Ha! fair enough.
But ironing has really gone out of fashion. I have used mine probably twice in the last 10 years. And I know many people who just don't iron as a general rule. More likely they buy clothes made in materials that don't need ironing.
Lot of people have separate washers and driers now - if they have the space. But there is still something of a preference for line drying where possible.
My Mum's house is around 150 years old and has a walk in closet. My brother's basement was a kickass den/man cave.
This stuff isn't standard fayre as it is in the States, but it exists. That was my point really.
The last few winters have thrown up some interesting cold weather. Now, I don't pretend that our cold is anywhere near as lowm as the cold over there - but it does get cold in places and snowy and icy and all of that. That description was so clearly based on southern climes. Very rare the temperature drops enough for snow and ice in the south - most winters it will do so in the north. And go up to the highlands of Scotland and it can be very cold.
It was the absolutes, really that I was taking issue with. No, everybody doesn't iron - many do. No, not every house lacks a basement - many do. Does it get cold? Well, depends on your definition. I've been snowed into my village three times in the last five or six years - that seemed cold.
I'm not sure about 'strip malls' as such, but we have equivalents. Out of town shopping centres, with a main centre and a few smaller centres all on one retail park, accessible by car.
The one nearest me is called The White Rose Centre: it covers a 76 acre site but is one of the smaller out of town centres, according to wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rose_Centre
Now they're probably a hell of a lot smaller than the behemoths over there - but a smaller footprint still has a big impact on the landscape over here. They aren't pretty.