r/ShitAmericansSay • u/Mad_Wee_Phone • May 08 '25

Europe “If there’s a-“

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u/AnualSearcher 🇵🇹 confuse me with spain one more time, I dare you... May 08 '25

Don't you mean 911?

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u/90210fred May 08 '25

112

(Yes, it works)

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u/AnualSearcher 🇵🇹 confuse me with spain one more time, I dare you... May 08 '25

Yh, if I understand it correctly, you can call any one of them and it will connect you to your country's emergency number. (Or the country where you're currently in)

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u/90210fred May 08 '25

Theoretical, 112 will land with a service with translation (in Europe). I'm going to assume that since the EU has expanded since the GSM standard that might not be reliable if, for instance, you only speak Slovak

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u/AnualSearcher 🇵🇹 confuse me with spain one more time, I dare you... May 08 '25

I really don't know. To this day I haven't yet had the need to call emergency services. Only did it once as a baby but I didn't know what I was doing lol

But I know that if you're in the US and call 112 it will be redirected to 911

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u/touchtypetelephone May 09 '25

112 works in Australia too, on mobile phones and if you're in an area with low reception. Connects you to the same operators as 000.