/jp/ - Otaku Culture

Why are maids so omnipresent in Japanese works? Is there no Japanese "equivalent" to them? Like you have nuns and miko, but with maids it's just maids and maids wearing a kimono.

Why is it that the long skirted proper English? maids are popular instead of the slutty French maid style? Since they're such a fetish, you'd think they'd use the fetish outfit.