You should not get downvoted for this. The whole world isn't as safe as Europe. I spent time in a country with 220V, and in those days there was virtually nothi

You should not get downvoted for this. The whole world isn't as safe as Europe. I spent time in a country with 220V, and in those days there was virtually nothing preventing you from getting shocked (I know as I've been shocked). The prongs were round, and you could easily touch the metal while inserting and get a shock. Another problem: Some of the plug/socket combinations were fairly loose. It wasn't a tight fit. So if you're ironing, it was not unusual for the plug to be partially out of the socket.