I think it maybe because it is easier to flip a switch down when
entering a dark room with both hands full than to flip it up ;-)
On 27/02/2010 18:47, Ken Norton wrote:
>> A big mystery for me is why light switches in Canada [and maybe in the US]
>> flip up for on and down for off whereas in the UK it's up for off and down
>> for on.
>>
>
> Yes, this has always mystified me about UK switches. I think it's because
> they wanted to do it opposite of how the French did it.
>
>
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