International Laundry Day

As I've posted before, I quite enjoy the sights and smells of laundry day. That combined with my ridiculously unending curiosity led me to ask this question: What is laundry day like in other countries? To find out I did some Sunday investigating. Here's a peak into the laundry rooms of some of the far corners of the world:

In Mumbai the hand washing operation is staggering:

They really beat the dirt out of those clothes.

Here's a drive by view of laundry time on the street in China:



Boys in Africa do some bucket washing near a watering hole:



In Iceland, white laundry blows in the wind.



Apparently, in Japan you hang your laundry on your roof with your children on your head.


Sun drying saves energy in Spain:

Such gorgeous colors in this video.

Finally, if you are Uncle Buck you do laundry in the microwave.

I'm pretty sure he would do that in any country.

Missing the 'Mat

Although I hate doing laundry, I have a soft spot for laundromats. There's something meditative about watching clothing spin in the barrels of washers and dryers. I also love interactive public spots where you are likely to meet the neighbors. I'm at my parent's place this Holiday weekend and as much as I'm loving taking advantage of the coinless spin cycle in the basement, I'm actually missing my weekly 'mat visit. What's to miss? Machines, seats, and bottles: Oh, my.

I can almost smell the dryer sheets.

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