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A light socket (for example) is wired so if you touch the metal inner shell by accident, you will not be harmed unless you really put your finger in all the way. But some lamps that have a metal base and the switch by the bulb, where in the dark, you would reach for the switch, touch the outer socket and the metal base at the same time (or your children) and a 220v shock to your arm.
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Newer swiss houses have RCDs which should trip if you do the above preventing harm.
U.K. bayonet style lamp fittings make so much sense if there are no RCDs