Topic: UK Miniforites
Anonymous A started this discussion 4 years ago #106,132
Your sinks have separate cold and hot faucets. What do you do if you want to wash your hands in warm water?
dw !p9hU6ckyqw joined in and replied with this 4 years ago, 44 seconds later[^] [v] #1,192,804
You fill up the thing with cold and hot water
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 4 years ago, 33 minutes later, 34 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,811
@previous (dw !p9hU6ckyqw)
Aha! So, you must fill up the basin to wash your hands. Why is that considered efficient?
Aha! So, you must fill up the basin to wash your hands. Why is that considered efficient?
dw !p9hU6ckyqw replied with this 4 years ago, 7 minutes later, 41 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,813
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 4 years ago, 7 minutes later, 49 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,814
Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE joined in and replied with this 4 years ago, 3 minutes later, 53 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,815
> What do you do if you want to wash your hands in warm water?
Why would I care about that? The water I wash my hands in being cool instead of warm is a non-issue.
Why would I care about that? The water I wash my hands in being cool instead of warm is a non-issue.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 4 years ago, 2 minutes later, 56 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,818
Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE replied with this 4 years ago, 7 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,821
@previous (A)
Doesn't matter. Has never bothered me. Nobody here cares.
The only situation I can thing of where our dual-tap system is slightly annoying is when you're having a bath, and you having to alternate between taps to get a warm bath. But I take showers anyway. 😎
Doesn't matter. Has never bothered me. Nobody here cares.
The only situation I can thing of where our dual-tap system is slightly annoying is when you're having a bath, and you having to alternate between taps to get a warm bath. But I take showers anyway. 😎
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 4 years ago, 18 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,822
@previous (Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE)
You know we can wash our hands in warm water bun the winter, right?
You know we can wash our hands in warm water bun the winter, right?
Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE replied with this 4 years ago, 9 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,823
@previous (A)
Don't care. Briefly rinsing your hands in cool water instead of warm water really doesn't matter.
Don't care. Briefly rinsing your hands in cool water instead of warm water really doesn't matter.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 4 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,824
Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE replied with this 4 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,825
dw !p9hU6ckyqw replied with this 4 years ago, 18 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,826
Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE replied with this 4 years ago, 9 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,827
OP, if I could make a gentle suggestion, you shouldn't be too shocked that different countries have slightly different ways of doing everyday thing. That's just how the world is. I'd recommend you do a bit of travelling and see the world, your country's way isn't the only way.
dw !p9hU6ckyqw replied with this 4 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,828
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 4 years ago, 6 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,829
@1,192,827 (Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE)
lol I have traveled the world and lived in many different countries. I am just specifically curious about the UK taps, which are fairly unique.
lol I have traveled the world and lived in many different countries. I am just specifically curious about the UK taps, which are fairly unique.
Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE replied with this 4 years ago, 1 hour later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,831
@1,192,828 (dw !p9hU6ckyqw)
We do have those, but not always.
@previous (A)
Well then, you should have some appreciation for small variations like this! If a country's plugs or taps or whatever are different, then it's probably fine. Millions of British people use our taps just fine, without any issues.
We do have those, but not always.
@previous (A)
Well then, you should have some appreciation for small variations like this! If a country's plugs or taps or whatever are different, then it's probably fine. Millions of British people use our taps just fine, without any issues.
dw !p9hU6ckyqw replied with this 4 years ago, 25 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,832
shelly joined in and replied with this 4 years ago, 20 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,833
@1,192,825 (Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE)
the water in the US in some places is glacial runoff sometimes
the water in the US in some places is glacial runoff sometimes
shelly double-posted this 4 years ago, 34 seconds later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,834
shelly triple-posted this 4 years ago, 24 seconds later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,835
and you don't even rinse your dishes
Erik !AltRitexT6 joined in and replied with this 4 years ago, 1 second later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,836
Killer Lettuce🌹 !HonkUK.BIE replied with this 4 years ago, 51 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,842
dw !p9hU6ckyqw replied with this 4 years ago, 44 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,845
dw !p9hU6ckyqw double-posted this 4 years ago, 21 seconds later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,846
Green !StaYqkzUPc joined in and replied with this 4 years ago, 2 hours later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,850
No they don't. Some do. Some have a single tap that you can control the temperature with. I think this is more obliviousness that there are different types of taps. Also we call them taps, bot faucets.
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 4 years ago, 3 hours later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,863
@previous (Green !StaYqkzUPc)
No we don't. We call them wimbly splashybobs.
No we don't. We call them wimbly splashybobs.
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shelly replied with this 4 years ago, 1 hour later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,874
Green !StaYqkzUPc replied with this 4 years ago, 2 hours later, 15 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,192,893
My bathroom tap. Left for hot, right for cold. Up on, down off.