toilet humor

I have been spoiled by the bathrooms at my office--they flush all by themselves. So when I finish my business in our bathroom at home, I get up and look back at the toilet, expecting it to do its job. But it doesn't; it just sits there. Instead, I have to hold down on the handle for four full seconds or else it won't flush right. Give me a self-flushing toilet any day. My husband (who lived in Europe for a while) says it's all about the bidet...but I don't know that I can believe him.