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Originally Posted by vreihen16

The difference is that North America uses siphonic toilets, whereas Europe and other areas use washdown toilets:



The benefits/pitfalls to both designs (ie, skid marks) are described here:

https://toiletfound.com/siphonic-vs-washdown-toilet/

Washdown's "pitfalls" are mostly bullshit there. It's WAY easier to clean a toilet ("hands-free": just apply a dedicated chemical from the bottle, no rubbing) than to de-clog one! When in US I had to discard used toilet paper as dry garbage (I felt guilty!) instead of just flushing it down.