Day 32 - No way Macho

I have been here for five weeks now. No one is cleaning my room. Well, I mean, I have reluctantly cleaned it in between. It was just agreed differently. And every time I asked, there was another reason why it didn't work out today. But tomorrow! I offered to do it myself. But no! That's not necessary, tomorrow the sister of the woman who always does the laundry for Carla's sister-in-law will come. Once someone actually came, but it wasn't the one who was announced. Today, a new cleaning cycle was supposed to start - promised. At 2 p.m., then at 6 p.m. Nothing happened. Getting a little annoying. So I asked how much the cleaning contributes to the total rent, I would like to do it myself. Boom! Half an hour later, everything was done. And by whom? By the only man in the house (the 9-year-old doesn't count), my host Candida's nephew.

Male Nicas have the reputation of being bad machos. The men make the decisions, often with violence (and not rarely). And housework is not work, but women's work. Quite different Quenner, around 20 years old, student. He voluntarily mops the floor, tidies up, and cleans the cabinets. He says he enjoys cleaning. The women of the family don't think that's normal, but nice.

The photo is from yesterday.

Weather clear, hot, and pleasantly windy.