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It occurred to me recently that, at least in the US, the poorest households do not have dishwashers, and to this day consider them to be a luxury. The same can
by dingnuts 3y ago
It occurred to me recently that, at least in the US, the poorest households do not have dishwashers, and to this day consider them to be a luxury.
The same cannot be said for washing machines. Everybody uses a washing machine. If you don't have one, you use a laundromat. Even the poorest do not wash their clothes by hand with a tub and washboard like the olden days.
This comment has no real "point." I just wanted to share what I think is an interesting observation on this topic.
- adamjc 3y agoWe have a dishwasher but rarely use it (only for parties, etc). Loading / unloading is surpringly time-consuming, imho washing by hand is quicker. Something I'd consider doing if I was single would be to have two smaller dishwashers, and alternate them, and leave the clean ones in the dishwasher...
- Mizza 3y agoI've looked into this and they do actually make these. Same size as a normal dishwasher, but has two separate compartments of half the size. I wanna just skip the whole process and have my cabinets clean them though.
- etrautmann 3y agokinda of the same thing isn't it? this just changes the definition of the cabinet to those two compartments.
- MPSimmons 3y agoIt probably depends on the size of the household as well as the food prep habits. In a dense urban landscape without much kitchen, a dishwasher makes less sense, given the amount of eating out, takeaway, and so on, probably decreasing the amount of dishes you have total as well.
- etrautmann 3y agoI lived until last month without a dishwasher (as a NYC resident). It never seemed like that big of a deal. When moving, our only hard requirement for the new place was in-unit laundry.
- danielbln 3y agoBefore having a dishwasher: "Oh you don't need a dishwasher, in fact I find washing dishes by hand meditative!" After: "You will remove my dishwasher from my dead cold hands"
- dharmab 3y agoMy parents had a dishwasher but always said it "didn't get the dishes clean" and used it as a drying rack instead. I bought a house where the dishwasher was incorrectly installed causing odors to come through the sink. That led me down a rabbit hole of proper dishwasher installation, maintenance, loading and using rinse aid. MY GOD! My parents were wasting their lives! My dishwasher cleans and dries two sinks worth with three minutes of effort!
- JohnFen 3y ago> at least in the US, the poorest households do not have dishwashers Not just the poorest. About half of the places I've lived in the US didn't have a dishwasher, and only about 1/4 of those places were affordable for a low-income person. In my experience, it largely depends on how recently the place was built/remodeled.