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[-] SloppyPuppy@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I went to visit a friend in the US (los angeles). She asked me what I want for breakfast and I said just some tea please and nothing else. I saw her going from confusion to terror in 5 seconds. And I was like whats wrong? Is everything ok?

Eventually she boiled water in a mug in the microwave, put in some pieces of apples and called it tea.

A few weeks later I went for work in the bay area. I just cannot start a day without tea. I saw the hotel I stayed in had a bit of difficulty in the tea department. Decided to buy my own kettle so I can have my tea in the room. Naively went to an electric store to buy a kettle. There was none. I was like WTF. Went to target, there were none. Only stove ones. But my room didnt have a stove. Then it hit me americans just dont boil water like the rest of the world.

[-] dan@upvote.au 5 points 1 year ago

I'm an Aussie living in the USA and I've got a $10 kettle from Walmart... somewhere. They do exist. I don't use it often any more because we have an espresso machine now, and it can produce instant hot water.

[-] Papercrane@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago

That is pure insanity, wtf USA are you alright? I always use my kettle at least once a day. For tea or for heating up pasta water much faster

[-] Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Target sells electric kettles.

So does Walmart.

Even Best Buy sells electric kettles.

I dont want to call bullshit, but I'm definitely smelling it.

[-] SloppyPuppy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It was 2011. There were only stove kettles. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝ

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago

Just use the microwave. It's pretty much as fast. Hotel lobbies often have one.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

DO NOT MICROWAVE WATER

there's a risk it will basically detonate when you take it out and you will be covered in burns.

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