Comments on: Clothes washed daily by over one in three Japanese http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/08/13/clothes-washed-daily-by-over-one-in-three-japanese/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Thu, 10 Apr 2014 22:29:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.2 By: Mark http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/08/13/clothes-washed-daily-by-over-one-in-three-japanese/comment-page-1/#comment-177617 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:14:47 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=2277#comment-177617 Is there a survey on hot vs. cold only washing machines? (yes, you read that right, over here there are mostly cold only machines)
I still can’t believe that the people over here don’t realise that washing in warm/hot water is better for removing odours/stains etc!

]]> By: Sikantis http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/08/13/clothes-washed-daily-by-over-one-in-three-japanese/comment-page-1/#comment-177552 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:55:40 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=2277#comment-177552 Wow, this list looks really like a lot of work. The washing machines of the future probably won’t use detergents anymore.

]]> By: Ken Y-N http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/08/13/clothes-washed-daily-by-over-one-in-three-japanese/comment-page-1/#comment-177549 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:02:00 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=2277#comment-177549 That’s a good question! I don’t actually have any stats to hand for that, but most of the top-end washers have built-in dryers.

As a wild guess, I think that one factor would be electricity being reasonably expensive while fresh air is free. We have a tumble-dryer, but we also have a bathroom that has a gas-powered drying facility, and gas, my wife assures me, is cheaper than electricity. In our last flat with the same washing machine but no bathroom dryer, indoor washing was dried using cool air from the air conditioner, on the whole.

Another thought: given that upright/tub washing machines are more popular than drums, after the spin dry the clothes are going to be stuck to the outside, so are not going to dry as well as in a drum.

I’ll have to research this question…

]]> By: Galerius http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/08/13/clothes-washed-daily-by-over-one-in-three-japanese/comment-page-1/#comment-177516 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:42:59 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=2277#comment-177516 I’m always wondering why the Japanese don’t use a tumble-dryer. They always hang there clothes to dry. Is there any particular reason for that?

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