Strangely enough hairdryers and bathrooms aren't two things that we associate here in Ireland. I don't know of anyone who would actually dry their hair in the bathroom. It's normally something that is done in the bedroom at the dressing table infront of a mirror, often sitting down and sorrounded by haircare products and other associated appliences like tongs etc.. It's much more civilized than standing up at the sink (washtub) in a small steamy room! You just towel dry your hair in the bathroom.
From an electrical point of view it's normal to install at least 2 X double sockets in a typical bedroom these days. Normally one at either side of the bed and one near the dressing table/mirror. (depending on the room size)
I found it very frustrating in France to discover just a single ungrounded outlet in a fairly modern bedroom. Modern bedrooms are full of electronic gagets, computers, hairdryers, lamps, etc etc.
Also, you'd always have had to designed a system here to handle up to 3KW portable heaters in bedrooms as they were in quite common use. It doesn't seem to be the case elsewhere in europe.
[This message has been edited by djk (edited 10-30-2003).]
