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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Then we agree.
And toilets must be much different in other areas. 'Cause in the U.S., you're not moving the lever after you bought it
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Yes, no rule here in Ireland which side the hot tap is. The cistern has two holes, one with a blanking plug, but those are obsolete and cheapest kind. Most now have a dual button on top for partial or full flush. Japan has models with built in bidet. Some countries don't allow toilet paper in loo, it must be put in a bin at the side.
We have different electrical systems in Europe too. Ireland uses the same plug sockets as UK, but also has two other less common sockets and lower voltage usually (230 vs 240 and most Continental Europe is 220V, but we are inside tolerance band). Old clocks, reel tape machines and record player use the mains frequency so transfer between USA / Europe makes speed wrong, USA DVDs are only 480 lines vs European 576 lines.
We don't even speak the same sort of English or drive on same side of road* in Ireland & UK, so why should toilets be the same? We go to the loo or toilet, not bathroom (Unless you are going for a bath) even though in many houses the bath and toilet share the room.
{*More countries used to drive on the left and Spain used to be in UK timezone. Blame Franco & Hitler).