Laundry in Germany

So my brother-in-law's place has German washer and dryer--biggest difference is SIZE--they are tiny--the washer and dryer that is.


This is the German washer. American detergent cannot be used as it creates too many suds and causes problems (like overflow and such). It is a front load washer, the top left is a drawer for the washing powder. About half of what I consider a normal size load fits in here.

And once you load it and turn it on, you cannot add another piece of clothing cuz the machine is locked and you have to wait until the end of the cycle. (or at least I have not figured out how to yet)

This is a German dryer--it is a water compression unit--it squeezes the water out of the clothes--so the water that comes from the clothes goes into a drawer (see picture below) that needs to be emptied every load.