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Year: present
Location: Chinese high-rise apartment
buildings, schools and hospital buildings
Don't be surprised when
you see a middle aged lady sitting in an elevator all day long. She is just doing
her job - Kan Dian Ti (Kan means watch, Dian
means electric, Ti means ladder, Dian Ti means elevator).
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Job title (informal):
Kan Dian
Ti De (somebody watching the elevator, or elevator operator)
Job
Description (simple):
Operate the elevator and make sure no one can touch
the control panel of the elevator, and no one can use the elevator under the fifth
floor.
Fringe Benefits:
Free to conduct personal business
during work hours.
Most elevator operators choose to Da
Mao Huor (Da means knit, Mao means woolen, Huor means small business, Mao
Huor - woolen related small business - often refers to a sweater, Da Mao Huor
is to knit a sweater)
Da Mao Huor needs Mao Xian
(knitting wool), Mao Yi Zhen (knitting needle),
and of course, Cha (tea) as well.
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you are not supposed to touch the control panel yourself, you must report the
floor number to the Kan Dian Ti De, and she will
use her Mao Yi Zhen (Yi means cloth, Mao Yi means
sweater, Mao Yi Zhen means knitting needle) to operate the control panel so she
can remain in the sitting position.
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The elevator door is closing..., enjoy the ride!
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