British Girl Working as an Aupair in China is Shocked by Wealth

British Girl Working as an Aupair in China is Shocked by Wealth
Feb 10, 2014 By eChinacities.com

When Soraya Heydari graduated from university she wanted to travel but didn’t have the means to do so. So she took a job as an aupair/English teacher with a family in Hangzhou. On her arrival, all of her preconceived notions of ‘communist China’ were smashed by what she found. The family she was to live with for the next year was rich. Super, filthy, disgustingly rich! The family has 5 porches, the mother has several boxes of designer shoes delivered every week and a family dinner could involve 50 dishes. 

With this kind of norm, it shouldn’t surprise anyone to know that the boy she was looking after was a tad spoilt, once claiming that, “they should be nicer to him because he was a star now” after performing in a show, but Soraya said he was also good natured and the two of them got on well.

Click here to read more of her account on the Business Insider website or here to read the original thread of the ‘Ask me anything’ on Reddit that started this whole thing.

Source:businessinsider.com

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Keywords: China’s Aupair in China

17 Comments

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FatimaZahraa

so ? not everything in life means money but most of people don't agree with me lol

Mar 20, 2015 03:52 Report Abuse

Rin

British?

Feb 26, 2014 18:46 Report Abuse

juanisaac

Next time Chinese tourists come to my country I will charge them more money. I am justified since Chinese people are rich now.

Feb 11, 2014 23:22 Report Abuse

sharkies

Meanwhile...the girl was paid 2000RMB per month.

Feb 11, 2014 22:16 Report Abuse

tom_tommi

Well, even if the expressions such as "...Super, filthy, disgustingly rich..." and "... it shouldn’t surprise anyone to know that the boy she was looking after was a tad spoilt..." do not come directly from the lady, there should be some respect for the Family as it seems it had hosted her FOR A YEAR. Just looking at some of the comments above make me think of what validity the saying "Being rich is not a sin. Coveting what a rich man has is a sin" has at present.

Feb 11, 2014 19:04 Report Abuse

coineineagh

Ah, the old "you're jealous if you criticize wealthy excesses" argument. The age old catchphrase. Almost as charming as: "if you don't like it here, then leave". Schoolchildren use the same catchphrase for anyone who criticizes the cool kids, giving them a free hand to abuse power, strength or beauty.

Feb 11, 2014 21:38 Report Abuse

samisbah

such a lucky girl

Feb 11, 2014 14:45 Report Abuse

coineineagh

what a privilege, to be a witness to another family's wealth. i especially liked the part where the brat tries to make her (likely a jew or muslim) eat pork. lucky girl indeed.

Feb 11, 2014 16:01 Report Abuse

Guest2169730

Is this even worth a posting?

Feb 11, 2014 01:44 Report Abuse

Mateusz

Well, you're commenting... so... yeah.

Feb 11, 2014 02:48 Report Abuse

louischuahm

Well, Deng Xiaoping did say that "To be rich is glorious!". It is obvious that most locals took his words literally.

Feb 10, 2014 19:10 Report Abuse

GuestBob

I skimmed her article - I have no intention of actually reading such bloggy tripe properly - and the only thing which struck me was that she has developed an antipathy towards recruiters and employment agents as well. No surprise given that she also doesn't meet the published requirements for a work visa, but it is interesting that no matter where you go, recruiters seem to be to blame.

Feb 10, 2014 18:34 Report Abuse

Robk

Wow. That's exciting news!

Feb 10, 2014 17:26 Report Abuse

coineineagh

HAHAHA! Yes, a bimbo was wowed by some gov't family's glitter and glamour. Chinese see it as a win for them. Anyone with interests beyond gossip and fashion knows better.

Feb 10, 2014 17:32 Report Abuse

xunliang

Hard hitting reporting here. Some Chinese people are rich, as confirmed by foreigner. Get that on the front page right now. :D

Feb 10, 2014 18:17 Report Abuse

expatlife26

That's not really fair to call her a bimbo. She was willing to take a chance at being an au pair in a foreign country to get some travel experience. That doesn't sound like a bimbo to me.

Feb 11, 2014 14:20 Report Abuse

coineineagh

After reading her blog, I'll concede that she isn't a bimbo. It's just that the media summarized only the most superficial take-home message from her blog. The newsmedia is acting like a bimbo, here.

Feb 16, 2014 15:55 Report Abuse