contentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 14 days agoA cool guide Types of plugs in the worldi.redd.itimagemessage-square184fedilinkarrow-up1327file-text
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minus-squareanguo@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days agoYou can definitely see who named these.
minus-squareanguo@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·14 days agoAmericans. Same reason US country code is +1. I have done zero research to back this up.
minus-squarermuk@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-214 days agoFuck it, I’ll bite. The reason for the +1 area code wasn’t just because of the US, but they and a few other counties coming together to create a standard. +1 isn’t the US, it’s the North American Numbering Plan.
minus-squareanguo@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·14 days agoWell, I live in Canada, so I’m aware of the last point ;) Despite all this, my americanocentrism point still stands.
You can definitely see who named these.
military engineers?
Americans. Same reason US country code is +1. I have done zero research to back this up.
Fuck it, I’ll bite. The reason for the +1 area code wasn’t just because of the US, but they and a few other counties coming together to create a standard. +1 isn’t the US, it’s the North American Numbering Plan.
Well, I live in Canada, so I’m aware of the last point ;) Despite all this, my americanocentrism point still stands.