In an upper-middle class urban Indonesian family, the parents and the children probably won’t do the dishes, since they are likely to have a housemaid living in the house who would be up for the task. In an upper-middle class (sub)urban American family, the parents and the children would probably take turns loading and unloading the dishwasher.
So far, it’s either outsourcing dishwashing or distributing the amount of work equally, however, there’s a different story in India!
In an upper-middle class Indian family, a mother would do the dishes late at night when everybody else is asleep, and she is happy to do so, since that’s a task she has been doing for the household since a very long time ago. I’ve never seen a person who so willingly enjoys doing chores for others, without any payment.
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