30 Things That Are An Integral Part Of An American House, As Assumed By Non-Americans In This Online Group

YES!! I ALWAYS have peanut butter!!!!

Probably every house has both but it depends on where you live and the time of year whether you can line-dry or not. Where I live I can technically line-dry all year but can't do so when it's windy and dust is blowing.

I love hanging my clothes out, but a crackhead stole a bunch of my jeans once. Something you never forget.

I live in Belgium and most household have both too or one machine that does both. I rarely dry outside myself 'cus my yard is really small.

if you own your home, it's likely you have a washer and dryer. some will supplement with a line outside, but those in northern states can't do that during the winter

In the UK most people have dryers because it's often damp.

Not American but when you live in a place with a real winter, a dryer comes in handy. In the summer I also line dry - saves energy

In the U.S. if you have a washer, chances are you have a dryer. Some humid areas need it. Some apartments have hook ups for washer/dryer and no room to hang laundry. For the rest, no idea. Just grew up with the combo. For myself, I hang most of my clothes, they last longer hang dry.

Some of us live in apartments in a city where there is no room to put a line to dry laundry.

Yes, most every house has both. In my town you are not ALLOWED to dry your laundry outside on a line, presumably due to someone thinking it is an eyesore. I hate it.

I wish! I have to drag my laundry downstairs, out to the laundry room, wait for one of the 4 washers to be available (if none are broken, which one usually is). Pay $2 - $2.50 to wash, wash again because it still stinks. Wait for one of the 4 dryers (again 1-3 are usually broken) pay $1.50 to dry, top-up with .25 cents only to get 1-6 more minutes, dry Again cause still wet, come back to see someone's messed with my machine and i have to redry. Collect, haul back through the inevitable darkness to my unit while fearfully remaining vigilant because im a woman, drag up the stairs, unload and "fold" repeat.

Aussie - it's pretty much 50/50 here. I didn't have a line for a number of years. Just used a portable caravan line for a while, but bought a collapsable permanent one recently. With power going up, we'll be using it less.

Pretty much.

I had them in each of my past houses(I just sold my most recent one and am moving into a camper) and being a single guy it was just easier to throw the laundry in before I went to bed.

I repair appliances for a living and I can tell you almost everyone has both washer and dryer.

Not everyone in the US has a clothes washer, but if you do, you have a dryer, too.

clothes are softer from the dryer and many of us aren't home to bring them in if it starts raining. also, some HOAs get obnoxious about things like this (stupid, i know)

Have washer and dryer. Living in Florida you can’t dry your stuff outside without getting a mildew smell.

*casual looks over at 12 inches of snow in December*

We have one. Not everyone does, though. Some people like to air dry their stuff, some people are trying not to waste energy ... we do it because with 2 kids you'll have to buy more land to hang up everything :-) Plus winter ...

Yup!

From Canada - every laundry space I've been in has had a dryer.

I'd love to line dry our clothes but my mother (who lives with us) hates how it looks. I put a clothesline up down in our furnace room, but it doesn't give the clothes the crisp, delicious feel and scent of clothes dried out in the sun and wind.

We have a washer/dryer.. well it's not suitable for clothes but damn it's helpful with socks & underwear.

In Ireland it depends on the time of the year. It's raining about 90% of the time so most use a dryer or clothes horse. But nothing beats wind dried

We need a dryer we can’t hung stuff up outside during winter. Go upstate New York.

ye we got these,but i bet you don't have the 2 in one separated unit built to be stacked on top of the other

Midwest U.S. here, & we have a washer/dryer set. We do hang certain clothes (cycling gear, delicates) in the 2nd bathroom that is rarely used. I put up an extendable closet rod, centered over the tub - put clothing on regular hangers or skirt hangers (with clips) & close the door. They are usually dry overnite. We also have a covered, screened-in porch on the west side of our house & I set up two 18" sq. wire shelf towers, with another closet rod to hang clothes on in the summer. The afternoon sun gets them dry in an hour or less, depending on the temperature - it sometimes gets up to 100F out there!

have it!

I live in Australia had a drier when I lived in the mountains, but only used it in wintee when there was no chance of clothes drying.

The Washer is a top loader and not a round door on the side

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I have always had washer & dryer. Surprised it is not common in GB.

Depends on where you live. I grew up in WA state, and it's not common there. I also lived in Alaska; no one has it in their homes. Where I live now, you wouldn't survive summer without it.

You think this is unique to America? I've got news for you...

The proper use of a garbage disposal is for those food scraps that inadvertently gets in the sink during food prep or clean up. So convenient to turn on the tap. Run the disposal for a moment, and the mess is gone, theoretically won't clog the drain. Most food scrap should go in the compost at best, bin at worst, but it is nice to not have to muck about with cleaning a nasty drain strainer for the bits that make it to the drain.

I mean, it's not like we have stacks of drywall just laying around the house. They're usually hanging around the walls and ceilings.

We do like our cold drinks and our convenience. So, I guess I do resemble this comment.

Isn't it because in the US they wash the protective layer off before sale?

Made popular by working class for durability few hundred years later they come with holes already f*****g in them

some but not most

Yeah, we in the U.S. never have warmed up to shelf stable milk, and milk does go well with the cereal mentioned in another post.

Or a cat!

There is not any cereal in the photo. One a bag of 'Cereal Toppers', not sure what it is

You ever try homemade baked Mac and cheese?? SO GOOD!

Garage freezer yes. Fridge no.

A dishwasher cycle can often be more conservative of water than hand washing and rinsing. A gallon or two versus quite possibly many more!

This one depends a bit on how you define "weird".

So........only Americans have microwaves?

Or, in real life, faces the massive TV

and they suck too...because they frequently go off balance in the spin cycle.

Always have cheese n the fridge and peanut butter in the cupboard

T-shirts for everyone as you have the right to bare arms.

We have a mountain of stuffed animals instead of pillows. Much more cuddly.