6 things that will never let you underestimate cleaners in society

Ziggy Dust: The dancing street cleaner from Poland

Growing up in Africa, what I realized earlier in life is because of poverty parents always encouraged children to study very hard to avoid being a cleaner or a driver. 

They also pray so that their sons or daughters may marry a high learned person in the society, perhaps a doctor because that will give them honor and also bring some money at home.

In Africa, society sees those in the cleaning and driving professions as uneducated or school dropouts, and many times, I see the problems a woman in love with a driver or a cleaner faces. Surprisingly, when I arrived in Europe decades ago, I noticed that some people look down on those who work as a cleaner as well like Africa.

What is actually wrong with being a cleaner? If everyone wants to be in front who will be behind to help the blind? And if everyone wants to be a doctor, engineer, pilot, captain, etc, who will be the cleaner to clean the offices of the pilot, engineer, etc, for them to enjoy a happy healthy life?

As a matter of fact, I think people who look down on cleaners are not clean themselves. If one considers the role of cleaners in society they will give them every respect they deserve equally like the scientist or a pilot. Many hate to clean because it’s a tough job. 

This is the reason many can’t clean but then why do they look down on cleaners when they are doing the job they wouldn’t do?

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