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[–] nik9000@programming.dev 14 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

Looks like it's mostly a UK, Australia, and New Zealand thing.

[–] southernbrewer@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago

I'm in NZ and I've always hated it. Someone always goes and switches them off, and they're totally unnecessary when every device already has its own switch

[–] crazyhotpasta@lemm.ee 3 points 13 hours ago

I also have switches indoors for balcony/outside outlets. Finland.

[–] crmsnbleyd@sopuli.xyz 4 points 16 hours ago

India as well!

[–] damo_omad@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Wow I never knew this, I just thought it was normal to have a switch.

[–] gaiussabinus@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

In Canada and the US its considered a light fixture for the purposes of light for an area to have a switched outlet. You are supposed to plug a stand lamp in, in that area that can be controled by the switch. That's how you can have a living room or hallway in a house with no light fixtures and dark as all hell.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 15 hours ago

That's still a wall switch that's wired to an outlet. Some countries have switches on every outlet just built into them.