Originally Posted by
RichardInSF
Also it doesn't work in countries where you don't know what a coin-op laundry is CALLED. It took a lot of searches for me to discover, for example, that they seemed to be called "launderettes" in England, and that's an English-speaking country where it's easier!
Hahahaha! You must have missed seeing
My Beautiful Laundrette!
But you're right. Laundromat or coin-op laundry or laundrette..... and if you find a lavanderķa in Mexico, will it be more of a wash-and-fold service or self-service? How about Laverie Automatique in French-speaking countries?
But if you check the web cam for
this laundromat in Kyoto, you can just see along the top that they are bilingual and use the term Coin Laundry.
Or this funny story about doing laundry while travelling:
The Spin Cycle around the Globe. I liked the bit about using the whirlpool tub to agitate the clothes.