Comment on Toilet specific plungers get the job done faster and with way less effort and mess.

Alinor@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Varyk@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You elfin anomaly.

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• oce@jlai.lu ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Nope, same and never heard others talking about it in real life. I’m guessing there is some design issues in the American toilets that is not a problem in Europe. Or the large portions of low quality food?

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  • samus12345@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    American plumbing is shit (pun intended) compared to Europe’s. Source: I lived in Germany for 10 years and never once needed a plunger, while I’ve needed them regularly in the US.

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    • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The comments do seem to hint at this being a big problem in the US.

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      • samus12345@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Indeed, it was very noticeable to me when I moved back here and had to actually consider how much toilet paper there was before flushing. German toilets took whatever I put in there!

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    • Damage@feddit.it ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Even with the weird “shit shelf” toilets?

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      • samus12345@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Yup, and I had shit shelf toilets pretty much the whole time since it was the 80s and 90s. They probably would have been harder to plunge, so good thing they never needed it!

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• guy@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Are you American though? Here in the UK, nobody really owns a plunger and they don’t need to, the plumbing is different, it doesn’t clog. Do need to own a toilet brush though, to wipe off the skidmarks, which is more rare in the US.

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  • Mr_Blott@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s not just the UK that nobody needs a plunger, it’s every modern country except the US. Their plumbing is a century out of date and they eat ultra-processed junk

    A recipe for dis-ass-ter

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    • Damage@feddit.it ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s kinda weird that the country where everything is MOOOAR they don’t have gigantic shit pipes

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    • Metz@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Plungers are extremely common in germany. To be precise i can’t remember ever being in a bathroom without one.

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      • Mr_Blott@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Yeah that’s why I specified modern countries, Klaus 😂

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  • Alinor@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I am not, so I guess that explains it. Thanks!

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• snooggums@midwest.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Some us don’t poop in the woods every day.

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• CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Of course you are. Every other human on the planet is issued a plunger at birth. What’s wrong with you?

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• danc4498@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Eat more fiber.

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