I moved to England from Hong Kong recently. I found that it is common to see these holes (tiny doorway arch looking thing) in front of houses. What are they?

  • skunchEnglish
    10·
    1 year ago

    Yeah it’s for when you didn’t have room for a mud room. Scrape that shit right off!

    • andyli@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      I didn’t know that area is called mud room, though I understand it’s the first place into indoor where you leave shoes.

      Learned one more thing! Thanks!

      • homebrew_@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        1 year ago

        “Mud room” is an American thing. It’s a whole friggin room with tile floor, probably the washer/dryer, etc., usually the first room off the garage entrance in my experience. It might not translate to other countries.

        • KairuByte@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          1 year ago

          They exist in Canada as well. They’re actually a great idea. You happen to be dirty? Don’t want to traipse that dirt through a clean house? Just take off your dirty clothes right there and throw them directly into the washing machine.

          Also means you have a dedicated laundry room, instead of the insanity I see sometimes where it’s in the kitchen, or a bathroom, or the basement, or just hanging out in the hallway behind a door.

          • ZyQo@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            Absolutely disgusting to have laundry in the kitchen like in England but the bathroom is totally normal here. Like 90% of all houses here have the washer and dryer in the bathroom.

            Dirt in the house isn’t a problem. I’m confident 100% of the population here don’t wear shoes inside the house