Butlers in the Media

by Steven Ferry

Trust a psychologist to twist reality into their own negative world view, turning a butler’s ability and desire to finesse a situation into a comfortable one for all concerned, into the assertion that the butler is lying—and from this negative evaluation, creating a new term according to this Psychology Today article, of Butler Lies that are defined as “lies we tell to avoid social interaction.”

Otherwise, there were three instances this month of the butler being used in commerce:

Dobson the Butler—how some of the world sees our profession!

Then there is The Butler, a red wine of undetermined composition.

And the Car Butler—a “Wood Vehicle Clothes Hanger” that sits on the back of the driver’s seat headrest. Although we are not sure how many “Wood Vehicles” are on the road that could benefit from such a hanger.

The Institute is dedicated to raising service standards by broadly disseminating the mindset and superior service expertise of that time-honored, quintessential service provider, the British Butler, updated with modern people skills, and adapted to the needs of modern employers and guests in staffed homes, luxury hotels, resorts, spas, retirement communities, jets, yachts & cruise ships around the world.