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Weird? Pretty much.
Dina:
Hello Fcrate!
I don't do laundry myself (except for underwear and the occasional very delicate piece of clothes that need to be washed by hand). The rest mostly goes to laundromatic twice a week.
Well, BG is a ride and sometimes is tiring, but is not particularly long, so yeah- But after you read it, you will have the chance to come to the forum and read all the threads. Oh, all the WAGs, the critics, the discussions. You will be in November without realizing it
Otlan:
I have to do laundry every week. It cost me about $10-$20, depending if I have quarters left over from the previous week.
@Arjan: A similler saying to Alle gekheid op een stokje in English would be "No more Mr. Nice Guy."
Dina:
((((Otlan))))))
I am sure we have to have a similar saying, but I can't think one right now.
Local expressions or idioms are so fun. For example, when you want to tell someone that you are too angry and not in the mood of being disturbed, here we say "el horno no está para bollos", which literally means "the oven is not ready for bollos". Now, as far as I know, bollos are the name used in other Latin America countries for quite small breads, but we don't use that word. We use the word "bollos" for several other things, but not one related with ovens. So, the expression is never used in its literal sense in Argentina.
Arjan:
--- Quote from: Otlan on October 20, 2020, 11:03:03 PM ---I have to do laundry every week. It cost me about $10-$20, depending if I have quarters left over from the previous week.
@Arjan: A similler saying to Alle gekheid op een stokje in English would be "No more Mr. Nice Guy."
--- End quote ---
It is similar but it has a different feeling to it. It both changes the content and mood of the conversation but I think they have different before and after content. The Dutch expression is more from a funny banter avoiding the problems to tackle to a serieus conversation about problems to tackle. Together.
We have a family of three and a son who does not mind his stuf gets dirty. That generates a lot of laundry. It might not be literally every day but it gets close. But I have heard of people who have two washing machines.
Dina:
"two washing machines". That would be crazy, but yes, I've heard that too.
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