The many other places is the US
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PortugalSpaceMoon@infosec.pub 5 weeks agoHow is it more “spicy” than anywhere else in Europe?
INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 weeks ago
And Japan, and Canada, and Mexico, and the majority of South America, and a handful of countries in Africa and the Middle East.
Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
I was mainly referring to almost all of the American continent(s), lots of Africa, China and a few other places too. I didn’t think I’d mentioned Europe.
bollybing@lemmynsfw.com 5 weeks ago
A lot of dodgey wiring.
Buffalox@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Do they have the wiring on the outside of the houses so it’s easier to repair.
I’ve heard in UK they tend to do such things.
d00ery@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
No, it’s usually buried in the wall behind the plasterboard. Although it’s possible to use surface trunking.Image
Buffalox@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
It was a joke on UK putting water pipes on the outside of their houses.
cynar@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
In our defence, most of that is legacy from the post war rebuild (copper shortages etc). The modern regs are comparable or better than a lot of places.
There’s enough of the dodgy stuff around that it needs to be accounted for, but it’s being phased out as new stuff it built or renovated.