Can you believe that my brother and his wife feed their maid and gardener only bread for lunch ?

I'm looking after by bro's house while they are away. The maid and gardener are working here today so I asked them what they normally eat for lunch. The reply from both of them was, "Bread".
That's bullsh*t ! I gave them both chicken, rice and gravy.
When my bro comes back next week then we are going to have a chat about Human rights I think.
Just bread is like 1980's Apartheid nonsense !

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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

Here most people are expected to take their own lunch when they work a job. I worked for a car lot and one of my duties was to cook lunch and it was for everyone...the mechanic, the other employees and the boss. They didn't have to eat it if they didn't want to but they usually did. The boss doesn't want to eat lunch unless everyone else has lunch. We had a variety of meals including grilled chicken, hamburger, steak, stew, soups, chicken & rice, etc. Sometimes I'd make a Mexican meal at home (enchiladas, Spanish rice, salsa for chips, sofapilla cheesecake) and bring it. Also cooked turkey dinners a few times.

Wraithorn · 51-55, M

@cherokeepatti That sounds great. In SA maids and gardeners get little money so it is basically accepted tradition that the employer provides lunch. Just bread is not lunch, that's an insult. I will definitely chat to my bro about this. It's like a basic Human rights issue.