I live in the UK, and I've never owned a toilet plunger. My parents don't own one. I've barely ever seen one. If memes are to be believed, my life should be a disaster, a ticking time bomb, waiting to explode in a torrent of shit.

So what gives?

Turns out the US actually uses totally different style toilets to Europe! US has a siphonic system, and over here we've got a washdown system. There are pros and cons of each, but a big plus of the euro style is that it's really hard to clog.

And now it all makes sense.

https://bathroomnerd.com/european-vs-american-toilet/

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

A good poop knife will do the trick. Perhaps those are more common in your locale.

Also, not to brag, but our American poops are significantly larger than most and even though a bidet is more hygienic and feels nicer, we prefer to use large volumes of processed wood pulp on our butts.

[–] OpenStars@startrek.website 0 points 7 months ago

Can confirm - am poop knife.