"Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message
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"Another John" wrote in message
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Hi all

We've just been in Canada and the USA. I was *greatly* impressed with
their toilets! One little push of the little lever and a mighty
whirlpool develops in the pan, which swooshes *everything* away, with
virtually no noise. Every time.

Why do we have these noisy, complicated, unreliable efforts over here in
the UK?

Well... as much as I dislike the "Everything's better in the Yoo Ess"
argument, I'm thinking that maybe it is and they've moved on from the
Victorian era we appear to be stuck in.

US toilets are syphonic and more complicated. I had one. UK toilets are
simpler and use less water. Torbeck valves can make the filling quieter.