I didn't think I'd just be writing about all the minor, quirky little things that make England different, but I guess that's what's on my mind, so what the hell. The toilets here have longer handles for the most part and are located on the opposite side of the toilet from the ones in the U.S. It takes about 3 flushes for the water to actually start flowing, (this is not just the toilet in my current residence, it's all over) but once it starts flowing everything is off to the races down a very large toilet exit and a very large sewage pipe. Toilets don't get stopped up here very easily because of the larger pathways to sewage freedom. That's all and good I suppose, but it makes it very difficult for me to win my favorite game, "Beat the Toilet."