right-angle plugs are often better than straight ones because you can put furniture closer up against them and do so without stressing the cable.

Yeah that is definitely a huge bonus. I’ve taken it for granted.

We’re slowly adopting three pronged Italian/Chilean-type plugs that will be “backwards-compatible” with the EU plugs. I have no clue about polarity or anything like that.

New sockets include em. The original three pronged socket is kind of a hazard. Kids can stick their fingers in there. Not sure how that got approved.