Laundromat

The laundromat is always full of people. Some come along, some with friends, and others with family to do their laundry. It is kind of like a meeting spot of sounds and conversations. The machines twirl non-stop. The washing machines are full of soapy suds, and when the dryers are opened, the smell of clean clothes and dryer sheets permeates the entire room. A self-service laundry, coin laundry or coin wash is a facility where clothes are washed and dried. They are known in the United Kingdom as launderettes or laundrettes, and in the United States, Canada, and Australia as laundromats (from the genericized trademark of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation) or washaterias. George Edward Pendray created the word "laundromat" for Westinghouse.