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World Cup nannies emerge in Shanghai
(chinanews.cn)
Updated: 2006-06-22 09:20


Fierce battles for the world cup are being waged half a world away from
china. Prim Shanghai people do not want to miss the quadrennial carnival.
What is interesting is that even though they live a life as a night owl
during the event, prudent fans in Shanghai do not forget housework. As a
result, a brand new occupation, World Cup nanny, emerges in the
metropolis.

There are different kinds of World Cup nannies, including "night nannies"
hired by a couple who are both soccer fans and "self-sacrifice nannies"
acted by housewives who offer logistic support to their husbands and sons
on their own initiative. In order to obtain the "right to watch all
games" at home, some female fans do all the housework; these people can
be called "fans cum nannies."

Ms. Shen got married not long ago. She hired a "night nanny" during the
World Cup. She said that both her husband and herself are soccer fans and
stay up all night frequently. They really cannot spare any effort to do
housework. Therefore, they hired a nanny to help them out. Of course,
such World Cup nannies who serve for a certain period of time cost a
large sum of money, with a quotation of 1,200 Yuan (US$150), just like
temporary nannies for the Chinese New Year. Ms. Shen intends to go Dutch
with her husband in splitting the cost of the nanny.

If a family does not want to spend some money on a nanny, a member will
certainly "sacrifice" oneself for the World Cup. After the World Cup
began, Ms. Zhang has been in "hot water." She has to coordinate different
"watch and rest schedules" of her husband and son. At night, she prepares
various foods and snacks. In the daytime, she specially arranges some
exercises for them to relax in addition to finishing daily housework, in
order to avoid "overwork due to the World Cup."

Fortunately the World Cup is on once every four years. Otherwise, my life
will be destroyed." Ms. Zhang sighed that the round robin has not come to
the end and fans in her family have not encountered overwork, but she
herself is exhausted.

Mr. Peng, who is a soccer fan, has undertaken cleaning at home for two
weeks in order to obtain the "right to watch the games." When mealtime
arrives, he often calls restaurants for food. Mr. Peng said that he does
housework ordinarily but seldom. Now the World Cup is ongoing, he decided
to take on housework to please his wife. Some medical experts in Shanghai
remind such "fans cum nannies" that they should be cautious about
"overwork due to the World Cup."
















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