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Posted on: This Needs to be Dry Cleaned

I guess we did hijack your thread, in countering John's supposition that laundromats were unique to New York (or TV shows set in NYC).

But speaking to your original post, that you haven't seen a self-serve laundry in western China, I wonder if it's not so much a matter of the Chinese not wanting to share 'unsanitary' washing machines, as Jenny suggests, but rather that they are keeping with an economical tradition. If you can't afford a washing machine and dryer, or your home doesn't meet the necessary plumbing and electrical requirements, the most logical alternative, it seems to me, is to hire someone to do your laundry. Standing around in a laundromat waiting for your clothes to dry isn't anywhere near as much fun as it's made out to be on TV.

Posted on: This Needs to be Dry Cleaned

Most are the 'do it yourself' type, Bodawei. There are some (larger ones) where you can have your laundry done for you. (I'm in Canada ... and looking at it, I meant to reply to jinkeli. Oops!)

One of my German profs. mentioned that they have do it yourself dry cleaning in Germany. Some sort of automated thingamajig.

Posted on: This Needs to be Dry Cleaned

My town, 50 thousand or so pop. (varies depending on whether the universities are in) has several laundromats. Many are little hole in the wall sorts of places with a few washers and dryers ... you'd never know they were there unless you were looking.

Posted on: Of Kings, Emperors, and Presidents

Qing Wen 0142 deals with the passive marker bèi.

Posted on: Of Kings, Emperors, and Presidents

I think so. First time I can recall.

Posted on: Of Kings, Emperors, and Presidents

The Governator, perhaps ? ... if we're talking about arm wrestling power.

Posted on: Of Kings, Emperors, and Presidents

The dialogue lines for "I Want an Electric Scooter!" are also read by a guy. In that case, I found it easier to distinguish the tones, but maybe that was because he was speaking quite slowly.

Posted on: Toothache

Yikes! Suddenly that old guy from Marathon Man doesn't seem so scary.

Posted on: Interested in Chinese Medicine

Hear! Hear!

Posted on: Keen on Clean

First of all, great job Dilu!!

So, does Xiǎobǎo really ài gānjiìng? Or does she just have a new bathtub toy that she wants to play with, like a rubber ducky, or a toy boat or something?

(Now Ernie's Rubber Duckie song is stuck in my head.)