[tannhaeuser]

Can't believe they don't have washer-dryer combos in US, of all countries. Another argument I heard is that they're not as long-lived as separate appliances, but mine (Bosch) is still going strong after 12 years or so (save for a plastic door handle I broke apart early on in anger when the thing wouldn't open unless waiting for a minute after program abort ;) Bit more expensive than a plain washer though for sure.

[elzbardico]

In average, americans, even if not overweight, are pretty big fellows. Try fitting lots of XXXL clothes in a Korean Washer-Drier that usually limits loads to some 8kg when using the drying cycle, even if the machine is rated to 12kg for washing, and you'll see the point of a separate drier.

[zemnmez]

This is the kind of thing I mean when I say "Americans give me weird anecdotes". 'Americans can't use washer-dryers because they're more fat than everyone else in the world' has got to be the strangest case of American exceptionalism I've ever had to read.