As someone who grew up in italy, I was always puzzled that the simple &quot;nasone&quot;[0] design is not used more commonly abroad, at least in open areas.<p>I.e. water goes down instead of up and the sink is level to the ground, so it&#x27;s easy to fill a bottle or bucket with it. The pipe has a hole on top if you want to drink from it more easily, as by obstructing the bottom the water sprinkles up as in the US drinking fountains. They do not prevent the &quot;kissing&quot; of the pipe though.<p>I guess it might be related to the availability of water, which Rome and most of Italy have plenty of.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;it.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Nasone#&#x2F;media&#x2F;File:Nasona_a_via_annia_faustina_1.JPG" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;it.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Nasone#&#x2F;media&#x2F;File:Nasona_a_vi...</a>
[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;it.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Nasone" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;it.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Nasone</a> italian, sorry