Why do the switches in America turn ON when are pushed upwards, whereas in other countries they are on when pushed downwards ?
When we moved into our new house 3 years back I would switch off the porch light every morning, only to find it on again when I went out to get the newspaper later in the morning. Then I realized - the hubby and I were both confused about which way the switch needed to point to be OFF - so if I had woken up first and put the switch 'off', the hubby would come down later and think it was on and put it 'off'.
One day I noticed the switch had ON and OFF written in tiny letters on it, so there was no confusion anymore for me - I would peer at the switch closely to see whether it was on or off before touching it ....
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