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As an Aussie who has to occasionally suffer without mixer taps, I must ask:

What do you do when it's cold and you want to wash your hands with warm water? Your choice is freezing-cold from one tap, or boiling hot from the other. Why separate them?

I mostly use cold water, tbh. Or if it's really important, put the plug in and fill the basin with a mixture.

Huh? I'm in the UK and every tap in my house (with the exception of the bath) is a mixer. Is this unusual?

yes, it is.

For an old house it's unusual; they've become a lot more popular recently.

Is your house relatively new? I think the use of mixer taps is on the rise in the UK.

Most new taps are of the mixer variety in Europe.