• @whyNotSquirrel
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    215 months ago

    yeah but it looks like a funny face!

    I didn’t know that schuko plugs are the norm for most Europe countries, I thought it was a German thing

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuko

      • @whyNotSquirrel
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        35 months ago

        Yeah I don’t know why we don’t make the switch in France as it wouldn’t be that much of a change

        • @[email protected]
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          45 months ago

          It would be from a financial standpoint. Changing a standard this widely implemented is very costly.

          Why change it if they’re compatible anyways? Most devices in the eu are designed to accomodate both, its just a question of the earth pin being different.

          I’ve travelled all across europe, coming from a country with the french style outlets. I never had any problems connecting anything except for Switzerland and Italy, because they stuck to their own (inferior) standard thats not compatible with anything else.

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            5 months ago

            The smaller devices like chargers and small lamps have a euro plug that can plug in schucko, danish, italian, swiss, french (but not british)

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              15 months ago

              You’re right, I forgot about that. But good luck plugging your laptop or hair dryer in without some janky adapter.

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                25 months ago

                A laptop you can plug in all of Europe. But a hairdryer you cant because (at least mine) uses a schucko plug (but without ground so wtf)