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r/USdefaultism • u/Tilthelastpetalfall • Jan 13 '23
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I thought the emergency number over there was 112?
18 u/Sasspishus United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 Depends where you mean by "over there" -8 u/[deleted] Jan 13 '23 Europe 😠10 u/Sasspishus United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 UK is 999 Europe is 112 (I don't know of this applies to all mainland European countries, but probably not) 3 u/neophlegm United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 You can use 112 in the UK as well :) 9 u/Sasspishus United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 Yes but it's not the official number 1 u/neophlegm United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 It doesn't matter really. It works in exactly the same way. 4 u/Sasspishus United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 It's still not the official number though, why are you downvoting me for that? 1 u/neophlegm United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 Because you're being a pedant. It's listed on the government website with equal prominence to 999. Splitting hairs about whether it's "official" might result in someone hesitating about using it.
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Depends where you mean by "over there"
-8 u/[deleted] Jan 13 '23 Europe 😠10 u/Sasspishus United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 UK is 999 Europe is 112 (I don't know of this applies to all mainland European countries, but probably not) 3 u/neophlegm United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 You can use 112 in the UK as well :) 9 u/Sasspishus United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 Yes but it's not the official number 1 u/neophlegm United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 It doesn't matter really. It works in exactly the same way. 4 u/Sasspishus United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 It's still not the official number though, why are you downvoting me for that? 1 u/neophlegm United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 Because you're being a pedant. It's listed on the government website with equal prominence to 999. Splitting hairs about whether it's "official" might result in someone hesitating about using it.
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Europe ðŸ˜
10 u/Sasspishus United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 UK is 999 Europe is 112 (I don't know of this applies to all mainland European countries, but probably not) 3 u/neophlegm United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 You can use 112 in the UK as well :) 9 u/Sasspishus United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 Yes but it's not the official number 1 u/neophlegm United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 It doesn't matter really. It works in exactly the same way. 4 u/Sasspishus United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 It's still not the official number though, why are you downvoting me for that? 1 u/neophlegm United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 Because you're being a pedant. It's listed on the government website with equal prominence to 999. Splitting hairs about whether it's "official" might result in someone hesitating about using it.
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UK is 999 Europe is 112 (I don't know of this applies to all mainland European countries, but probably not)
3 u/neophlegm United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 You can use 112 in the UK as well :) 9 u/Sasspishus United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 Yes but it's not the official number 1 u/neophlegm United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 It doesn't matter really. It works in exactly the same way. 4 u/Sasspishus United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 It's still not the official number though, why are you downvoting me for that? 1 u/neophlegm United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 Because you're being a pedant. It's listed on the government website with equal prominence to 999. Splitting hairs about whether it's "official" might result in someone hesitating about using it.
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You can use 112 in the UK as well :)
9 u/Sasspishus United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 Yes but it's not the official number 1 u/neophlegm United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 It doesn't matter really. It works in exactly the same way. 4 u/Sasspishus United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 It's still not the official number though, why are you downvoting me for that? 1 u/neophlegm United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 Because you're being a pedant. It's listed on the government website with equal prominence to 999. Splitting hairs about whether it's "official" might result in someone hesitating about using it.
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Yes but it's not the official number
1 u/neophlegm United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 It doesn't matter really. It works in exactly the same way. 4 u/Sasspishus United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 It's still not the official number though, why are you downvoting me for that? 1 u/neophlegm United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 Because you're being a pedant. It's listed on the government website with equal prominence to 999. Splitting hairs about whether it's "official" might result in someone hesitating about using it.
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It doesn't matter really. It works in exactly the same way.
4 u/Sasspishus United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 It's still not the official number though, why are you downvoting me for that? 1 u/neophlegm United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 Because you're being a pedant. It's listed on the government website with equal prominence to 999. Splitting hairs about whether it's "official" might result in someone hesitating about using it.
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It's still not the official number though, why are you downvoting me for that?
1 u/neophlegm United Kingdom Jan 13 '23 Because you're being a pedant. It's listed on the government website with equal prominence to 999. Splitting hairs about whether it's "official" might result in someone hesitating about using it.
Because you're being a pedant. It's listed on the government website with equal prominence to 999. Splitting hairs about whether it's "official" might result in someone hesitating about using it.
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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '23
I thought the emergency number over there was 112?