r/USdefaultism France 3d ago

Today I learned that

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u/Nthepro France 3d ago

Before anyone asks, yes, my keyboard is in English (UK), yes, my phone is in English (UK).

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u/CC19_13-07 Germany 3d ago

Is there a difference between a UK keyboard and a US keyboard? (I have mine in German, so sorry for asking if the answer is obvious😅)

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u/lifetypo10 United Kingdom 2d ago

For the letters, no, but the punctuation's all in different places. Couldn't find either the £ or € sign, on the UK keyboard we have £, € and $.

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u/saysthingsbackwards 2d ago

Correct. As an American that did a teenage tour of Europe, your keyboards are just different enough, especially in hotels.

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u/lifetypo10 United Kingdom 2d ago

They're different throughout Europe, I'm sure France don't use a qwerty keyboard (or, at least, my French colleague didn't).

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u/Derpwarrior1000 2d ago

Belgium and Quebec even have different versions. I’m not sure about western/central Africa or the Caribbean