1. California specialized stores are a thing here in Germany.
2. Double flush toilets are very common. A smaller handle/button for a smaller flush, a larger one for those, ehem, big flushes. Many toilets have the 'buttons' on the wall behind the toilet, and have the tank in the wall. I assume it's for water conservation. I would think a leaking tank would be painful to fix/replace.
3. Towel warmers in bathrooms are very common. Which is super cool. Except in our temp flat, the towel warmer is in the wc (water closet) with only a toilet. If you need a towel in the toilet, you're doing it wrong.
4. Most every house we looked at have radiators for heating, and not central (air) heat. In the US, on the west coast, I never saw a house with a radiator.
5. Worcestershire sauces here have been a little more fishy than I'm used to. The Lea and Perrins from the US is not very fishy at all.
2. Double flush toilets are very common. A smaller handle/button for a smaller flush, a larger one for those, ehem, big flushes. Many toilets have the 'buttons' on the wall behind the toilet, and have the tank in the wall. I assume it's for water conservation. I would think a leaking tank would be painful to fix/replace.
3. Towel warmers in bathrooms are very common. Which is super cool. Except in our temp flat, the towel warmer is in the wc (water closet) with only a toilet. If you need a towel in the toilet, you're doing it wrong.
4. Most every house we looked at have radiators for heating, and not central (air) heat. In the US, on the west coast, I never saw a house with a radiator.
5. Worcestershire sauces here have been a little more fishy than I'm used to. The Lea and Perrins from the US is not very fishy at all.
Bonus toilet story:
Years ago, we were in a mission trip in La Paz, Mexico to build a house for a
nice family who didn't have one, and the plumbing wasn't great in the compound
in which we were staying. The rule of thumb there was "If it's yellow, let
it mellow. If it's brown, flush it down". I like the dual button system
better.
One left over from LA: I said hi to this nice little old
hispanic lady, and she responded with "Howdy" in a very deep, think
southern accent. It was unexpected.
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