My Biggest English Peeve

I have grown up in the United States my entire life and I never really gave a second thought about washing my hands until I came here. Back home, we have one faucet, or for the English readers out there, the tap only has one spout that water comes from so we can regulate temperature. England hasn't quite gotten up to speed on this technology or has a sick sense of humor. I'll leave that open to interpretation.

I have had numerous conversations about this English faucet/tap phenomenon and we have all come up with a single response: WTF?  I have FINALLY found the best visual for explaining this:

 (I do not own this picture)

When I first came here I was pretty confused as to why sinks were like this... This only occurs in the bathroom where we want water temperature to be regulated the most. The only way to not get frostbite or burn your skin off is to turn both faucets on at once and quickly run your hands back and forth until you have the desired temperature. THIS IS NOT PRACTICAL OR PLEASANT. So please England, conform to the world standard on this one thing. You will be surprised how pleasant luke warm water can be when washing your hands and face.

"Make something idiot proof and life will make a better idiot"