Toggles were common here until the 1970s, but the British manufacturers only make rockers now, except for a few high-priced brass types (e.g. mock Edwardian).
I prefer toggles, and I particularly like the American traditional-style types. If and when I come to do a rewire on any future house I buy, I'll probably order a batch for myself. Some types are rated 277V (used for commercial lighting in the States), so they're fine for our 220 - 240V in Europe.
By the way, which way up are your light switches in Austria? Down for on as in Britain, or up for on as in America?
