Why do homes in the UK have separate hot and cold taps?

I know a lot of our reader are not from the UK so you may not all be aware of how strange we can be. I’ve heard the confusion over seperate hot and cold water taps before; it’s not strange to us as we grew up with it and I’ve always thought it to be normal. Same goes with the pull cords in bathrooms.

This article from the BBC explains why we have these strange traditions. It’s an interesting read.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42948046