英国贵族和富翁们有雇佣男管家的传统。据统计,到第二次世界大战前,英国的男管家曾达三万多人。然而,随着时代的变迁和经济衰退的打击,英国对男管家的需求越来越少,到1979年,英国的男管家仅剩下八十余人了。可是,目前在美国和中东一些富豪的家庭里,男管家们却很吃香。这是新一代的男管家。他们要兼作主人的对外联络人员、膳食管理人和贴身保镖;还要为主人定菜单、采购、雇佣工作人员;要照料主人的衣着,给主人送菜端饭,为主人安排旅行,还要处理大量诸如财产保险一类的琐事。 British nobility and rich men have the tradition of hiring butlers. According to statistics, before the Second World War, the British butler had reached more than 30,000. However, with the change of the times and the impact of the economic downturn, the demand for butlers in the UK is getting less and less. By 1979, there were only about 80 butlers in Britain. However, at present in the United States and some rich Middle Eastern family, butler is very popular. This is a new generation of butler. They should also serve as the owner of the liaison officers, diet managers and personal bodyguards; but also for the master menu, procurement, hiring staff; to take care of the owner’s clothing, to the owner to send meals, meals for the owner to arrange, but also deal with A lot of things like property insurance.