Why don't Europeans use clothes pegs?

A similar question is- why do Americans, as seen in sit-coms and films, clutch plain brown paper (shopping) bags to their chests instead of using practical ones with handles? Is the carrier-bag handle patented?

I was talking about the person who asked who Arsene Wenger was not the the OP.

That was the OP lol Check back a bit

Traditional German houses often have a boiler room in the cellar where clothes are washed and hung to dry, but pegs 'Klammer" are still used.

A similar question is- why do Americans, as seen in sit-coms and films, clutch plain brown paper (shopping) bags to their chests instead of using practical ones with handles? Is the carrier-bag handle patented?

It's because they overfill them and the handles give out as they're lifted from checkout. The real question should be why do they generally only have one bag? Their fridges put the Tardis to shame, surely it makes sense to buy in bulk!