Comments on: That guy using the dishwasher

By: mugur

mugur — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 16:53:00 +0000

When it comes to dishwashing, I wonder how being “that guy” by self-inflicted decision is like? Man, it would be nice to find out!
As somebody who shared some of Cristian’s lodging adventures in a somewhat similar environment, I can atest to the fact that after four years of doing it manually (don’t get me wrong, I am talking about washing dishes), I am more than ready to get immersed into the great American tradition of watching the Machine doing the job for you. While the classical excuse of “I want to save time” could work, the crude reality is that I am becoming lazy – doesn’t everybody?
So here you have an immigrant who doesn’t want to be “that guy”, he just wants a dishwasher… but maybe the exception only confirms the rule.

By: Crystal K

Crystal K — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 02:48:00 +0000

so, i just stumbled upon cristian’s byline in my new bitch magazine. and then i found this stellar little blog…

what’s up?

you can reach me at crystalkwiebe@gmail.com these days if you care to catch up. i promise not to be (too much of) a flake.

By: Ruxi

Ruxi — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 00:16:00 +0000

that’s a cool story. i read the Post article too
anyway it’s kinda farfetched. the dishwasher, though a good kitchen gadget is as incomplete as the microwave over. you cannot do everything with them. Like you’re supposed to rinse a bit the pots and pans before putting them in the dishwasher. It’s like halving my labor and not eliminate it. Same with microwave oven… you cannot give up a conventional oven or stove. Let’s talk again when you’ll be able to decently boil and egg in the microwave or make some good ciorba de oase

we did run the dishwasher some times in baton rouge though. especially after parties.

By: Raluca Cozma

Raluca Cozma — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 17:42:00 +0000

I’m afraid I’m still “that guy.” Maybe because I like using the same set over and over again (it’s cool and black) and the dishwasher is so big and it feels like a waste to run it for four plates.
It’s funny — when I read your humoristic/ironic pices, I can’t help but hear your voice with a slight accent in my head, reading it, like you did in your radio experiment. I think it’s stuck there

By: Sara

Sara — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 00:04:00 +0000

I also find washing dishes by hand relaxing.

But I never knew how to do it until about four years ago. That’s sad, I know. But I always used the dishwasher.

John’s family is so bad about it they put EVERYTHING in there, even dirty pots and pans. I don’t do that, I definitely do those by hand every time.

They also put all the food down the garbage disposal instead of in the trash. If there was a modern “advance” I was raised to resist the magic of, it’s the garbage disposal. I think using it makes your kitchen stink like old food.

If we had more space in this apartment, I’d probably wash all the dishes by hand, because the dishwasher here sucks.

But I hate looking at dirty plates, so maybe not.

My Vietnamese friends didn’t have dishwashers until they moved out of their parents houses…I don’t know if they resisted using them, though.