Like I said, the conventions are different in different places , even in the same country , probably in part because situations are different. For example, in the neighborhoods where I’ve lived, most apartments are in owner-occupied two to six family houses which generally means 1) there’s not enough space for a laundry room and 2) some people become very friendly with the landlord who lives across the hall who then allows the portable washer/dryer. I’m guessing the neighborhoods/buildings you’ve lived in were different.
It really is just a matter of what you’re accustomed to. I think in one of your earlier posts you referred to cabinets as “kitchen furniture” and it took me a moment to get what you meant. Because from my point of view, “kitchen furniture” would be a table and chairs. Kitchen cabinets are in the same classification in my mind as the kitchen and bathroom sinks and the toilet.