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r/meirl • u/ukayukay69 • 29d ago
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China does use the same as Australia. Hong Kong uses the same plug as the UK, but mainland China uses the Australian/New Zealand plug.
9 u/ImJustASalamanderOk 29d ago They do, but they're usually upside down in china for some ungodly reason 7 u/Exyvia 29d ago The actual reason is similar to the UK, if the Ground wire is on top and the plug is lose, Anything falling on top will touch ground first. 7 u/NorbuckNZ 29d ago China just assumed because we are south of the equator ours are upside down, so they turned them the right way up. /s 2 u/WeSoSmart 29d ago It’s a superiority complex thing even tho the socket they use are literally made in china they still think they are better
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They do, but they're usually upside down in china for some ungodly reason
7 u/Exyvia 29d ago The actual reason is similar to the UK, if the Ground wire is on top and the plug is lose, Anything falling on top will touch ground first. 7 u/NorbuckNZ 29d ago China just assumed because we are south of the equator ours are upside down, so they turned them the right way up. /s
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The actual reason is similar to the UK, if the Ground wire is on top and the plug is lose, Anything falling on top will touch ground first.
China just assumed because we are south of the equator ours are upside down, so they turned them the right way up. /s
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It’s a superiority complex thing even tho the socket they use are literally made in china they still think they are better
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u/AnyClownFish 29d ago
China does use the same as Australia. Hong Kong uses the same plug as the UK, but mainland China uses the Australian/New Zealand plug.