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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two things to those that whine about the poor, abused APs.

1)Learn to do math. The $196 is not all they get. They do not have expenses. You need to factor in all of the things that get covered by the HFs before you plead indentured servant
2)The point of the program is not "Come to America and makes lots of money!!!!" The program is a CULTURAL EXCHANGE. Look at the website of any of the agencies and you will see this. If you are confused, I suggest you LEARN TO READ.[/quote]

1) That's how math works. The fees you pay the agency go to the agency, not to the AP. You chose to join the program and pay the fee-she owes you nothing for that. She might not be paying rent (because even if she wanted to, it's a program qualification) but there are posts every day about how host parents don't want to pay for their food, gas, toiletries, etc. So they do have expenses. Everything costs money, not just housing. Living in your spare bedroom (that would otherwise be treated as a closet...) isn't that thrilling.

2) If the whole point of the program is CULTURAL EXCHANGE then why do they need to do laundry, wash your dishes or take out your trash? They should be out soaking up all the amazing culture instead of fussing around your house cleaning up after your kids. I'm sure you're very concerned that they experience so much CULTURAL EXCHANGE so your AP has few hours, access to a car, and you live in a great area with a ton of FREE stuff to do (because otherwise I'm not sure how she can afford to experience so much CULTURE). [/quote]

To your second point, most of the people on this board live in DC so the au pairs do have access to an almost unlimited array of free cultural institutions. My four au pairs have all used the city as their playground very happily while getting around on the unlimited metro pass that I provided for them each month. [/quote]

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