911 = police?

[Red Bomb]

In Barbados (where parents live) its either 211, 311 or 511. I can never remember which is which so just press 0 for operator.
Here in England it's 999, personally I'd love it if they changed it to 666, just for shits and giggles.

 

[Jimmy Sylvers]

It's 000 in Australia but there's so many silly people influenced by television that 911 redirects to 000

I was really shocked when I first found that out. It is really shocking considering we have been taught 000 since primary school...

 

[dex-dex]

I live in Canada and 911 is to contact fire department,ambulance or police. and if you don't tell the person who to send. then they will come in the order I listed above.
it is just like in america. and I don't know what part of Canada your friend lives in but at least in ontario it is 911.
to be honest the first thing I thought of was IT crowd and the new number but others beat me to the punch.

 

[SirDeadly]

000 here. We Aussies are an unimaginative bunch. At least it's easy to remember!

 

[Jedoro]

When I went to Escapism UK, travel sites made sure I knew the emergency number was 999 (I think) and not 911, but it's not like my phone worked there, anyways.

BEHOLD THE FUTURE

http://www.bouncyuk.co.uk/our70slife/lond_15-London-The-Classical-Red-Phone-Box.jpgits an amazing device that turns your change into call time.

Maybe it would've helped if I ever saw one while I was there. Besides, other people had their phones, so I was more focused on watching people.

I doubt I'd have understood the operator, anyways, if she sounded anything like the sandwich lady I ordered from who had to hold up the bowl before I could figure out that she was saying "butter."

 

[kaizen2468]

I'm pretty sure 911 is the emergency number in Canada as well as the US.

 

[FMAylward]

A quick fact.

If you have a mobile (cell) phone and you go to another country, you will not need to remember what the number of that country is because if you dial your own emergency number it will automatically redirect you.

 

[gazumped]

Well, I'm in England. We have 999, because accidentally calling emergency services by leaning on your phone (btw, you can call emergency services without unlocking the keys) is so funny.

Even funnier is that it's been the same number since we had dial phones, and 9 is only the second slowest number to put in. 'OH GOD THERE'S A MURDERER AT MY DOOR' 9... *chuckachuckachuckachucka* 9... *chuckachuckachuckachucka* 9... *murderer smashes phone with axe*

 

[Thaluikhain]

It's 000 in Australia but there's so many silly people influenced by television that 911 redirects to 000

Actually, that's not entirely the reason. Having 911 redirect allows tourists to ring the emergency services, which is a good reason...dunno if 999 redirects to that as well.

However, they used to have a different number for mobiles, apparently, and not many people knew that. I knew a girl that had to ring up directory support to find out what the number was, and they hung up on her, thinking she was crazy or something.

It's 000 now, though.

 

[RivFader86]

110 here

but a number that is the same worldwide would make sense...or atleast that one number redirects to the countries emergency numbers.

 

[Oneirius]

No. Here in Israel it's 100, I was taught that when I was in kindergarten, long before I could speak English not to mention watch any American shows.

 

[RivFader86]

Of course 911 is not the emergency number outside the US. In Britain, for instance, it is 0118-999-881-999-119-7253.

YES IT CROWD

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much easier to remember!

anyone else thinking "I have fallen and i can't get up" when watching the vid? ;P

 

[FateOrFatality]

000 here in Australia. Pretty easy to remember, but I wouldn't be too surprised if people got it confused with 911 when under pressure. Most of our entertainment here is American, and when you constantly associate emergencies with someone yelling "Call 911!" it could get confusing.

Well, I'm in England. We have 999, because accidentally calling emergency services by leaning on your phone (btw, you can call emergency services without unlocking the keys) is so funny.

Even funnier is that it's been the same number since we had dial phones, and 9 is only the second slowest number to put in. 'OH GOD THERE'S A MURDERER AT MY DOOR' 9... *chuckachuckachuckachucka* 9... *chuckachuckachuckachucka* 9... *murderer smashes phone with axe*

I lol'd.

 

[AtlantisReborn]

It's 112 in The Netherlands too.

 

[Elsarild]

Nope, I've never made this mistake, when I was alot younger, there was/had just been a change to the emergency number from 000 to 112, (because alot of children would press 000 for fun) so alot of effort was put into teaching everyone that 112 was the danish emergency number.

I only found out 12 years later that if you need the police directly, it's 114.

 

[sinterklaas]

It's 000 in Australia but there's so many silly people influenced by television that 911 redirects to 000

Here in the Netherlands it's 112, but I guess calling 911 redirects us too.

 

[Nobby]

Of course 911 is not the emergency number outside the US. In Britain, for instance, it is 0118-999-881-999-119-7253.

HA i get a reference!

 

[Legit101]

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[No_Remainders]

It's either 999 or 112 here in Ireland.

 

[Spud of Doom]

111 here in New Zealand, but I know 911 and 000 redirect to it. I think 112 and 912 do as well.