On Aug 30, 4:47*pm, Bruce L. Bergman
wrote:

* You have Ring mains that cover the entire building with one big
circuit, fuses inside each receptacle and inside each cord cap on the
appliances, totally different rules on placement of devices in
bathrooms and near sinks...

The UK uses fused plugs. I've never seen those on other European plugs
- which are mostly 2 round pins with an optional side ground contact.