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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Turns out I have done hard labor outside in the summer, and turns out I am also an immigrant. I have nothing against immigrants. I just happen to believe that perhaps people shouldn't sleep in lawns that aren't theirs? But I also have enough introspection to ask about other peoples' opinions. Seems like everyone here thinks they would be thrilled to have people sleeping on their front lawns.[/quote]

Maybe you’re thinking the way you do because you ARE an immigrant.  Understand that we have no caste system here.  We treat our manual laborers with the dignity and respect that they deserve. [/quote]

Who said anything about a caste system? What a leap, to assume my background and motivations so specifically. And I haven't harassed them or belittled them. A lot of extrapolation is going on here. They deserve a break and deserve respect. No disagreement there. I will just say that I do not see this happening in front of anyone else's home. And no one here is saying this is happening to them. So if it's not standard practice for landscapers to take their breaks and nap in their clients' homes, why is it so monstrous of me to be slightly offput by it?[/quote]
I also thought she was an Indian or from maybe from Iran. In my experience, way too often both groups think they are special. [/quote]

Nope, and nope. [/quote]

OP,  can you tell us what manual labor you did outside in the long summer days?
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Why does it matter? I volunteered for Habitat for Humanity. Pretty sure you guys think I am some pearl-clutching Nazi. I am a young immigrant who came from no money and just recently bought my first home, and happened to feel uncomfortable that the people who mow my (small!) lawn sleep out front for an hour a week without first asking.[/quote]

If this is true, you're not doing yourself any favors. You're comparing your optional volunteer work for a week, to someone's livelihood?

Honey, I've volunteered for Habitat for Humanity in Central America. It's a cakewalk compared to the day-long labor that lawncare people do all day every day to put food on the table. And I'm a single female homeowner - what the hell are you afraid of? Seriously?

Go get some real problems. Maybe do your own lawncare. It'll build character, because you clearly need it in a big way.
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