You need a Ph.D. in toilets to be able to flush a commode in Europe.
Seriously.
You can choose between the toilet that flushes with
- a pull chain
- a button in the wall
- a button on top of the toilet tank
- a handle in which you have to prime it like you would a pump
- a handle that you turn 270 degrees and hold
- a handle that you depress for 5 seconds
- a split button on top of the toilet tank for flushes that use "less" or "more" water
- the button in a button on top of the tank for a choice of flushes
- the stopper that you pull (kind of like a drain on a sink)
And these are only the ones I can think of off of the top of my head in the ten minutes that it took me to write this post. Furthermore, this is on new models - it's not like this is the evolution of the toilet and I'm just seeing the different stages of flushing technology.
May I just observe, that one good thing about America is the consistent way that you flush. If this has changed in the last two years since I've been away, please don't shatter my illusions by telling me.
3 comments:
Haha...bre this post cracked me up!!!
Are there any toilets there that automatically flush?!!! And yes, there are still only two ways to flush here-1. Hold the handle down(with your foot if you are in a public restroom)
2. It just flushes automatically!
~Kimberly
So true! There have been times traveling in Europe where I've had the stressful experience of trying to figure that out. Actually, turning water on at sinks can be fun too...I remember one that had a pedal on the floor. ~Sarah H.
I saw a new one (at least to me) yesterday at Blue Water, then saw the same one today in Shere. It's a handle that looks like a spoon rest and sticks out forward from the tank, rather than sideways.
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