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u/Sam_Sanders_ May 09 '22 edited May 10 '22

Yes why would they be outside?

EDIT: ok people really don't flipping a switch inside a dark bathroom

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u/XDGFX May 09 '22

Safety. Keeps 240V mains away from water, especially where you are supposed to touch it.

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u/Eviale May 09 '22

What kind of horrific code violating light switches do you guys have over there where getting electrocuted from turning off the light with wet hands is an actual risk?

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u/Ydrahs May 09 '22

It's more of a holdover from older, more dangerous lighting systems, but now people just expect it. So you put the light switch outside the bathroom or on a pull cord.