On 2006-09-25 22:07:46 +0100, John said:



A colleague who has a house in France tells me not to use pull switches
- the French do not understand them and require a standard light switch,
even in the bathroom!

In fact the UK is the only place where one sees pull cords for
lightswitches as a standard thing.

Everywhere else there is a switch in the expected position inside the
bathroom door or just outside it in some countries.

Most places have sockets in bathrooms as well, generally quite close to
the basin, and no special types either.