Just try and find those male-male cords for other outlets than US ones (try Schuko for the European variant). You will find that they're much more rare or even

Just try and find those male-male cords for other outlets than US ones (try Schuko for the European variant). You will find that they're much more rare or even impossible to find. Realizing that these cables basically exist only in one variant, which is for US style outlets, should tell you a lot ;-)