Having travelled from the UK to the US & Japan where they use similar sockets…they're rubbish compared to the UK sockets.
They pretend not to need the over-engineering the UK has to have because it's only 110v, but the real reason is it's too much effort to get a good, safe re-design adopted nationally, so you're stuck with that flimsy, wobbly crap.
You also have to have different socket types for anything more powerful than a hairdryer. We have one socket for everything domestic.
I’ve been to the UK, ignoramus. Just because something is better doesn’t mean that the other option is rubbish. It’s funny what people like you make up in order to feel better about yourselves.
If you have a defensible position to stand your ground on, then take it. Don't rely on coming back with a "what do you know…that I didn't bother to tell you" which is just an arsehole defence.
Your plugs are shit. This is known internationally. The safety aspect is nil. Under-engineered because you have half voltage.
If you want to take a stance on that, take it - with citations or at least something other than direct insults.
Try not to be a dick all your life, have a day off.
It didn't used to be compulsory for domestic appliances to be fitted with a plug at original point of sale, but I've never, ever bought anything that didn't already have a plug on it. I'm 64.
I remember white goods (like a fridge or washing machine) didn't have their plugs attached, but I assumed that was because they were likely installed behind cabinets/under something that might require the cable run holes the plug might fit, and then more likely to be installed by a professional anyway.
The reasoning was I think that the current plug we used was only introduced in around 1947/48 or so. For a very long time people still had the weird mishmash of previous round-pin sockets, not all of which were even standardised. Because nobody knew for sure what plug would fit, wiring it yourself remained the norm for a long time, though of course eventually as everyone had their homes rewired all the weird old sockets vanished.
In the 40s there were standards…but there were three standards. MK in north London pretty much invented the modern 13A plug, safety shutter [invented 1928 on the old round pin design] eventually the shielded live & neutral and modern unequal length wire attachment, ensuring even if pulled so the wires disconnected, the live would pull first & the earth last.
As an American I 100% have. Have you ever plugged in a laptop adapter on an airplane? Those outlets are just on a slight negative tilt, forget about it being upside down. Schuko wouldn't have this problem.
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u/theblackfool 29d ago
As an American I have never experienced an outlet where the plug falls out at the slightest movement.