This made me laugh but mainly because i'm the same way but in reverse. Maybe however the setup is when you are a kid is how you think it aught to be. Here in Vietnam the washer dryer setup is always them stacked on top of one another but that is because everything is front loaders here and we are also really pressed for space.

That being said I really miss the sturdy top-loading washers that I have never seen in SE Asia. Those agitators in those brands are second to none.