• SloppyPuppy@lemmy.world
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    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.

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      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.

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      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
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      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.

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        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.