Why is it normal for Americans to wear dirty clothes?

The habits of neighbors are always examined on the sly and scrupulously. For example, Americans have a lot of “fads” that are strange to us. Take, for example, the appearance of the average American citizen. Most often he has sloppy, wrinkled clothes, and in some places you can even see stains. And no one there is ashamed of this. I wonder why that is?

Some details

Russian migrants were unaware of this at first. According to eyewitness accounts, a fairly clear picture emerges: adults rarely wash and iron clothes; they can go outside in homemade sweatpants and a stretched T-shirt.

Of course, not everyone does this. But for the most part, this phenomenon is still present, and there is a reason for it.

Why did such a habit form?

First of all, this is dislike of discomfort and everything that accompanies it. Here they prefer loose, simple clothes that are not restrictive and comfortable to wear.In addition, the American sincerely does not understand why we spend so much money on clothes. They have even rich people dress simply, and the symbol of wealth is an expensive, prestigious car or a house in Beverly Hills. Of course, they wear beautiful things, but only when it is really necessary.

Their clothes are conventionally divided into two categories – festive and casual.

Attitude to things

Something elegant is worn very rarely; such things are always purchased “expensively” or rented. And if you have the opportunity to buy beauty for crazy money, then you shouldn't wash it yourself because you might ruin it. There is a professional dry cleaner for this. By the way, the prices for such a procedure are not so high there.

Everyday clothes, although of good quality, are considered almost “disposable”. That is, to vilify and throw away is quite an ordinary thing here. Why then wash, spend money on powder and the washing procedure itself? So it turns out that T-shirts, polos, long sleeves, sweatpants and other comfortable clothes for home, leisure, and everyday activities are worn out to the core and thrown away. The same applies to cheap sneakers and other simple shoes.

A socks are a different story altogether. Small children can walk anywhere in socks. It’s easy to see a child running around without shoes in a shopping center. Then they just throw away the laundry and that’s it. By the way, sitting on the floor is quite acceptable here. At school, at a museum, at a store, in a parking lot. Why save it if the clothes can then be thrown into the trash?

The question arises: isn’t this what they then sell to us in cheap second-hand stores? There is no clear answer.

Washing clothes is not an easy task

Yes Yes - many have rented apartments that do not have a washing machine. You have to put your laundry in a large basket and systematically go down to the laundry room, most often located in the basement of an apartment building. There, for a symbolic 2-2.5 dollars (the cost is approximate, we don’t know the exact prices - website note) the machine will wash the clothes.

The reason that there is no normal washing machine in every apartment is clear. Owners do not want to bother with future breakdowns of communications and equipment and other problems. Of course, you can find an apartment with a washing machine, but it is unlikely to be something worthwhile and of high quality, judging by the reviews of our compatriots.

It should be added that household their chemistry is of different quality, and if you skimp, the result will be completely worthless. The person knows about this, and what do you think he will do? Of course, drag the thing to death and throw it away...

To iron or not?

Many migrants note that ironing clothes in America is not respected. Whether they are saving electricity or just being lazy is unknown. But after washing in a machine, as a rule, things go through a drying procedure directly in the drum, and from there they end up in a closet or on a radiator. Why iron? I put on a shirt, shorts and went to the store... Therefore, Americans try to choose clothes that, as a rule, are wrinkle-resistant and quick-drying.

So it turns out that some “wrinkling” and “dirtyness” almost always accompanies the image of the average American. And if you add simple, loose and cheap clothes to this, the impression is not the most favorable.

Underwear

There is an “observational” opinion that many of our Western neighbors rarely change it. In particular, men can wear the same underpants for several days, even turning them inside out to get that “feeling of freshness.” A British lingerie manufacturer once conducted a study on this topic and interviewed a huge number of men.

The situation is intimate, but the fact, as they say, is obvious.

It turns out that wearing sloppy things is in fashion among Americans, although in most cases it is a forced measure. It is so?