Irony

Now I know that most of you have read my last post about laundry and thought to yourself, "Why doesn't Jackie just go to a laundry mat? She's in China for crying out loud!" You would think that laundry service would be ubiquitous here, or at least as prevalent as in the US. [insert your favorite Chinese laundry mat joke here]

I have looked everywhere for a laundry mat. I have even called Western hotels to see if they would do my laundry and they will only do laundry for their guests. [insert your favorite cuss word here] I even expressly stated that I would pay for the service in case they thought that I was asking for free favor. I can't believe that they have such a large amount of laundry to do for their guests that they couldn't fit in our laundry from time to time. But there I go again, thinking like a Westerner.....