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I think that might be a UK thing. I saw it and immediately assumed it was England, because I’ve never seen a washing machine in the kitchen, except in British television.

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It made sense when they added in indoor plumbing to old buildings that were built pre-1900’s. The old 2-up, 2-down homes are a good example. They were often retrofitted to add a bathroom at the top of the stairs above the kitchen.

The only place to add in a washing machine was in the kitchen. Since people hung their washing outside to dry in the back garden it was a logical place as well.

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That’s where we put them.

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The taskmaster house has a washing machine in the kitchen.

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Just ask……

Little Alex Horn!

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do they put it elsewhere? or most places just dont have space for it?

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Where else would you put it?

British houses typically don’t have a utility room. We don’t really have the space.

Typical house you see on USA TV is massive by UK standards. A house like that here wouldn’t be affordable to most folk.

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Don’t worry. Houses like that aren’t affordable to most folk in the US anymore either. At least for anyone that doesn’t already have one.

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I’ve seen it around Europe, my only guess is that there’s already plumbing there, and European houses are much smaller than American ones so space is at a premium.

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