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I found it very amusing reading all these answers which I assume were written by people in the US.

I live in the UK and visit France and Spain very regularly. I believe a resident of any of these countries would be appalled to find a hot/cold shower in a hotel room in Europe - I have not seen such a thing for many years.

All the talk about the the difficulty in manufacturing temperature/flow showers should bear in mind that there may well be 1 billion of them in Europe, and I don't think we can generalise that Europeans are generally wealthier than Americans.

To put in context, I recently had a new shower installed and the shower valve is a ceramic disc, thermostatically controlled mixer with 4 independent flow outlets. The valve cost around £600.link

Many people are now installing the next evolution where the temperature and flow are controlled digitally and are adjusted using buttons. Each family member can program their own preference so a single button press will set up the shower to their requirements. I know someone who has had one of these for about ten years.

I found it very amusing reading all these answers which I assume were written by people in the US.

I live in the UK and visit France and Spain very regularly. I believe a resident of any of these countries would be appalled to find a hot/cold shower in a hotel room in Europe - I have not seen such a thing for many years.

All the talk about the the difficulty in manufacturing temperature/flow showers should bear in mind that there may well be 1 billion of them in Europe, and I don't think we can generalise that Europeans are generally wealthier than Americans.

To put in context, I recently had a new shower installed and the shower valve is a ceramic disc, thermostatically controlled mixer with 4 independent flow outlets. The valve cost around £600.[link][1]. This very much the "Rolls Royce" of shower mixers, but http://www.screwfix.com/p/swirl-vino-thermostatic-mixer-shower-flexible-exposed-chrome-effect/39565 this is a much more basic model for £45 with all the external kit included. I've seen the valve alone for £40 before. [1]: http://www.crosswater.co.uk/product/shower-valve-collections-kai-lever/kai-lever-thermostatic-shower-valve-4000/ "link"

Many people are now installing the next evolution where the temperature and flow are controlled digitally and are adjusted using buttons. Each family member can program their own preference so a single button press will set up the shower to their requirements. I know someone who has had one of these for about ten years.

The point being that these are standard kit in Europe (and Japan by the sound of it) so I think it's safer to ask the question "Why do Americans persist in using hot/cold showers?"

I found it very amusing reading all these answers which I assume were written by people in the US.

I live in the UK and visit France and Spain very regularly. I believe a resident of any of these countries would be appalled to find a hot/cold shower in a hotel room in Europe - I have not seen such a thing for many years.

All the talk about the the difficulty in manufacturing them should bear in mind that there may well be 1 billion of them in Europe, and I don't think we can generalise that Europeans are generally wealthier than Americans.

To put in context, I recently had a new shower installed and the shower valve is a ceramic disc, thermostatically controlled mixer with 4 independent flow outlets. The valve cost around £600.link

Many people are now installing the next evolution where the temperature and flow are controlled digitally and are adjusted using buttons. Each family member can program their own preference so a single button press will set up the shower to their requirements. I know someone who has had one of these for about ten years.

I found it very amusing reading all these answers which I assume were written by people in the US.

I live in the UK and visit France and Spain very regularly. I believe a resident of any of these countries would be appalled to find a hot/cold shower in a hotel room in Europe - I have not seen such a thing for many years.

All the talk about the the difficulty in manufacturing temperature/flow showers should bear in mind that there may well be 1 billion of them in Europe, and I don't think we can generalise that Europeans are generally wealthier than Americans.

To put in context, I recently had a new shower installed and the shower valve is a ceramic disc, thermostatically controlled mixer with 4 independent flow outlets. The valve cost around £600.link

Many people are now installing the next evolution where the temperature and flow are controlled digitally and are adjusted using buttons. Each family member can program their own preference so a single button press will set up the shower to their requirements. I know someone who has had one of these for about ten years.

I found it very amusing reading all these answers which I assume were written by people in the US.

I live in the UK and visit France and Spain very regularly. I believe a resident of any of these countries would be appalled to find a hot/cold shower in a hotel room in Europe - I have not seen such a thing for many years.

All the talk about the the difficulty in manufacturing them should bear in mind that there may well be 1 billion of them in Europe, and I don't think we can generalise that Europeans are generally wealthier than Americans.

To put in context, I recently had a new shower installed and the shower valve is a ceramic disc, thermostatically controlled mixer with 4 independent flow outlets. The valve cost around £600.enter link description here

I found it very amusing reading all these answers which I assume were written by people in the US.

I live in the UK and visit France and Spain very regularly. I believe a resident of any of these countries would be appalled to find a hot/cold shower in a hotel room in Europe - I have not seen such a thing for many years.

All the talk about the the difficulty in manufacturing them should bear in mind that there may well be 1 billion of them in Europe, and I don't think we can generalise that Europeans are generally wealthier than Americans.

To put in context, I recently had a new shower installed and the shower valve is a ceramic disc, thermostatically controlled mixer with 4 independent flow outlets. The valve cost around £600.link

Many people are now installing the next evolution where the temperature and flow are controlled digitally and are adjusted using buttons. Each family member can program their own preference so a single button press will set up the shower to their requirements. I know someone who has had one of these for about ten years.