tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post5293562118057608375..comments2024-01-24T11:41:28.022+00:00Comments on A Cuban In London: Let's Talk About...A Cuban In Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-3794249173348033632014-10-30T11:47:06.083+00:002014-10-30T11:47:06.083+00:00I do a fair amount of the housework--I am always t...I do a fair amount of the housework--I am always the one to make the bed (unless I leave before someone is up) and do a lot of the kitchen work and sometimes dust or vacuum. There was something I saw a few days ago about the additional time women spend on housework verses men. The US was at the bottom (there were three countries below us: Norway, Sweden and Denmark, I think, were closer to being egalitarian. India and Mexico were the worse with women spending 300 minutes more doing household tasks verse the US where it was something like 40. In no country (at least none on the list) did men do more work.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-20439804663430592952014-10-25T20:19:33.671+01:002014-10-25T20:19:33.671+01:00my husband and i share the housework and it was ne...my husband and i share the housework and it was never something that we needed to discuss really...i love cooking as well... hovering has a meditative quality - ha - sometimes i get so lost in thoughts that i'm not even sure if i hovered that part of the room already...smilesClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-70384220725782841002014-10-25T19:44:49.717+01:002014-10-25T19:44:49.717+01:00Thanks for your comments.
Sarah, it's the sam...Thanks for your comments.<br /><br />Sarah, it's the same here in my household. My wife does DIY and I do most of the chores except for the ones I mentioned in the column. But when it comes to fixing things, it's my wife who usually does it.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-61091167343133983472014-10-24T22:25:14.549+01:002014-10-24T22:25:14.549+01:00Interesting discussion here! My husband and I have...Interesting discussion here! My husband and I have gender reversed roles in our household. I fix stuff and do yardwork, and he cooks (enjoys it) and shops for groceries. The kids and I do dishes. I'm messier but I also do more housework. He will clean the kitchen and occasionally do his own laundry, but it's easier for me to do most since I work at home. We feel like our split is fair, but you are right about housework being the final frontier. <br /><br />Thanks too for your kind comments about my daughter's song.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-21984110118143648522014-10-24T22:24:16.118+01:002014-10-24T22:24:16.118+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-78210373440444089742014-10-24T05:01:26.073+01:002014-10-24T05:01:26.073+01:00Ugh - I hate housework! It is indeed something to ...Ugh - I hate housework! It is indeed something to be shared.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-67603374126321821832014-10-24T04:23:35.524+01:002014-10-24T04:23:35.524+01:00Ha.. if you decide you need the practice, you may ...Ha.. if you decide you need the practice, you may come visit any time!Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-36833254524447664122014-10-24T04:14:07.738+01:002014-10-24T04:14:07.738+01:00Ha! I think you are probably quite a physical per...Ha! I think you are probably quite a physical person, since you are a dancer, and physical people often don't mind housework, if they have time for it. Maybe I speak for myself who am a physical person. I am not so good at organization, but I love the actual work of the cleaning--though I don't do it enough. A wonderful candid and clever post, and especially re your childhood. Thanks! k.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-56766268855479729572014-10-24T01:52:06.783+01:002014-10-24T01:52:06.783+01:00I actually don't mind doing housework. In fact...I actually don't mind doing housework. In fact, I've been doing my own laundry for the past two and half decades (did not like how my wife and previously my mother did my clothes).<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://gbmjrflashy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Father Nature's Corner</a>G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-71307251694486095672014-10-23T20:53:29.558+01:002014-10-23T20:53:29.558+01:00Thanks a lot for your comments.
Greetings from Lo...Thanks a lot for your comments.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-17618057710619004102014-10-23T19:16:29.955+01:002014-10-23T19:16:29.955+01:00In our household we take a minimalist approach, we...In our household we take a minimalist approach, we do the housework but we don't obsess over it. My partner always does the washing up and the vacuuming. We share cooking and laundry (though I do most of both of those).Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-68539673177162159462014-10-23T18:42:41.298+01:002014-10-23T18:42:41.298+01:00Ni a las mujeres nos gustan, pero no tenemos otro ...Ni a las mujeres nos gustan, pero no tenemos otro remedio que hacerlas ya que todos ensuciamos, por eso hay que compartirlas siempre y cuando los dos trabajen fuera del hogar.<br />SaludosMari-Pi-Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00661886117860375651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-70420962242949401682014-10-23T15:53:57.124+01:002014-10-23T15:53:57.124+01:00Ha...you have just become my favourite man!
Seriou...Ha...you have just become my favourite man!<br />Seriously though, I must be so lucky...my partner does so much around the house, and you've made me feel a touch guilty...think I may have been taking him for granted.<br />Well never again...I promise!! ;)Ygrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300519608303898969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-3568191512639886842014-10-23T15:26:30.934+01:002014-10-23T15:26:30.934+01:00IMO men make good housewives. They seem to be good...IMO men make good housewives. They seem to be good at everything - except being tidy, which they haven't all mastered. I'm working on that; lessons come free in our house. <br /><br />How about Web Organiser for the removal of spider webs?<br /><br />Great post, Cuban. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-69696096811731636172014-10-23T09:47:27.222+01:002014-10-23T09:47:27.222+01:00I live alone, so if any of you blokes want somewhe...I live alone, so if any of you blokes want somewhere to practise, I've got several rooms that could do with a hoovering and a lawn to cut!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-65441987775076575102014-10-23T06:54:37.790+01:002014-10-23T06:54:37.790+01:00Los hombres de esta generaciĆ³n ya han tomado el ro...Los hombres de esta generaciĆ³n ya han tomado el rol de hacer los trabajos del hogar, saludos.Boris Estebitanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961516002917595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-39700069137290361362014-10-23T06:52:32.179+01:002014-10-23T06:52:32.179+01:00I do love you, Cuban.I do love you, Cuban.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-69122759130478461262014-10-23T03:37:53.594+01:002014-10-23T03:37:53.594+01:00Hey! No need to fight to win this battle! I'm ...Hey! No need to fight to win this battle! I'm sure the women of the world would be more than happy to "let" men do as much housework as they'd like. In fact, it's a little-known secret that seeing her man wash the dishes or vacuum the carpet is a very strong aphrodisiac for most women. <br /><br />I think younger men are much more likely to do housework than the guys from my generation. And I think that's a good thing.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-23995225428227479492014-10-23T03:35:55.678+01:002014-10-23T03:35:55.678+01:00hey i tell you what, my wife thinks that housework...hey i tell you what, my wife thinks that housework is sexy...so i washed dishes, folded laundry and did some general pick up...and now i need to get off the computer...so....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-61796677031074362782014-10-23T02:45:21.249+01:002014-10-23T02:45:21.249+01:00Everything is as clean as can be, here with my ocd...Everything is as clean as can be, here with my ocd haha always been clean and easier to keep things clean then to have to clean up messes.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-488179592319103502014-10-23T02:11:07.680+01:002014-10-23T02:11:07.680+01:00Rather than approaching my own experience from a h...Rather than approaching my own experience from a historical context, I will concentrate on the contemporary: Being a bachelor, any and all housework, indoor and outdoor, is solely my province.<br /><br />I do dishes daily, make my bed each morning (unless I am ill), do laundry twice a week, shovel snow when necessary (good upper body exercise), cut grass no less than eight days and, preferably, many more days between cuts (dislike walking), dust and vacuum every three to four months or when company is known to be coming, and .... what else is there ?? Oh, yes .... buttons and guns. I usually sew buttons on the same day they come off and clean guns the same day I shoot them.<br /><br />When I was in my twenties, I could not understand why many men and women chose to maintain separate apartments when in most other ways they were very much a couple. I am pleased to say I have come to understand and to appreciate the benefits of maintaining separate residences.Fram Actualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-86985001424443803922014-10-23T00:34:32.655+01:002014-10-23T00:34:32.655+01:00If it is any consolation to you gentlemen out ther...If it is any consolation to you gentlemen out there, many of us ladies are not fans of housework, either, but we do it because it needs to get done. I do love to organize!!! I love things neat and tidy, ready when I need them, I cannot stand clutter.<br /><br />As for the laundry, I just throw anything I need to wash directly into the washer. Since my clothes don't run, there is no need to separate colours, so this makes the laundry task a lot easier to take. :)Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.com