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The house I grew up in in the US had a carpeted bathroom. Whoever owned the house previously had intentionally put carpet down over top of the linoleum floor.

That linoleum was absolutely hideous. Beige with gold veins running through it, paired with the pea soup green sink, toilet, and tub. I don't blame them for wanting to cover that up, but full wall to wall carpet, including under the toilet is not something any rational person should ever want.

For the non-British, they aren't common and most people think they are super weird, but they do exist. Particularly in old folks' houses.

Well, they are certainly more common in Britain than in any other country I've visited. We've seen them in quite a few rental apartments that we've looked at in England (mostly in the Midlands).

many years ago an older relative went on a holiday to Spain and was outraged that their apartment did _not_ have carpet. I deemed it futile to point out that carpeting is desirable here because our climate is so wretched, but as flooring in a hot country would actually be pretty icky.