一得空就哄着宝宝说话,玩,跳舞,做游戏,宠爱到心里。宝宝是唯一一个在异乡让她有亲人感的小人儿,对她依赖,喜欢她,一见她就笑,张手要抱抱。她也可以找个能听她唠叨的小耳朵,不觉得寂寞。上次宝宝生病,保姆24小时不离手地颠,心疼得不行。有这样的保姆,是我的福气。
以前看新加坡的报章上登载保姆因为心情郁闷而跳楼自杀,或者因为沟通不畅被雇主责罚,没什么具体感受。如今活生生笑咪咪的保姆融入我的生活,我就会心疼。想那些曾经都是鲜活的生命,那些也曾是孩子的母亲或母亲的孩子,我们为什么不能对她们好一点?人家也是出来赚钱养家的,为一点钱就要被人凌辱甚至牺牲生命,我们都是有亲人兄弟姐妹的人,为什么不能多一份怜惜?
很多雇主与保姆的纠纷起源于经济原因。比方说,雇主认为我付钱了,所以你就不能歇着,没活你都得找活干。有一颗平常心的人会想一想,如果没有保姆,我会一天到晚擦窗抹地刷皮鞋吗?显然不会。
保姆也是人,不要对保姆太苛刻,活干得过得去就行了,适当时候给保姆多些自己的空间和休息甚至金钱作为奖励,保姆也会心存感激。
保姆是来工作的。一个工作的人,自己养活自己的人,就是一个有尊严的人。雇主应该平等地对待她。如果不能把她当作家庭成员,至少就象对待同事那样客气一点,不要动不动就训斥,把“笨”字挂在嘴上。这就好比你自己找到一份新的工作,环境不熟悉,人员不熟悉,老板不熟悉,一切已经是如履薄冰了,如果再头顶上司的苛责,你该多么地无助?而这时候有个能够帮助你的同僚,该让你多么地温暖!
人的感情是相互的。你对别人付出,别人会更知感恩。其实每个女佣都很珍视好的雇主,因为她们知道,如果自己不努力,没有留住好雇主,未来的日子会比现在难熬。
我是幸运的!在中国的论坛或是新加坡的论坛,我都看到满篇抱怨保姆的话题,我没有沦为其中一个。一方面感叹自己总是一路鸿运,另一方面又很得意自己的选择,在那个阴霾的下午,我将满脸是泪,被人退回,坐在女佣介绍中心里忐忑不安等待新雇主的阿姨领回家的一刻,我的运气就开始了。那个被前雇主抱怨得一无是处的女佣,现在是我家的精灵。
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