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This document is a screenshot of a New York Times digital article dated January 15, 2017, discussing the rise of English-style butlers in China among the affluent. It features quotes from trainers Neal Yeh and Christopher Noble regarding the International Butler Academy China in Chengdu. The document bears the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032435', indicating it is part of a larger document production for a House Oversight Committee investigation, though the content itself is unrelated to Epstein or criminal activity on its face.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Neal Yeh | Butler Trainer |
Chinese-born Briton living in Beijing, helps train and find jobs for butlers.
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| Christopher Noble | Trainer |
American trainer at the academy, previously ran bars in Cleveland.
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| Xi Jinping | President of China |
Mentioned in the final paragraph regarding the incongruity of the butler boom.
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| Gilles Sabrié | Photographer |
Credited for the photo of the student setting the table.
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| Donald Trump | US President (at the time) |
Mentioned in a sidebar headline: 'Women Who Voted for Donald Trump...'
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| The New York Times |
Publisher of the article.
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| International Butler Academy China |
Training school opened in 2014 in Chengdu.
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| AT&T |
Network carrier shown in device status bar.
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| E.P.A. |
Mentioned in sidebar headline.
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Timeline (1 events)
Locations (5)
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Residence of Neal Yeh.
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Primary subject location regarding the butler trend.
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Referenced regarding 'Downton Abbey' and blue blood families.
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City in southwest China where the International Butler Academy China opened.
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Previous work location of Christopher Noble.
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Relationships (2)
Implied connection through context of butler training in China.
Described as 'an American trainer at the academy'.
Key Quotes (3)
"“What they would like to say to their friends is, ‘Look, I have a butler, an English-style butler in my home,’ to show how wealthy they are,” said Neal Yeh"Source
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"“The country now with the biggest trend in butlers is China,” said Mr. Yeh"Source
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"“The Chinese are vacationing more now than ever in history, and so they’re being exposed to the West more and more,” said Christopher Noble"Source
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Sunday, January 15, 2017
The New York Times
Sunday, January 15, 2017
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“What they would like to say to their friends is, ‘Look, I have a butler, an English-style butler in my home,’ to show how wealthy they are,” said Neal Yeh, a Chinese-born Briton living in Beijing, who for over a decade has helped train and find jobs for butlers.
“The country now with the biggest trend in butlers is China,” said Mr. Yeh, whose English accent would be at home on “Downton Abbey,” the television series about a blue blood family in England, which was avidly watched in China. “I dare say I have played a part in starting this trend.”
Butler training schools and agencies have been doing business in China for more than a decade, but the number of recruits has grown sharply in recent years, according to those in the business. Most are Chinese and many are women. The International Butler Academy China opened in 2014 here in Chengdu, a haze-covered city in southwest China, and offers a six-week boot camp on dinner service, managing homes and other minutiae of high living.
“The Chinese are vacationing more now than ever in history, and so they’re being exposed to the West more and more,” said Christopher Noble, an American trainer at the academy who previously ran bars in Cleveland. “But Chinese people see that, experience top-class personal service abroad, and they want to experience it here.”
A boom in butler service might seem incongruous as President Xi Jinping
A student uses a ruler to set the cutlery on the table for a formal dinner. Gilles Sabrié for The New York Times
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