euroflash Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Hi all After having sent my laundry to my apartment's housekeeping for more than a year, suddenly my Thai girlfriend has blasted me for including my socks and underwear. She says these are "private matters" and I should wash them myself. However, my apartment is probably 50 percent Thai/50 percent farang, and housekeeping certainly haven't rejected those dirty items... But I want to do the right thing. Is it not proper to have your most private pieces of clothing washed by someone else in Thailand? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chingy_ Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 buy a washing machine and make your girlfriend do them, and see what she got to say about that, laudry that mean everything, and yes including underwear, but im not sure what you mean by DIRTY underwear tho, housekeeper should do it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Conners Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I don't think it's a problem for housekeeping but for your girlfriend. Like the old saying goes "don't wash your clothes in public", she probably feel emberrassed other people are seing her unspeakables Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euroflash Posted March 10, 2005 Author Share Posted March 10, 2005 Yes, strangely enough, my girlfriend hasn't offer to wash them herself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuchok Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 When we were living in an apartment, the wife would always hand wash the "smalls" and give the rest to the laundry shelia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh101 Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 That was probably the cause of my first disagreement with the wife, I took the laundry basket round the corner and when we later drove past the laundry and she saw her smalls hanging (right at the front of course!) she went ballistic ! ! ! Needless to say I do not touch laundry now, I am not allowed to. And she changed to another laundry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajarn Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I know laundry places that will wash your undies, but none of them like to, from comments I've heard from workers there. I've always done my own, but now I don't anymore. Because I don't wear underwear anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuchok Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I know laundry places that will wash your undies, but none of them like to, from comments I've heard from workers there. I've always done my own, but now I don't anymore. Because I don't wear underwear anymore <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ajarn, that's what i call "going commando" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockstar Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 When we were living in an apartment, the wife would always hand wash the "smalls" and give the rest to the laundry shelia. Same. Also in my apartments we pay by item.ie 100 items for 1000baht. So if you include socks(2pieces) and undies then you soon get to the 100 mark(excuse thepun). So the missus does all the undies and socks. We only send shirts, trousers etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerryd Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 The laundry in my building does everything I throw in there, and even irons my boxers ! I've seen laundry from Thais (I'm presuming, as I'm the only farang in the building) hanging up outside the laundry, some "ordinary" underwear (bras and briefs), but no sexy stuff. I guess the girls wash those themselves, to keep the building gossip down, even though everyone knows everyone elses business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajarn Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I know laundry places that will wash your undies, but none of them like to, from comments I've heard from workers there. I've always done my own, but now I don't anymore. Because I don't wear underwear anymore <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ajarn, that's what i call "going commando" <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I guess that makes 2 of us, khun 'Playboy' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 fukc clothes...go nud_e today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandon Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I know laundry places that will wash your undies, but none of them like to, from comments I've heard from workers there. I've always done my own, but now I don't anymore. Because I don't wear underwear anymore waaaahhhh, overshare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxexile Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Ajarn, that's what i call "going commando" its the only way to go in this climate . thais do seem to separate the underwear when doing the wash. when i am in bangkok staying with the inlaws , underwear is hung out on a different line to the rest of the wash , the undies line is much lower than the other ones , male stuff on the left and female stuff on the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastwars Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I only wear those disposable paper boiler suits, aparently I could "harm" myself wearing normal clothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandon Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 So what is pink, wrinkly and hangs out your Y fronts?? Your grandmother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadish_sweetball Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Thais dont like to wash other people's underwear, and there are also superstitions regarding this matter. For example, traditional Thai men are highly unlikely to walk under a clothes line with women's underwear. It has something to do with disturbing the "natural hierarchy" where men are higher than women. I have had laundry places refusing to wash underwear, and I think that is fine. However, if they do it for you and dont complain I dont see why you should avoid it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penzman Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 fukc clothes...go nud_e today... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah! I'll start today! And then head over to the Immigration office for my visa renewal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penzman Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 That was probably the cause of my first disagreement with the wife, I took the laundry basket round the corner and when we later drove past the laundry and she saw her smalls hanging (right at the front of course!) she went ballistic ! ! !Needless to say I do not touch laundry now, I am not allowed to. And she changed to another laundry. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is her full name embroidered on them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euroflash Posted March 11, 2005 Author Share Posted March 11, 2005 Thanks for the advice! Think I will skip going nud_e, though. Thailand has suffered enough over the last year or so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booma Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Thais dont like to wash other people's underwear <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I feel more like a Thai everyday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajarn Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 I only wear those disposable paper boiler suits, aparently I could "harm" myself wearing normal clothes. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hope you don't smoke, either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gburns57au Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Gee I thought most of you guys were married........you never had her smalls hanging in the bathroom..... Most women are sensitive about their smalls being displayed in public, not just Thais. Most guys couldnt give a toss about it. Was it only her smalls she was on about or yours too.....??? If she dont like it, let her do the washing or let her orgasnise the laundry run.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euroflash Posted March 12, 2005 Author Share Posted March 12, 2005 Gee I thought most of you guys were married........you never had her smalls hanging in the bathroom..... Most women are sensitive about their smalls being displayed in public, not just Thais. Most guys couldnt give a toss about it. Was it only her smalls she was on about or yours too.....??? If she dont like it, let her do the washing or let her orgasnise the laundry run.... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh, she was referring to my (black color, even) underwear as well... Anyway, seems Thailand will run out of water soon, so no need to wash at all ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Boy Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 I only wear those disposable paper boiler suits, aparently I could "harm" myself wearing normal clothes. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Classic quote absolute classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Most women are sensitive about their smalls being displayed in public, not just Thais. Most guys couldnt give a toss about it. But there's also guys who could give a toss. If you know what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmonica Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 I know laundry places that will wash your undies, but none of them like to, from comments I've heard from workers there. I've always done my own, but now I don't anymore. Because I don't wear underwear anymore The good ole boys now know that you can be persuaded -- expect visitors to that evaporationless pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas_Merton Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 (edited) Thai girlfriend has blasted me for including my socks and underwear... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> A point that has been missed by all is the mention of socks in the original posting. Socks cover the "lowest" part of the body (not only geographically, but also as a reverse of the holiest place in the body: the head). This is a very important aspect of Thai culture. If you point or push with your feet, you appear enormously insulting to a Thai. Never step over a Thai person's head or even show the soles of your feet to a Thai. Sock are possibly made more disgusting by the unbelievable habit of many farang of wearing socks in their sandals. Edited March 18, 2005 by Thomas_Merton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Conners Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 ... as per lonely travel guide to Thailand ca. 1955. Today few people seems to care, at least in the tourist areas. News regularly show cops prod corpses with their feet to see if they're really dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas_Merton Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 (edited) ... as per lonely travel guide to Thailand ca. 1955.Today few people seems to care, at least in the tourist areas. News regularly show cops prod corpses with their feet to see if they're really dead. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No. …as per every member of my Thai family. Why the police do something and to whom the do it (as shown on that unreliable authority - the glass box) requires more explanation than you give, to be cited as evidence of any changes in cultural attitudes. Edited March 20, 2005 by Thomas_Merton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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