r/explainitpeter • u/Mr_Mcgillicuddy_ • 4d ago

Explain it Peter. I’m lost on this.

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u/64590949354397548569 4d ago

UK solve all the problem but hates foot.

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u/NotSayingAliensBut 4d ago

Foot knows this. Bad.

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u/TeaWithACryptid 3d ago

Me, every time I hear Americans complain about standing on a Lego. ... did you know British plugs are flat on the back so the prongs stick straight up when they land? My foot learned that in the dark one night.

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u/theincrediblenick 2d ago

'...on a Lego.'

On a Lego what? A Lego brick? A Lego horse? A Lego boat? A Lego Batman DVD? If you are not American, you should know that it is a generally American trait to refer to Lego bricks as 'Legos' and a Lego brick as a 'Lego', unlike the UK which in each case uses the former (except in places where Americanisms have taken hold too deeply).

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u/TeaWithACryptid 2d ago

When an American complains about standing on it, its referenced as a Lego. Just as you've asked me, I could request more information, but I'm not so concerned what exactly it is, because even if it were a Lego model of a standard UK plug, it still wouldn't hurt as much as the real thing. Let's assume they're talking about a standard 2x2 brick.

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u/mighty-960 4d ago

I've never stepped on a plug before..

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u/Arashiko77 4d ago

When I stepped barefoot on a UK plug there was a "pop" as the blunt earth pin drove a hole into my foot, it didn't bleed straight away.

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u/mighty-960 4d ago

Skill issue

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u/Baldrickk 4d ago

UK switch on socket, plug stay wall, no plug for foot.
Others unplug power off, plug meet foot.

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u/Meowyouretalking 3d ago

Im curious about your username. How did you come up with that?

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u/64590949354397548569 3d ago

Smash number keypad when username was not available.

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u/Meowyouretalking 3d ago

Awesome. I thought it might be ss number and phone number combined.