Boiling it must kill the elastic on the white cotton underwear in fewer washes

And the elastic on the fitted sheets.

And… sometimes I like to wear underwear with blue penguins on it…

Granted it’s hygienic but the rest of the world appears to find regular soap and warm water to be sufficiently hygienic without boiling.

I’m not saying Germans are wrong I’m only saying Germans are exceedingly more German than other people are.