I've lived in Europe my whole life and only ever seen that system in the bathroom. But I also have a rather nice dishwasher because life is too short to spend it standing over the sink like a fucking chump.
I love washing dishes. I watch YouTube or listen to a podcast, and it's better than fishing for me. Especially after a party of some sort, when there's shitload of them
I used to hate doing dishes but then I discovered the podcast+dishes combo and it's like magic because somehow I can be entertained and productive at the same time!
European sinks are typically much larger than American or Canadian sinks, so it's likely that the person climbed inside of their sink and was laughing while inside of it.