> > Who in Chicago has a Japanese washing machine? > > The idiot who decided Panasonic would be a decent buy for the money....
Japanese washing machines are pretty popular here, and they all have green/yellow for earth and no other green wiring. It's a legal requirement to sell in Aus not to use green or green/yellow for anything but earth on the mains side, but that kind of socialist regulation would be frowned upon in the US.