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Why are laundromats sexy? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Everybody always presents laundromats in tv shows and movies as this sexy place where you meet horny singles who aren't wearing underwear because it's in the wash.

But in real life, that just isn't true. The laundromat has angry people who don't want to be there, and nobody EVER has sex, or takes their clothes off.

So why are laundromats always presented like that?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I mean I get that, certainly within the context of the last five years, but laundromats were a staple of American tv since the eighties I feel (that's at least what American tv I've seen).

Then again I'm almost in that age bracket you mentioned. Laundromats aren't a common where I live, though. There's more nowadays, due to the changes you mentioned, but it's not nearly a common aspect of life.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

laundromats were a staple of American tv since the eighties I feel (that's at least what American tv I've seen).

A lot of American TV takes place in NYC, and there just isn’t room for lots of apartments to have washers and dryers in NYC. Buildings might have a laundry room, or you go to a laundromat.