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gambiting
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Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? (20...
UK is in Europe and yet this isn't true here. Nearly all residential properties in this country are wired for single phase 220V. It's true on the continent though.
chartpath
on Aug 29, 2023
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UK scored a massive own goal and are no longer part of Europe ;)
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I assume that's tongue in cheek, but EU and Europe are two different entities - UK is still very much in Europe.
KptMarchewa
on Aug 30, 2023
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It never was. It's an island, while Europe is a continent.
timc3
on Aug 30, 2023
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Europe is composed of several islands as well as the continent.
rlpb
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By that logic Switzerland isn't in Europe either :)
earthboundkid
on Aug 30, 2023
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If Switzerland were in Europe then Germany would have marched through to get to France. They didn't therefore etc QED.
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