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Post Report of the Day

Amman, Jordan

What is the availability and cost of household help, and what types of help are typically employed by expatriates?

Almost all domestic help is guestworkers from the Philippines, Sri Lanka, or Bangladesh (and there are terrible tales of exploitation outside of the embassy community). People with kids usually hire full time nannies, and we...

What household or grocery items do you wish you had shipped to post?

The American Employee Association has wine, beer, hard liquor, and whiskey (far more whiskey because their purchase limits are separate from other spirits), but the prices are a little high if you like to entertain....