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Welcome back to History of Simple Things.
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Today's topic comes from one of our viewers, Colin King-Ola.
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Thanks for the suggestion.
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You asked why Americans don't dry clothes outside but the rest of the world does.
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Step outside in many parts of Europe,
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Asia, Latin America or Africa,
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and you might see a familiar sight.
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Shirts swaying in the wind,
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bed sheets stretched under the sun,
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and clotheslines strung across balconies, rooftops, or backyards.
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For much of the world,
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drying clothes outdoors is ordinary, practical, and almost automatic.
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The sun is free, the wind does the work,
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and for centuries, this was simply how laundry was done.
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But in the United States, something curious happened.
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Despite having sunshine, open space,
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and a long history of using clotheslines,
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many Americans today rely almost entirely on electric or gas-powered dryers.
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In some neighborhoods, hanging laundry outside is even discouraged, or outright banned.
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That raises a strange question.
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Why would a country with so much space and sunshine choose a machine over free air and sunlight?
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And why did America, unlike much of the world,
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become so attached to the clothes dryer?
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Let's explore, right here, on History of Simple Things.
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The answer begins with history, and surprisingly, with prosperity.
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After World War II, the United States experienced a massive economic boom.
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Suburbs expanded, new homes were built,
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and with them came a flood of modern household appliances.
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Washing machines, refrigerators, dishwashers, and especially clothes dryers became symbols of convenience and progress.
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Owning appliances wasn't just practical, it represented modern living.
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While much of the world still line dried clothes out of necessity,
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many American families embraced the dryer as a way to save time and reduce labor.
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Manufacturers marketed dryers as liberating,
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especially to homemakers, promising less work and faster laundry.
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Over time, machine drying became not just an option, but the default.
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Climate also played a role,
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though maybe not in the way you'd expect.
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People often assume warm weather means easy outdoor drying,
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but the United States has highly varied conditions.
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In humid regions, clothes can take a long time to dry outside.
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In cold northern winters, line drying can be impractical or impossible for months.
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In suburban life, where laundry routines were built around convenience and predictability,
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a dryer offered something the weather never could, consistency.
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Rain, snow, pollen, dust, or sudden storms didn't matter.
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Put clothes in the machine,
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press a button, and they're dry in under an hour.
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For a culture increasingly centered on speed and efficiency, that mattered.
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But one of the most overlooked reasons has nothing to do with weather or technology.
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It has to do with image.
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In many American suburbs, especially during the mid-20th century,
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clotheslines started to be associated with poverty or lower social status.
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Visible laundry in the yard was sometimes seen as messy,
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unattractive, or a sign a neighborhood was less upscale.
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Homeowners' associations, or HOAs, in some communities even created rules restricting outdoor clotheslines to maintain what they considered a cleaner neighborhood appearance.
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That idea sounds strange in countries where balconies filled with drying clothes are perfectly normal,
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but in the US, aesthetics often shaped habits as much as practicality did.
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The dryer didn't just become convenient, it became culturally respectable.
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There's also the matter of housing design.
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Many American homes, especially suburban houses,
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were built with dedicated laundry rooms,
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basements, or utility spaces designed around washers and dryers.
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In contrast, apartments in many other countries were often smaller,
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with balconies or shared outdoor areas that naturally encouraged air drying.
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Once homes are designed for machines, behavior follows.
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If your house has a built-in dryer hookup,
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using the dryer feels natural.
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If your apartment has a balcony rail, hanging clothes feels natural.
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Architecture quietly shapes everyday choices.
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Another factor is fabric care, though opinions differ.
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Many Americans believe dryers make clothes feel softer and towels fluffier.
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dryer sheets and heated tumbling became part of the laundry experience.
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In other parts of the world,
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people may accept slightly stiffer line-dried fabrics as normal,
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or even prefer the fresh scent of sun-dried clothes.
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Interestingly, sunlight can naturally help disinfect and brighten fabrics,
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something science has long recognized.
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But in American culture, the softness and convenience associated with machine drying often won out.
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Energy costs also help explain the difference.
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In some countries, electricity is expensive enough that running a dryer regularly would seem wasteful.
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Air drying isn't just tradition, its economics.
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In the United States, historically lower energy costs made frequent dryer use easier to justify.
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When the cost of convenience feels small,
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habits can become deeply ingrained.
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And once millions of households own dryers,
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replacing that habit becomes difficult.
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But it would be wrong to say Americans never dry clothes outside.
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Some do, especially in rural areas,
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environmentally conscious households, or places with right-to-dry laws.
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In fact, several U.S states have passed laws limiting bans on clotheslines,
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pushing back against homeowner association restrictions.
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There's been a growing recognition that line drying saves energy,
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reduces wear on clothing, and cuts utility bills.
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Environmental concerns have also revived interest.
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A clothes dryer can be one of the biggest energy users in a home,
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and for some people, hanging laundry outside no longer looks old-fashioned.
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It looks smart.
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So why do Americans often dry clothes inside while much of the world uses the sun and wind?
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It's not because outdoor drying doesn't work.
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It's because history, culture, economics,
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and ideas about modern living push the United States in a different direction.
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What seems like a simple laundry habit is actually a story about technology,
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status, and the values societies build into everyday life.
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And maybe the next time you hear a dryer humming or see sheets fluttering on a line,
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you'll realize you're not just looking at laundry,
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you're looking at two very different ways of thinking about convenience.
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and stay tuned for more stories woven through the smallest details.

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  • It's common to see clothes hanging outside. (바깥에 빨래가 걸려 있는 것을 보는 것은 일반적이다.)
  • Many families embraced the dryer. (많은 가족들이 건조기를 받아들였다.)
  • Weather conditions can vary widely. (날씨 조건은 크게 다를 수 있다.)
  • Machine drying became the default choice. (기계 건조가 기본 선택이 되었다.)
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