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I've lived in England for nearly 40 years, in various different cities. Probably lived in a dozen or more houses during that time. Not one of them had a drier.
by mike-cardwell 8y ago
I've lived in England for nearly 40 years, in various different cities. Probably lived in a dozen or more houses during that time. Not one of them had a drier. I don't recall seeing one in any of my friends houses either. Always see clothes on washing lines all over the place.
So I think you might be stretching it a bit to say that they're ubiquitous here.
- toyg 8y agoSeriously? In the North literally every house has one.
- mike-cardwell 8y agoI grew up in the North. I live in the Midlands now. They're uncommon in both locations.
- toyg 8y agoI just asked in my work chat, about a dozen Englishmen, based around Lancashire and Yorkshire; all have either a dryer or a washer-dryer; one guy in London has a washer-dryer. These are not rich people, just middle-class IT guys. In my experience, the only flat I've rented that didn't have a dryer was a student hole in Preston that didn't have a washing machine either. Maybe it's a sign of the times, maybe Lancashire is a cluster of dryer-lovers, but this is my anecdata.
- mike-cardwell 8y agoYes. Some houses have them and some don't. I'm also referring to mostly middle class people. I think the only thing that we can take from this thread of anecdata is that the following two statements are false: "In the North literally every house has one." "they've been ubiquitous since forever" Clearly, neither of these things are true.