Taking things for granted
Americans take having a dryer available to them for granted. Walking space is also taken for granted. This is how I dry my laundry on rainy days. If I had more transparent clothing, I could even watch TV while I waited for them to dry.
Japanese take soft-porn available EVERYWHERE including at laundry mats for granted. We had too many freaking cold and rainy days in a row... so it got to the point where I exhausted even my granny panties and had to go to the laundry mat and pay 500 yen to dry my clothes. What a rip-off! Anyway, what I didn't realize is that if you aren't completely satisfied with the porn selection, you can just sit on the benches and watch the laundry spin around.
If you don't get dizzy after a while you might be able to spot a pair of high-school-girl-worn panties and fantasize about them for a good while. What's even better is that you don't even have to pay to watch. (Walking down the street to the nearest beer or porn mag vending machine or convenience store would take time and some pocket change.) If no were watching you could even steal used panties (and save a climb to your neighbors balcony where she line dries them) and end up in a stupid book like
Tokyo Confidential.

What do you take for granted?Mind you... I didn't make it to Konami on time today coz I had so much damn laundry to do! I guess having a dryer is one thing I look forward to when going back to the states. Although, I will miss the porn!