That's the exception, not the rule in America. The only widespread use of switched outlets was back when floor lamps were much more common around the 70s. I thi

That's the exception, not the rule in America. The only widespread use of switched outlets was back when floor lamps were much more common around the 70s. I think you'd be hard pressed to find a switched outlet on a kitchen countertop other than the one below it for a garbage disposal.