Say,
What should I do after washing clothes?
For the people of the Celestial Kingdom, steadily hold up a basin of clean clothes and walk to the clothesline calmly, hang them neatly and skillfully, and it's done.
But if this wave of operations is in the United States, people in the community may come up to tell you "friendship" that afternoon——
"Your clothes and clothesline should be collected quickly, otherwise The fine will come later.”
But in fact, in many states in the United States, outdoor clothes drying is a high-risk action-illegal...
Recently, The U.S. State of Malaysia announced the passage of the "Abolition of the Bill to Prohibit Outdoor Clothes Drying on the Clothesline" to allow people living in this state to be very much Concern ,
And going back, similar news is endless— —
Almost every two or three years, the bill "You can use the clothesline to dry clothes outdoors" will be passed in different states, repeatedly, as if it is endless The protagonist drama on the clothesline...
In fact, in most parts of the United States, it is still strictly forbidden to use the clothesline to dry clothes outdoors.
In this regard, some people are happy and some are worried. In the past two years, after environmental protection has been paid more and more attention, the "clothes line war" in the United States has also intensified.
The first question is that Americans do not dry their clothes naturally, so how do they dry them?
If you have ever lived with an American, you will find in their concept-
"Aren't clothes all dried with a dryer?"
Go deeper ——
"What can't be dried? My socks and underwear rely on the dryer."
Basically, without the dryer, most American people will no longer live complete.
Because the survey shows that in the United States, 79% of the houses have dryers, and 90% of Americans are accustomed to using dryers, that is, to wash clothes several times a week, use the dryer several times... …
For them, the dryer is the most basic existence like the washing machine.
Children's shoes who have used the dryer should be impressed by this heated and tumbling machine —
is so fast, you can wear it after washing your clothes!
Uh, the clothes are wrinkled, I'll go iron it twice...
The American people love the first article very much, and basically ignore the second article......
and the dryer’s Efficiency really matches with many American people who live fast-paced.
American electrical appliance merchants reflect that customers are constantly pursuing ways to improve efficiency-
"This is very convenient and efficient."
Compared with these people, they take it for granted that "clothes are all dried "Machine-dried", there is also another group of American people who love natural drying.
And their sorrows are great.
This grandma lives alone, and one of her favorite things in her daily life is to wash the clothes and dry the clean and fragrant clothes neatly.
But such a hobby was ruthlessly ruined by state laws. In order not to break the law and to continue her hobby of drying clothes on the clothesline when she was young, grandma could only-
drying clothes on the shelf next to the window sill in her house and indoors.
It’s too difficult to absorb some sunlight...
But what’s unacceptable is that grandma’s backyard has so much room to play with —
is really for this problem. She has a sad look...
and this aunt is relatively fresh,
She is in her own house regardlessThe clothes were hanging up in front of the house. Although she knew it was illegal, she said that as long as no one came to complain to her, and forced her to stop, she would insist on her "right to dry clothes",
Another nurse sister said that she had just moved to a state where clothes were not allowed to dry outdoors, but she still wanted to do so, so she asked the neighbors to know that they did not object, considering that her backyard could not be seen from the road, she That's it.
did not expect to be asked by the neighborhood committee to use the dryer, so she could only do it five times a week...
It is logical to say that in her own backyard, in her own house On the site, you can do anything, let alone hang a little clothes? ? ?
"Everyone thinks that it is okay to do anything in their backyard, I can wander around in the backyard in a bikini, but I can’t dry clothes in the yard, which is too incomprehensible."
What's more, considering the electricity bill generated by the dryer- 25 knives per month , it is also a daily expense that they could have saved.
But the dispute of clothes drying by the American people has been around for a long time, and it has been arguing for decades, and it has become a hot topic of public discussion every year...
And the supporters and opponents behind this Representing different classes in the United States, this "clothes line battle" is actually a battle between the interests of one class and the rights of another class.
Everyone knows that the residential areas in American cities and towns are relatively concentrated, and the power of community associations is great. These people formulate some neighborhood rules and regulations, mediate conflicts between some neighbors, maintain the cleanliness and harmony of the community, and also Find ways to protect the interests of the entire community.
Many housing associations in the United States come from this. Members are elected from the homeowners, and there are also land developers.
is such a group of people, which has become the biggest problem of "outdoor clothesline drying". Obstacles. The key point lies in what they call "the interests of the entire community."
because they have to remove all obstacles that make the community look sloppy and cheap, so that prospective buyers can leave a clean and orderly impression of the houses here, and then they can make these real estate on the housing market Circulate.
Under their "hands", the appearance of the house, including the appearance of the garden, is subject to control. These regulations must be complied with whether it is unit houses, mobile dwellings, or even independent houses in the community.
Therefore, those reports that "it is illegal to repair the lawn in front of your house" and "It is also illegal to raise chickens and ducks in your yard".
In some communities, residents are not allowed to repair cars on the community road, and the TV pot cover cannot exceed a certain size...
And outdoor clothes drying are the most unbearable in their opinion——
Almost seriously affects the value of the house!
"If a potential buyer goes around the community and sees the family’s clothes hanging on the rope in the backyard, they will question the level of living they are about to buy, because it seems that the family cannot afford it. Set up a dryer. "
The housing developer continued to add——
"Many buyers and tenants are because of the neat and orderly neighborhoods under these regulations. It’s just appearance that decides to live here. Just like many residents don’t want to see garbage or a zombie car as soon as they open the curtains, they don’t want to see the clothesline and the clothes flying around. ”
In their eyes, clean and fragrant clothes on the clothesline = a pile of garbage? ? ?
Outdoor drying community = poor? ? ? ?
and this community refers to 300,000 communities in the United States, 60 million people...
Experts said that these communities want to build a kind of "banal" beauty, so that every house on the street looks Will not imply living inThe living level of the people inside will not affect the judgment of potential buyers.
"We spent a lot of money on the construction and design of this house. We told the builders which windows they should use, everything we did was for the community to look good for everyone .
In a community, I can see that the backyard of a family is colorful, which makes the whole community look cheap.”
So colorful clothes are placed on the clothesline in the yard. It doesn't seem to be pleasing to the eye, but it means "poor" and "can't afford to use the dryer"......
? ? ? ?
In addition to the housing association's insistence on banning outdoor clothes drying for the "benefits of the whole community", some residents also agree with this idea very much, but for other considerations-
"The houses are closely spaced," You don’t want to go out to see your neighbor’s clothes drying out.
Oh, and underwear.
especially those obese American underwear..."
For This question, as early as 1966, the United States turned out the "clothesline-etiquette guide (clothesline-etiquette) leading the world-how to dry clothes look more respectful to your neighborhood!"
Have to say, the American people have a long history of drying clothes...
And because they can’t understand the neighbor’s drying rack in their yard, they affect their mood when they go out. The drying rack was overturned to the ground. The last two had a quarrel. In anger, the man shot and killed the neighbor...
"A bloody murder caused by a clothesline..."
It can be seen that Americans love and hate the clothesline-how deeply those who love it love it, those who hate it hate how deeply...
And there is another "historical reason" "Yes, for Americans, the clothesline is a reminder of the age of frugality, and they don't want to recall those years-
"We have entered modern life long ago, hahahahaha!"
Before the modern lifestyle became popular among Americans in the middle of the last century, drying clothes outdoors was a very common thing.
Later, partly to allow more women to save time on housework and return to the labor force, partly because of the advertising function of those electrical appliance companies, partly the symbolic meaning of "progress", people gradually abandoned the clothesline...
But in contrast to these people who "do not want to recall the hard and simple life", a group of American people miss those "hard and simple days" very much.
Some people have seen the beauty of the clothesline-
"This is organic, natural beauty, simple functions, colorful panoramas dancing on the rope."
People The desire for simplicity, the joy brought by the colorful clothes on the clothesline, and the nostalgia for traditional housework have returned to them in the cycle of time.
More people are just angry that they have been deprived of the right to dry their clothes...
"I can see my neighbors, drying their clean clothes, smelling the fragrant washing powder Taste, this is a quiet thing, I don’t rush in a hurry, I enjoy drying clothes.
It makes me feel relaxed, because you can do it leisurely on your own site. Such a fast-paced world.”
In recent years, as environmental protection and climate issues have been paid more attention, the clothesline in the United States seems to have a strong trend of returning to the lawmakers of all states. Clothing rights".
Because dryers are really not an environmentally friendly invention,
dryers account for at least 6% of the energy consumption of American households, ranking second among all electrical appliances, only compared to refrigerators. a little less.
As for the dryer, there is no distinction between energy saving and high energy grade-
includes heated air and rotating clothes, no matter which brand, energy consumption is almost the same.
The way to reduce energy consumption a little is to buy the kind that can detect that the clothes have been dried and automatically stop heating.
And 1/4 of carbon emissions in developed countries comes from household energy consumption.
It is conceivable that the contribution of dryers is also very great...
Sometimes it is the source of home fires...
By the way, Americans occupy 4% of the world’s population. It consumes 25% of the world’s energy...
Compared with the zero-carbon emission pure natural and pollution-free solar air drying method, the dryer is really an "unnecessary invention" to a certain extent...
Experts said, "If one-third of Americans dry clothes outdoors for five months in a year, it will reduce the planet's carbon emissions by 2.2 million tons in ten years!"
Pragmatic people said— —
“Maybe 40 years ago, energy was cheap and people were not aware of global warming. Everyone used a dryer to make sense, but now it’s different.”
Eye sharp mass discovery——
"Our government has been calling on everyone to be environmentally friendly, such as cutting off unnecessary power.
However, there is still a completely free thing to do here."
is a unique landscape in the United States. Appeared, multiple "clothes line associations" came into being-
"To fight for our supreme right to dry clothes!"
educate the American people on the benefits of the outdoor natural drying method-
"Exercise, relax the senses, save money, avoid fires, and improve mood."
The organizers of the association also said that a clothesline representing victory should be hung at the door of the White House to lay the clothesline. status.
A British film screenwriter and director saw this phenomenon while traveling around the United States and made a movie called "Drying For Freedom"......
these years Because of climate and energy considerations, many states in the United States have begun to "equalize" the clothesline.
Some areas allow the appearance of specific outdoor drying racks, such as the umbrella-shaped —
and the Americans have re-recognized the magic drying racks —
such as The host was planted deeply after seeing the Japanese multifunctional drying rack brought by the female reporter...
——"It’s called Japan...??"
——“Japan drying Hanger"
The host's heart os: I will buy one online after the show.
While the U.S. emperor is constantly struggling to determine whether to legislate to protect the right to dry clothes,
is not lagging behind in other developed countries. As early as more than ten years ago, half of the households in Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Belgium had dryers. Drying machines, even in the Netherlands, where the environmental awareness is relatively strong, the number of dryers is doubling every ten years...
Considering that Europe has a lot of rain and the climate is sometimes extremely cold, it can be understood.
and some countries have begun to eulogize the greatness of the clothesline-art works with the theme of clothesline and drying clothes are constantly emerging,
Sweden
ITALY
In Italy, the art of drying clothes has been brought to the extreme. Whether it is on the street or the end of the alley, on the wall or on the balcony, it blends perfectly with the background...
Venice, Italy Water city
Tiles on the ground in Brazil
India by the Ganges
Philippine beachOn
Cuba
Our Zhouzhuang
and the university dormitory we once lived in——
In the United States, the people are begging for a drying On the occasion of the clothesline, we, the people of the celestial dynasty, have used the clothesline in every household~
In our old saying, the sun's ultraviolet rays are also sterilizing!
ref:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=Cbkvmnlb-G8&feature=emb_logo
https://wwwc03#.bb .com/news/magazine-11417677
http://www.dryingforfreedom.com/page/4/
https://www.nytimes .com/2008/04/17/world/americas/17clothesline.html
http://laundrylist.org/why-line-dry.html
https://margieinitaly.com/2012/ 02/18/clotheslines-and-laundry-in-italy/
https://www.featureshoot.com/2016/06/seeing-the-world-through-clotheslines-from-italy -to-china-sponsored/
