Originally Posted by
James S
Oh, is that a legal requirement? Also isn't it bizarre that UK bathrooms always have their light switches outside the door (unless via a dangling string inside), and powerpoints seem not to be allowed either.
I wonder if the stats show that fewer English are electrocuted in their bathrooms, compared to say Americans or Aussies who can turn on a light or use a hairdryer in their bathrooms?
James
[Mangled anecdote]British taps were, until recently, not allowed to be a single mixer unit because of the danger of the temperature being set too high and you scalding yourself when you weren't expecting it. If you have separate taps then (barring stupidity), that can be avoided. I think modern mixer units are supposed to have some sort of valve that stops you turning them on at maximum heat setting, or something. [/mangled anecdote]
The skill of quickly swapping your hands from hot to cold taps in order to get an average of "warm" is one of the defining features of being British, imo.
