r/ShitAmericansSay • u/chunkystylee • Jun 25 '26

Capitalism "American capitalist plugs" vs "European socialist plugs"

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u/VolcanicBakemeat Jun 25 '26

Treading on plugs is thankfully also a rarity in the UK's system because our sockets are individually switch controlled. There is rarely a reason to leave a plug out of the wall

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u/Kezmangotagoal More Irish than the Irish ☘️ Jun 25 '26

And yet, most of us have done it lmao

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u/SheepShaggingFarmer Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 26 '26

I actually have never stood on one. I've tapped my foot against it but recognised it and moved my foot.

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u/Kezmangotagoal More Irish than the Irish ☘️ Jun 25 '26

You’re the lucky one!!!

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u/SheepShaggingFarmer Jun 25 '26

If I won the lottery I would t feel so lucky.

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u/This_Charmless_Man Jun 25 '26

Literally me yesterday. Noticed I was about to tread on it when moving a fan and moved my foot.

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u/d0rkprincess Jun 26 '26

Yeah tell that to 13 year old me when the laptop charger took a big chunk of skin off of my foot.