It's so hard to get laundry done in Cambodia. When I lived here before I had my maid eventually trained up to dry my t-shirts without destroying them. Fold in half longitudinally then hang over the hanger. She didn't get it but she did it.
Now currently in quite a nice hotel but they can't do laundry because of covid 19 (wtf?) but there's some places nearby on the street. I already knew I'm fucked.
However the lady at one laundry spoke reasonable English and I explained my fears, would she mind hanging up my T-shirts my way? I'll pay extra if necessary. "No problem we can do that". I demonstrate what I want.
I realised some hours late that I may have left a credit card in one of my pockets, so I popped over to check. All my T-shirts were hanging up normal style, sliding down a thin wire neck expander.
Anyway it will cheer you up to know that every t-shirt I own has nipples the size of Mt Everest and a neck hole the same size as the waist hole.
The Khmer technique of simultaneously drying and destroying t-shirts
A bit prone to exaggeration are we....Hanger through the neck keeps the shirts on the hanger in windy weather...If done carefully (which can be time consuming) the shirts should come out ok...Doing mine at home this way has not damaged my shirts.....Maybe just a tad of a stretch...
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I was thinking the exact opposite actually, the typical Cambodian t-shirts seem to survive the hanger ordeal. They're 100% polyester, basically a plastic bag with arm holes, no natural fibres to worry about or stretch. Also they don't hold much water even when wet (unlike cotton) so the weight pulls it down the neck stretcher less.
The problem is I don't think I can wear those plastic bags
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Polyester/ nylon is my preferred fabric these days in hot countries. Cotton n linen just sock up the sweat and cling to the body. There is a reason why all sports wear is made of synthetic fabrics these days, plus they are harder wearing and cheaper. Look at the weave and see how loose it is or how airy it is.
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Au contraire mon ami. Whilst my running shirts are all some kind of high tech stuff, all my regular clothes are 100% cotton, linen, or silk.orde wrote: ↑Sun Aug 30, 2020 8:00 pmI was thinking the exact opposite actually, the typical Cambodian t-shirts seem to survive the hanger ordeal. They're 100% polyester, basically a plastic bag with arm holes, no natural fibres to worry about or stretch. Also they don't hold much water even when wet (unlike cotton) so the weight pulls it down the neck stretcher less.
The problem is I don't think I can wear those plastic bags
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Those dry-fit hi tech shirts are great for working out and bike riding, I’ve got a ton of them.
100% cotton thin shirts are my regular. I’m not much of a sweater but I wear a tight fit tank top undershirt just in case. The daily bike ride must help also, I’m doing 35-60 km 6 days a week now.
100% cotton thin shirts are my regular. I’m not much of a sweater but I wear a tight fit tank top undershirt just in case. The daily bike ride must help also, I’m doing 35-60 km 6 days a week now.
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I prefer the cotton stuff, more and more difficult to get, unfortunately.
Even "full-cotton" Cambodian T-shirts tend to have quite a lot of synthetic fabric in it.
Even "full-cotton" Cambodian T-shirts tend to have quite a lot of synthetic fabric in it.
Who on earth 'steps out to dinner' in a t-shirt?
T-shirts are for children. And rock concerts.
T-shirts are for children. And rock concerts.
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TheGrimReaper wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:45 pmSlavedog, you do not belong on this forum as you talk too much sense.
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Those who aren't slaves ......
For the most serious events, I do have 2-3 Polo shirts, that's it.
Oh, and a loose fitting dress shirt with long sleeves, though that's more for sun protection.
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