The Ironing Board

S has been used to having his washing done for him at the laundry in the apartment where he lived before. His socks came back beautifully pressed and folded, his shirts immaculate on hangers and sealed in polythene. However, our new Ayi doesn't seem to know anything about ironing. Washing - no problem - something goes in the washing basket and quite literally within the hour it has disappeared, only to reappear, nice and clean, the following day in a wardrobe somewhere (usually the wrong wardrobe, but that's another story). But poor S - his shirts are there, neatly hung in his wardrobe in an almost military fashion - but all creased. We searched the house from top to bottom for any sign of an iron or ironing board - nothing. So off we went to Carrefour to purchase the missing items. We left them in the hall and watched with interest to see what happened (remember the Ayi doesn't speak a word of English). They vanished, and appeared some time later in one of the bathrooms. They were still in their packaging. I was wondering if the Ayi actually knew what they were, or if I was going to have to explain somehow. I went to look at the ironing board, to see if it came with instructions. It was then that I noticed that although the majority of the packaging was in Chinese, there were some English translations for what I assume were its highlights. Here are the translations, word for word:

High Quality solidity substance
Using the new environmenting multiple board
Adjusting the high any time
Keeping the highest costuming est
Let them top grade

Good, that's all clear then.

The iron is Tefal, is in English, and makes much of its Extra Burst of Steam capabilities. I expect to walk in and find the Ayi cooking rice with it.