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EPISODE · Jul 14, 2024 · 3 MIN

#215 Thanks Gift for Cat-Sitting ねこシッターのおれい

from NIHONGOBLOG - Easy Japanese Blog from UK - かんたんな日本語でブログを書いています · host Kazue Ono

もうすぐ夏休みです。来月、私は家族で旅行に行きます。うちにねこがいますが、ねこは留守番です。みなさんはペットがいますか。旅行の時、どうしていますか。 うちの近所にねこを飼っている人がいます。その人はペットホテルはおすすめしないと言っていました。 そしてキャットシッターをしてくれると言いました。ありがたいです。 旅行は2週間です。毎日来てもらったら、どんなお礼をすればいいでしょうか。 ネットのフォーラムで調べてみました。いろいろな意見がありました。お礼にお金をわたす人が多かったです。1週間のキャットシッターで、50-100ポンドの現金、またはバウチャーです。イギリスの今の最低賃金を考えると、お礼にお金を渡すなら1回10ポンドと言う人が多かったです。1週間のねこシッターで、家が近い人なら70ポンド。家が遠い人には交通費と合わせて100ポンドぐらいです。 ほかの意見で「100ポンドは多すぎる。相手に失礼だ」と言う人がいました。実は私もそう思って悩んでいました。相手が気を遣うと思います。たぶん、お礼なんてぜんぜん期待していないと思うので、いやな気持ちにさせるかもしれません。それから、こんな意見も多かったです。 「50ポンドぐらいのバウチャーと、花束とカード」 「お互いさまだから、お金じゃなくてワインなど」 相手に気を遣わせないように、みんないろいろ考えているのがわかります。私が一番いいと思ったのは、大人ではなくて、中学生や高校生にお願いしておこずかいをあげた、という人です。近所に中学生がいるので聞いてみます。 It's nearly summer holidays. Next month I will be travelling with my family. I have a cat at home, but she is staying at home. Do you have pets? What do you do when you travel? There is a neighbour who has a cat. She said she would not recommend a pet hotel. She also said she would cat-sit for us. I would be grateful. The trip is for two weeks. If she visits every day, how can I thank her? I looked on online forums. There were many different opinions. Many people gave money as a thank you. For a week's cat-sitting, this could be £50-100 cash or a voucher. Considering the minimum wage right now in the UK, many people said they would give £10 a time if they were to give money as a thank you. For a week's cat-sitting, £70 if the person is close to home. For someone whose home is far away, it's around £100, including transport costs. Other people said, "£100 is too much. It's rude to the person". Actually, I thought so too and was concerned about it. I think the person you're thanking to will be very hesitated. I think they probably don't expect any return gift at all, so it might make them feel uncomfortable. There were also many comments such as. 'A voucher for about £50, plus a bunch of flowers and a card.' 'We help each other, so no money, just a bottle of wine or something.' I can see that people are thinking about all these things so that they don't make the other person feel uncomfortable. The best idea I found was that people asked junior and senior high school students, rather than adults, to give them some pocket money. There are junior high school students in my neighbourhood, so I will ask them.

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