Do you plant your own seeds? Do you spin your own cotton gin?
But seriously, I do it all because there is noone else to do it for me.
But seriously, I do it all because there is noone else to do it for me.
I find this a symptom of baffling decadence and/or laziness.
I know there are apartments in New York which do not even have a kitchen as they are designed for those who consider cooking beneath them.
This is a sad state of affairs. A food culture is vital to the health of a soceity.
While I can iron my own shirts, it isn't very cost effective for me to do so. In the time it takes me to iron a weeks worth of shirts, I can make many times that amount at my job. I actually love my work, where as I don't love ironing clothes. It makes as much sense for me to do my ironing as it would for me to do the filing at my office. There are just more valuable uses of my time. For me, this makes it an easy decision.
Mike
It's not laziness, NYC apartments are just really really tiny, there's no point in wasting space on a washer/dryer when there's a laudromat who'll pick up and deliver your clothes 24/7 on every block.
Same with kitchens - NYC has so many fantastic affordable restaurants on every street that it's easier and cheaper to eat out regularly than not. NYC has one of the best food cultures out there, it's just not a "cooking at home" culture.
It's not laziness, NYC apartments are just really really tiny, there's no point in wasting space on a washer/dryer when there's a laudromat who'll pick up and deliver your clothes 24/7 on every block.
Same with kitchens - NYC has so many fantastic affordable restaurants on every street that it's easier and cheaper to eat out regularly than not. NYC has one of the best food cultures out there, it's just not a "cooking at home" culture.
If I wanted to stay home every night, cook and do laundry I wouldn't be paying 3k a month to live in 500 sq ft.I refer you to my previous post!
The apartments in Tokyo are of a smallness which beggars belief. Five hundred square feet is really quite large for a normal Tokyo worker. The Japanese measure their floor-space in terms of tatami mats, which are approx. 2.5 by 5.5 ft. My friend was ecstatic that she was able to get in quick on a deal on a place 15 mins from central Shinjuku. Including the shower, WC, washing machine, kitchen-area and living area, it was an 8 mat apartment. This was 10 years ago. I can only imagine the rent now
Hhhmm.
Tokyo has more and better restaurants than London and New York combined and the smallest, most expensive housing on the planet.
I'm not buying it.
I would definitely consider allowing a professional shine my shoes, but only if they have a good reputation. I hate to say it but the thought of someone potentionally ruining my shell cordovans makes me cringe. if anyone's going to ruin my shoes it's gonna be meThe professional shoe shine is becoming more and more rare. If I can help to keep those stands open I gladly will. I do shine my own shoes, but when I come across one I will use if I didn't just do it myself. It's not expensive and they do a better job typically and I appreciate the service. Laundry I would send out in a heart beat if my wife would let me. I just think there are better ways to spend our time. I hate laundry because it takes up too much time. I do iron all my shirts.I think it is more important to have the skills if needed. On the other hand, if you have the skills and can afford to free up your time why not?