Originally Posted by
canuckshark
I love, love the diatribe on the ironing underwears. My mom in Bangladesh does the same - so ridiculously bizarre.
Actually, in some countries, there may be a reason to this. There are some types of flies (in countries like Pakistan or Senegal), who lay their eggs on humid and warm surfaces, such as laundry drying outside. By ironing this laundry, the eggs are killed before you wear the dried garments.
(And yes, I've personally experienced the impact of such larvae ... it's painful).
GenevaFlyer