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#myLAcommute I was a butler for 11 years

#myLAcommute asks locals where they\'re coming from, where they\'re going and why.
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December 14, 2015

CURTIS KEITH

I’ve always worked in the service industry. I was a butler for 11 years before I became a maître d’. My job is to make customers feel at home, to anticipate what they might need, to have empathy. I’m on my way home. My commute is a little bit over an hour, but I enjoy it. Being from the Netherlands, I’m used to trains.

Del Mar Blvd. to Cahuenga Blvd.

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