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Clocks on microwaves seems to be a curiously American custom, driven by the fact that US outlet sockets generally don't have switches. In Europe, and the UK pa
by dingaling 2mo ago
Clocks on microwaves seems to be a curiously American custom, driven by the fact that US outlet sockets generally don't have switches.
In Europe, and the UK particularly, every socket has a switch so the microwave is turned off after each use.
- pgh 2mo agoIt might be switched off after each use in your household but it’s definitely not in others. Neither is the toaster, nor kettle.