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They would always use electric kettles. The idea of putting (basically) a pot on a stove to boil water sounds like still going outside to an outhouse to go to t
by rmc 14y ago
They would always use electric kettles. The idea of putting (basically) a pot on a stove to boil water sounds like still going outside to an outhouse to go to the toilet.
When renting a house for a holiday in USA once, my family went out to buy an electric kettle to make tea & coffee, and they weren't as common in shops as we thought. That was a weird eye-opener.
- toyg 14y agoIn Italy, very few people would own an electric kettle, or even a classic one. I've travelled a fair bit and I've never, ever seen as many kettles as in Britain.
- eru 14y agoThey are common in Germany as well.
- officemonkey 14y agoFrankly, it's because people in the U.S. don't make tea very often. It's usually just once in the morning, during breakfast (if that.)