Stiff Starch Shirts: The Japanese Method

[Tomasso]

Uh yeah, if I had three days to spot wash, wash and iron the shirt myself then I might actually do it. :eusa_doh: Like anyone is actually going to use soap, put it in a bag wet overnight and all the other yada yada.

While confident that you wouldn't be interested in anything that required more than a visit to the cleaners, I posted the link with the thought that others might be interested.

 

[Choeki]

Same thing here. If the wife can't do it and the mother isn't around then we just dock the wife's allowance for the cost of having someone else do all these things.

Ah, but in Japan the wife usually has the purse strings of the household and gives an allowance to the husband. Who says Japanese women are not empowered? lol

 

[jamespowers]

Ah, but in Japan the wife usually has the purse strings of the household and gives an allowance to the husband. Who says Japanese women are not empowered? lol

Did MacArthur not teach you guys anything? lol

 

[jamespowers]

While confident that you wouldn't be interested in anything that required more than a visit to the cleaners, I posted the link with the thought that others might be interested.

I see. Hands up, who amongst us actually follows that routine to the letter?

 

[Vintage Betty]

Same thing here. If the wife can't do it and the mother isn't around then we just dock the wife's allowance for the cost of having someone else do all these things.

Or we just kick the husband in the rear until he gets his act together

 

[jamespowers]

Or we just kick the husband in the rear until he gets his act together

lol lol lol lol I was waiting for that kind of response. lol lol lol
Married to a Japanese guy?

 

[Vintage Betty]

lol I was waiting for that kind of response. lol lol lol
Married to a Japanese guy?

Nope! Just a great guy who already knows this stuff and much much more! Lol lol lol

 

[LaMedicine]

Ah, but in Japan the wife usually has the purse strings of the household and gives an allowance to the husband. Who says Japanese women are not empowered? lol

Yup. And so I have a double income and I control both.

Did MacArthur not teach you guys anything? lol

No thanks. There's only so much you can teach, and then only skin deep when you're against ages and ages and ages of *tradition*.lol
Grateful that someone had the sense not to fire bomb all the beautiful historic 1000+ years old wooden buildings in Kyoto and Nara.

 

[Lincsong]

Or we just kick the husband in the rear until he gets his act together

You sound like the daughter of a Portuguese wife. lol

 

[mister7]

Did MacArthur not teach you guys anything? lol

I just want to say this comment is racist and or stupid. You might think it through and offer some kind of apology. Of course, that is my opinion and I could not honestly say I have never been offensive to others.

 

[Vintage Betty]

I just want to say this comment is racist and or stupid. You might think it through and offer some kind of apology. --snipped--

Ditto. And to the readers who may have been offended, please accept my apologies. I did not think this comment was funny or warrented either.

You sound like the daughter of a Portuguese wife. lol

Nope, but I'm sure we're related somewhere along the way.

 

[Lincsong]

Hmmmmm???? Are you sure you're not from San Leandro/Hayward CA area????

 

[KilroyCD]

Did MacArthur not teach you guys anything? lol

I agree with mister7 and Vintage Betty. That comment was out of line. Being somewhat of a "class clown" myself, I can see that it was an ill-advised attempt at humour that certainly wasn't well thought out. Like VB, I also offer apologies to anyone who was offended.

 

[Jovan]

I no longer wear 100% cotton shirts

They're harder to iron but surely a lot more comfortable. [huh]

I'll start off by saying I don't approve of starch either, but one of those "Clean Soap" bars would be really handy. Thanks for the info! Do you know of any U.S. brands that make something similar?

I also enjoyed the look into Japanese lifestyle regarding laundry. Most people here in the States would never get by without a dryer. I hang dry all my shirts; the average machine dryer can take a lot of life out of one, even set to low.

Great thread! I also recommend this being stickied.

 

[KilroyCD]

Getting the thread back on track...

I agree with Weston that this should also be made a sticky, as Choeki's dissertation on how to starch a shirt is very informative, erudite and above all, a very interesting read. Two thumbs up Choeki! I enjoy reading all your posts! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Vintage Betty]

They're harder to iron but surely a lot more comfortable. [huh]

I'll start off by saying I don't approve of starch either, but one of those "Clean Soap" bars would be really handy. Thanks for the info! Do you know of any U.S. brands that make something similar?

I also enjoyed the look into Japanese lifestyle regarding laundry. Most people here in the States would never get by without a dryer. I hang dry all my shirts; the average machine dryer can take a lot of life out of one, even set to low.

Great thread! I also recommend this being stickied.

Can you hang dry starched shirts in a snowy climate with the same effects as a warm climate such as Florida where Jovan lives?

Vintage Betty

 

[Jovan]

For the record, I hang dry mine indoors.

I probably could do it outside without problems where I live now, but before that...

 

[Tomasso]

Ah, but in Japan the wife usually has the purse strings of the household and gives an allowance to the husband. Who says Japanese women are not empowered? lol

Did MacArthur not teach you guys anything? lol

I just want to say this comment is racist

Racist?!?! It's sexist! But seriously, jamespowers has achieved Don Rickles-like immunity in these parts.

 

[Lincsong]

When I lived in Orlando, I always washed and/or dried my shirts immediately. The first week I lived there I had my shirts in the hamper and the moisture caused mold to grow on them!!!!! I didn't know what the heck was going on. From then on out, the shirts had their own hamper. But, being a bachelor I just ended up taking them to the dry cleaners, spending 2 hours ironing 6 shirts every Sunday when I could have been at the beach in New Smyrna or Cocoa Beach just wasn't worth my time.

 

[LaMedicine]

I also enjoyed the look into Japanese lifestyle regarding laundry. Most people here in the States would never get by without a dryer.

I can say in all honesty that the reason we don't go for dryers, however humid our climate can get, is that for us, that sun-dried scent can't beat anything. I've had plenty of talks with my friends about laundry--after all, most of them are housewives as well, even if they work-- and we all agree, we hate that murky smell from the dryer and there is nothing like sleeping on sun kissed sheets and drying with sun kissed towels. Nothing like sun kissed fresh smelling shirts and underwear.lol
Hence the line of laundry flying in the wind, even in the most classiest apartments and homes.

As for jamespower's post, no true offense taken here. I've already had my say, so let's say, I simply smirked, uh-huh.