In the UK it's safer than that because the power pins aren't live unless the ground pin is inserted, also the plugs themselves have a protective fuse in them and the design is such that pulling on the cord won't remove it from the wall.
Regarding the Top hat and Tails, you'd usually rent them from Moss Brothers.
doot doot wrote:
http://i.imgs.fyi/img/1v04.jpgWhat's the deal with fish and chips?
Fish & Chips are great, might have them tonight (British/Irish by ancestry not by residency).
wejo wrote:
Seeing the picture of Mo Farah getting his knighthood and this sharp picture of him reminded me there are some differences between our countries.
https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/story_medium/public/thumbnails/image/2017/11/14/11/mo-farah.jpg1) First, is that type of hat, worn at all knighthood ceremonies? Would Farah where that to anywhere else?
2) When I went running in London and would pass someone going the other way and give a little waive, I never got anything back. Is it standard to just run right past someone and not acknowledge them? Jon Gaul was with me (he's British/American) and said, "oh yeah you're not going to get anything back." I feel this is a regional thing in US - maybe bigger city/smaller city thing. Big city/northeast, people less likely to give acknowledgment.
3) How long have you had contactless credit cards? We just did a big transformation to chip credit cards here but they aren't contact less. In Britain, you can get on the subway, and "tap" your credit card at the entrance and exit. You can do that all week and they'll charge you not more than the weekly pass rate. If the daily rate is cheaper, they'll charge you that. Meanwhile, in NY for the marathon I had to buy a subway card. They charge a $1 fee for that and then purposely have weird amounts you put on it so you'll be left with 57 cents on it that you can't use. Britain was way more customer friendly. Your trains services are way better than ours .
4) What's up with the power switches you turn on and off? The house I was staying at had outlets with on and off switches. Is it dangerous to leave them on? Is that only in older houses?
That's all I can think of now.
Full article on Mo here:
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/athletics/mo-farah-knighted-sir-olympic-champion-buckingham-palace-runner-marathon-a8053811.html
1) ➡ to the races, oh he is Muslim and can't gamble.
2) ➡nobody says hi, unless you know them.
3)➡? have been around for years, everywhere, you need to catch up.
Wait...you went to Yale and your father was in the Bush admin, yet you’re apparently oblivious to proper daytime formalwear? When did you fall off the back of the turnip truck??
1) No but formal dress is and a number have worn too hard to be knighted. Very common for groom etc at wedding and on formal days at horse racing
2 I'm from the North and now near London. Much common to get a wave outside. Last time went home a girl waved first at me on a run which doesn't happen down here. My theory is the slower the runner the less likely the are to wave.
3 My debit card is contactless you can only use up to ,£25 or so & can use on tube.
Tube already had Oyster card reader for s long time so small step to allow contactless. We were actually a lot slower to get chip & pin than rest of Europe
4 Neatly all sockets have switches. My mum made sure we always switch them off and I still normally do it but not sure why. It's a double fail safe against electrical fire or kids shoving things in I think
Worn hat!
1) You are not allowed to run on Sunday but still do
2) People still do say Hi especially outside London but not normally to islamophobic wankers like you.
ukathleticscoach wrote:
1) You are not allowed to run on Sunday but still do
2) People still do say Hi especially outside London but not normally to islamophobic wankers like you.
You complete and utter plonkhead.
https://www.thoughtco.com/what-does-the-quran-say-about-gambling-2004114The only other place he would wear such an attire is the races, which is forbidden by Islam. Sometimes we couldn't even make up the level of your stupidity. I might even show your post to my Indian Muslim neighbours, you know the country that your lot trashed.
Nowhere does it say you can't run on Sunday and in ancient times Sunday may have been the first day of the week.
asdfasfsf wrote:
4. Don't you think it's weird that in the US we leave dangerous electrical outlets just facing the room? In the UK you can just turn off the outlet power and kids won't electrocute themselves by sticking forks in them. It's just a bit safer.
Can you really imagine a kid who likes sticking forks in things but doesn't press a button that is right in front of them?
Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:
ukathleticscoach wrote:
1) You are not allowed to run on Sunday but still do
2) People still do say Hi especially outside London but not normally to islamophobic wankers like you.
You complete and utter plonkhead.
https://www.thoughtco.com/what-does-the-quran-say-about-gambling-2004114The only other place he would wear such an attire is the races, which is forbidden by Islam. Sometimes we couldn't even make up the level of your stupidity. I might even show your post to my Indian Muslim neighbours, you know the country that your lot trashed.
Nowhere does it say you can't run on Sunday and in ancient times Sunday may have been the first day of the week.
Umm,... ever heard of Eric Liddell?
...and one more thing I don't think the Koran mentions wearing top hats.
slash wrote:
nothing wrong with a top hat.
Except in Mo's case he looks like a hotel doorman, lol.
Wejo, you have to know that when it comes to banking, the US has always been light years behind the rest of the developed world (see also, internet connectivity and cellphone plans). I first came stateside in 1981, I was 5 miles from a state line and could not use my checks in the adjoining state. This at a time when in the UK (cheques) were already considered quaint. Even today you still see people in the US ( and not just old folks) paying for groceries with checks. Hilarious.
So it is with plastic and now chips-in-cards. Corporate interests mean US consumers get shafted.
Reading this thread, I am amazed that the USA doesn't have "tap" (what you called "contactless") on your credit/debit cards, as well as not having the ability to simply send someone money with an email address (e-transfer). We've had both for years. That seems pretty backwards.
However, I am certainly not going to bash you guys for everything. You do some things damn well. I bought a pair of shoes from Running Warehouse at 11:30pm on this past Wednesday and paid for the express shipping option, and they arrived at 10:00am, from California---> Ontario on Friday morning. Under 35 hours. That was pretty amazing. I buy stuff here in Canada all the time from other Canadian cities FAR closer than where Running Warehouse is, paying a similar premium for express shipping, and it usually takes three full days.
Not American or British so this isn't my business. But concerning the power outlets, the British introduced their system throughout the entire commonwealth and there's a reason. This morning, I coincidentally stumbled upon a troll question on Quora that, I feel, effectively explains this. Ignore the irrelevant parts: For context, the question:
Why is America so much more advanced than the UK?
Answer:
Lets take a couple of examples:
The UK has an antiquated voting system where each person gets one vote and the candidate with the most votes gets in.
The US has advanced to a system where people vote, but the vote is only a guideline for electoral colleges to really vote. Finally the person with the second most votes gets in.
The US mains sockets often contain 2 pins. Very efficient.
The UK runs on an old system where there is an earth connection in every socket. Plugs must push into the Earth pin first before a cover is released allowing access to the other two pins so, for example, babies can’t put a bit of metal in and get a shock. Then most UK sockets have a switch, so they can be turned off at the socket. Also plugs have a fuse so, even if there is a short, the fuse can blow first and protect people and the appliance. The back of each pin is insulated, so that if the plug is not fully inserted, there is no way a knife could be put in and touch a live pin. Also the wire comes out the bottom, so the plug cannot be partially pulled out from the wire. And inside, the earth wire is the longest, so if wires are pulled out, the live pin will come out before the Earth pin. Finally, with double the voltage, this means that appliances only need half the amperage to run, which makes them safer. So the UK plugs cost more and are much more complex with the only redeeming factor being that they are safer and save lives.
dslice wrote:
Can't speak for the UK but in Canada we have had tap cards for at least 5 years. Chip cards for at least 10.
Every other industrialized nation, and most rapidly developing nations have chip cards. It is a decades-old international standard. The only reason some countries still have magnetic stripes on their financial cards is so they can be used in America. That's it.
The reason the British, and every other EU country, can connect a financial card to their transit payments is because of the EMV compliant microchips and embedded in the payment cards, and EU privacy standards enable identity authentication with near-perfect anonymity at a massive scale. (millions of people) That is impossible to do in the U.S. because the credit card banks lose too much money drastically limiting identity-related transaction fraud.
I thought capitalism fixed all of society's ills? I thought capitalism promised change? Instead, it's 1977 in America's payment infrastructure. WHAT HAPPENED?
All these advanced European civilized people and their magic voodoo credit cards...
Americans could have used that stuff the same time as you, or even before, but solutions without problems are not popular here. If you want proof, see how rarely the chip slots are used at payment terminals even though they've been around a few years. Nobody needs them.
They also remove a level of control, where the buyer is asked to confirm the payment amount. Americans have sticky fingers and don't trust a machine to manage their money. Computers can and do make mistakes.
I see a lot of people, including myself, going back to using cash more often. Banks have a reputation for poor digital security, even when they aren't defrauding their customers by opening unauthorized accounts for them like Wells Fargo did.
Bad Wigins wrote:I see a lot of people, including myself, going back to using cash more often.
Quoted for unintentional hilarity.
Kenya leads the world in mobile payments. Frequent visitors Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg say we have no idea what we have. Lots of countries, and corporations (I see you Mr Cook), are blatantly ripping off Kenya’s model.
http://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/how-kenya-became-a-world-leader-for-mobile-money
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