Parents who have helpers at home: do you think it's better to get someone experienced who has worked in Singapore before, or someone totally new to train? We're 2 heads about this, and hoping to get some insights. Thanks loads!

From my experience, a new maid without experience requires time and patience as sometimes due to language barrier there is miscommunication unless u know some Malay or bahasa if u r hiring an Indonesian maid. The ease part is that they will not try to be funny as they are in a foreign country and if ure lucky, they could be really hardworking. For those experienced maid, they do know where they can run to and how to talk back or debate with you on housework or even things that u are unhappy with their working attitude. As experienced maid, they tend to think that they are "clever" as they have work for few years. If u are ready to handle experience maid then it shouldn't be an issue. That's my own point of view in experience.