Hi we will be hiring a helper for the first time. We require her to look after our 1 year old son, cook and do the housework. Which country do you hire your maid from? We're so confused after speaking to a number of our friends and maid agencies. Any advice is much appreciated!

I agree that being able to communicate with the maid would be key. For your case, experience in looking after children would be another factor. The rest such as cooking and doing chores could be taught (as long as you can communicate with her). One of my neighbour, who had hired both Indon and Myanmese maids made a general comment that the latter usually tended to have received formal education and could handle tasks more efficiently. However, Indon maids appeared to be more hardworking. All the best!!