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oce@jlai.lu 3 weeks agoNope, 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?
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.
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
The comments do seem to hint at this being a big problem in the US.
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!
Damage@feddit.it 3 weeks ago
Even with the weird “shit shelf” toilets?
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!