Americans just discovered the electric kettle – 23 boiling hot responses
Britain and America has a famously strained relationship when it comes to tea but that might all be about to come to an end.
Because – stand by your kitchen sinks – Americans have just discovered the electric kettle.
And this time it appears to be for good after @stefanroberts shared this from the New York Times.
The New York Times, 2022 pic.twitter.com/pbGGOsAiHp
— Stefan Roberts (@stefanroberts) June 29, 2022
And it brought a whole heap of responses which summed the whole thing up to a, er, T. Here are our favourites.
1.
Every few months on here I get reminded that Americans don't have kettles and it absolutely sends me every time https://t.co/w7XDyfNkkm
— Matt Bungard (@TheMattBungard) June 29, 2022
2.
For Fans Of Heated Water, A Modern Technique Emerges https://t.co/1faoovNXIY
— The author, Séamas O'Reilly (@shockproofbeats) June 29, 2022
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https://twitter.com/feedthedrummer/status/1542083898573815808?s=20&t=A5HMuUzHYKZuHejMO02eFw
4.
I’ll hear absolutely no more from Americans criticising our clothes drying racks after this.
— Stefan Roberts (@stefanroberts) June 29, 2022
5.
Things I want for Americans – kettles and abortion access. https://t.co/Njm7scugKT
— Bhakthi (@bhakthi) June 29, 2022
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Watching an American make a cup of tea in the microwave is genuinely the most uncivilised thing I’ve ever seen. It affected me on a primal level, I was absolutely appalled. This absolute savage poured tap water into a mug which had a tea bag in it, and microwaved the lot. I…
— Clare (@YeahClare) June 29, 2022
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Me in an american airbnb, looking for the kettle. pic.twitter.com/KtFHOeaEmo
— Steve Coombs (@SouthTerracer) June 29, 2022
8.
‘Precise temperature’ FFS. Everyone knows the precise temperature is, fill up kettle, boil it, forget, switch on again, boil again (quicker) brew up.
— Universal Exporter (@FFF182) June 29, 2022
9.
Spoons! Little bowls with long handles. Way better than forks when eating soup.
— Viv Croot (@helenahandcart) June 29, 2022
10.
Great idea for a startup here – just needs an entrepreneur bold enough to take on Big Stove https://t.co/uNx88NX8hp
— John Stepek (@John_Stepek) June 29, 2022
11.
A swift and easy way to shoot toast rockets into the air albeit not very high.
Consider the electric toaster. https://t.co/5uKSo5D8KA
— Hend Amry (@LibyaLiberty) June 29, 2022
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https://t.co/dHLwvaiwbl pic.twitter.com/F9AH5CKFVb
— pixelatedboat aka “mr tweets” (@pixelatedboat) June 29, 2022
