London Mannies ©
I was listening to Women’s hour a couple of months ago when there was a feature about a new craze sweeping the homes of super-rich Manhattenites. Apparently the new fashion accessory for the working mum is the the male nanny, or ‘manny’. The refined New York journalist being interviewed on the show explained that the male nanny offers a different kind of service to the more conventional female one. The manny takes the boys to the park and tires them out playing baseball. He provides a role model for youngsters with fathers that work long hours. You can read all about the new craze here, and here. The type of young man who typically fulfils this role is a graduate or on some kind of gap year. He is well spoken and well dressed and has a clear vision about what the future holds for him. She expressed a faith in the effectiveness of interviews for determining the appropriateness of a candidate for a position. Despite Jenni Murray’s attempts to undermine the concept, the interviewee was convinced of the wisdom of the idea and so am I. Her NewYorker’s assuredness was simply impossible to deny.
I’d forgotten about all this until a couple of days ago having lunch with a friend. We were talking about my moving to London and what I was going to do with myself when I got there when it suddenly came to me ‘London Mannies‘! © How could it fail? What ever is big in NY is bound to eventually take hold of London’s ultra-rich also. So Tom has registered the domain name for me and now we’re ready to roll. Don’t hesitate to contact me if you want in on this exciting new business venture. We can talk strategy.
Count me in. Seriously. I’m looking forward to seeing you in London village. We can be unemplyable together.
“well dressed and has a clear vision about what the future holds for him”: I was thinking about buying a new top from Gap.
Like the new look Our Kid.