Ehm, guys…
This is nothing new! These machines were being worked on for the Far Eastern market only in the mid-1980’s IIRC and they had a few technical issues with them. But that wasn’t the problem really at all.
The problem is the same one that P&G etc. have now and have had for many years, people like to see the suds in the washer as then they are re-assured that it is indeed working correctly. For the past couple of decades (IIRC) all the soap manufacturers have actually put foaming agents in for that very reason, if they remove them customers don’t think that the gear is cleaned properly. It also has to smell freshly washed when you take it out or you get the same effect.
I’d love to see how they get around that little problem for the EU/US markets. 😉
K.