he locals really respect their tradition of having a laundry room in the basement, one for the entire block. Even if someone wants to have a washing machine in their apartment, they can’t really do it. First, there are no pipes in the bathroom that you can connect the machine to. Second, a washing machine makes too much noise.

To make it possible for everyone to use the laundry room, Swiss people have a strict schedule. It’s a chart where everyone writes their names. You can’t break this schedule, or other people can even call the police.