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Beautifully written, and yes, why do we need someone to do what we can all do ourselves? To give us a feeling of self importance I guess. And it's not just lifts this applies to -- this is why we still have domestic staff in this country when most of th

'Liftmen' in NYC don't change much and can expect a Christmas tip from residents. How are tips handled there?

Frequent electricity outages magically resolved by the liftman with a lo-o-ng key. Little kids who love pressing all the buttons just before getting off the lift - errant passengers who keep lift doors open while nana finds his shoes and nani comes from h

Oh yes I have heard this Liifffffft call in many buildings.
And the change of the security people at the drop of a hat is another problem in big complexes.
One of the reasons I chose a single building society and that too with only 4 floors.

I wish there was a like button like in fb. I liked reading this :)

why do we need liftmen-- bez it way to generate employment.. once everyone is educated then we still need paper pushers.. that's for better economy..

Reminds me of the closing lines of Milton's poem, On His Blindness: They also serve who only stand and wait...
Brilliantly written Deepa. I'm reminded of this lift guy at my earlier office in Andheri. He would be reading the Hanuman Chalisa every mor

Great story. Made me think about my times chatting up liftmen. Elevators here just aren't the same as lifts.