Uniforms

Many Filipinos in the service industry wear uniforms, more so (it seems, at least) than in the States. Many retail workers in the U.S. don't wear uniforms, most bank workers don't wear uniforms and, although I can't be sure about this last one, I would bet that most housekeepers don't wear uniforms (Alice from the Brady Bunch excepted, of course).

Many housekeepers here do wear uniforms, and certainly most housekeepers in this neighborhood do. Unless you work for us, that is. We've never even considered buying a uniform for Cheryl, which just might make us bad employers. If we ever decide that we are in the market for housekeeper uniforms, we can pick them up at any grocery or department store, right under the sign that says "Maid Uniforms."