Why there are no washing machines in American apartments: an immigrant look
'21.05.2021'
I am not a girl spoiled by life, because I was born and grew up in an ordinary Russian family. I have grandparents. I, like many, often lived in the village. But, when I came to America, I was immediately surprised by their lives, the author of the channel writes. "Katya and the USA" on Yandex.Zen.
Why? Than?
Practically everyone. It took me several years to adapt to their conditions and patterns in society.
A banal example from my personal life.
At home in our time there was an ordinary washing machine, I remember it was still as funny as a deep basin with a motor. Then, over time, a modern one appeared. And it makes home laundry easier. Okay, everyone understands this.
I still remember the time when I lived with my grandmother in the summer, she specially took me to the river and showed me how women used to wash. I was not interested then, but now I regret that I did not go into details ... Eh!
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So that’s the point.
Arriving in America, I was surprised that people don’t have washing machines at home. How so? When I began to ask questions on this topic, I received basically the same answers:
- Expensive to pay for electricity.
- They are generally not profitable to buy for an apartment.
- Very rich Americans can afford the “washing machine”.
- Laundry is convenient and costs cents.
I don’t understand this. Although so many years have passed, but it still doesn’t fit in my head. All 12 years of life in America, I went to do laundry only in the laundry. Yes! I was not able to buy and install a washing machine in my apartment.
It’s not even very fun: to pack for five days, then go to the laundry room and wait a couple of hours, until everything is washed and dry.
By the way, there are the simplest laundries, they are also the cheapest. And there are amenities for people: a cafe, chairs and so on. Here they are a little more expensive.
Although, it would seem, why should I overpay for the laundry, if I can safely go about my business ?! For example, spend these few hours shopping!
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But there is an exception in America: private homes. There already, like it or not, there will be a “washing machine”. Because you can't run into a laundry room in the nearest town. And they pay the bills oh-oh what!
Original blog post "Katya from the USA" on Yandex.Zen
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