The London bedsit I lived in a few years ago didn't have one, I had to use the nearby laundromat. (Aside: as it turns out, I didn't know how washing machines w

The London bedsit I lived in a few years ago didn't have one, I had to use the nearby laundromat. (Aside: as it turns out, I didn't know how washing machines worked, and I spent like a year washing my clothes without soap before the attendant told me. I now know that a "pre-wash" is... exactly what it sounds like, and it's not compatible with putting detergent tablets directly in the drum.)