There's one in my apartment right now, cleaning. She addresses me in the formal you and calls me Senora Andrea. Did I mention she may potentially be older than my mom AND that I am paying her an amount, though good here, that might be considered illegal in the U.S.?

I don't know how I feel about this. The selfish me is so stoked I don't really have to clean anything - or iron - EVER! I like things to be super clean but hate the process of cleaning.

The not-so-selfish part of me is like "um please let me do that since you're about 40 years older than me and shouldn't be bending over like that."

I'm sure the selfish part of me will win out especially since here it's considered normal to have a nana who is paid between $10USD - $25USD for cleaning a three bedroom (or more) apartment. And it's considered normal that no matter how much older she is than me, I'm the Senora.

For me there is no other option though - I call her Senora Ester too and also refer to her in the formal you. I can't imagine not doing so... she's cleaning my toilets for Pete's sake!! Oy.