We are lucky here in the US that we only have 120V or whatever it is. It's never fun to get electrocuted, but it's more of a happy hum as long as you are careful. I can't tell you the number of times I have been zapped. I got a little organizer thing the other day and I decided to put it together this past weekend. No lie I had to take the thing back apart seven times because I kept getting one or two parts wrong. I should have just went slower and taken my time, it would have went much faster!