I have to be honest that the first time I was called it, it rubbed me the wrong way.  Maybe it was because of the accent “HA-ous-Mah-n”.  Or maybe because it was something that I never identified myself with before.  I mean to answer a question posed by strangers, “Was tun Sie hier in der Schweiz zu tun?” (What do you do here in Switzerland?) with “Ich bin eine Hausmann” (I am a Houseman) is awkward to say the least.  I mean on one hand it sounds way to formal for washing floors and toilets.  On the other hand it sounds like I should be getting paid for this.  And…