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Americans: why don't you use kettles?

Miss Caphat said:
In ones own cell? Isn't that dangerous? :hmm:
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No, everyone in the UK is trained in the proper use of a kettle from an early age.

e2a: You can of course get your kettle taken away if you abuse your throwing boiling water in people's faces priveleges once too often. It's a risk I suppose, but the greater risk would be to disregard the humanity of prisoners to the point where they were denied access to one of the most fundamental cornerstones of civilisation.

They may be convicted criminals, but that doesn't make it right to force them to live like Americans.
 
Squash-tastic here! I very rarely drink flat water as it usually makes me gag. I do have it very diluted and it means I get down my daily water intake without too much fuss.

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And to mix it up even more, I have a hob kettle cos my tea drinking makes an electric kettle obscenely expensive leccy wise. And I own and use a rice cooker very regularly.
 
skyscraper101 said:
I might be wrong so apologies if so, but isn't there a similar thing in Australia where 'paki' is just considered Aussie slang in the same vein as 'barbie' or 'tinnie' or 'aussie' (such is the penchant to abbreviate stuff like this in Australia), but you'd never say that in the UK unless you were a total racist. Or maybe I'm mis-remembering?
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I've never heard anyone here use the word "Paki." I don't think they'd think they were being racist if they did. The word just isn't on the radar. If they were racist they'd use words more like "A-rab" and "towel head."
 
Miss Caphat said:
I know plenty of people, mostly SE Asians who own rice cookers even though they have fully functional "hobs" because they eat rice with most meals and it's really convenient. For most people who don't eat rice with most meals it's just a thing that would take up counter space. Not sure why there's this insistence on trying to convince people with different cultures in terms of food and beverage that they need something or other just because it suits your own particular needs :confused:
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I have a Zojorushi rice cooker which sees a lot of use. I have Celiac disease so I eat a lot of rice. I also have Korean, Vietnamese, and Thai neighbors all around so I get the best recipes. In fact, its hard to turn off the recipe chain once you've started it. :D Its not unusual for me to make Pho or miso soup for breakfast.
 
Yuwipi Woman said:
I've never heard anyone here use the word "Paki." I don't think they'd think they were being racist if they did. The word just isn't on the radar. If they were racist they'd use words more like "A-rab" and "towel head."
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yes I think it's more a specific racial word in the UK, which is why I seem to remember it having different connotations in Australia but then also I might be wrong about that.
 
Mogden said:
Squash-tastic here! I very rarely drink flat water as it usually makes me gag. I do have it very diluted and it means I get down my daily water intake without too much fuss.

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Yes, I have mine painfully weak (badgers has his stronger) and it's always no added sugar so I am not worried about that.

I can and do drink plain water but, even though it refreshes the body, I find that it can be a little drying on the mouth and throat (like it can do to your skin I guess) so a little squash makes it much more refreshing to drink.

If I have a pint of water in front of me, i'll sip it a bit but not finish the glass.
If I have a pint of weak apple and blackcurrant squash in front of me, I'll drink the whole thing thus getting the benefit from the water.
 
Mogden said:
And to mix it up even more, I have a hob kettle cos my tea drinking makes an electric kettle obscenely expensive leccy wise. And I own and use a rice cooker very regularly.
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We also only have a hob top kettle, a lovely red Lecruset thing that zenie found us at a boot fair.
It's coz of our shoddy wiring the socket thing in the kitchen gets over loaded easily so I just leave that for the toaster.
 
kittyP said:
Yes, I have mine painfully weak (badgers has his stronger) and it's always no added sugar so I am not worried about that.

I can and do drink plain water but, even though it refreshes the body, I find that it can be a little drying on the mouth and throat (like it can do to your skin I guess) so a little squash makes it much more refreshing to drink.

If I have a pint of water in front of me, i'll sip it a bit but not finish the glass.
If I have a pint of weak apple and blackcurrant squash in front of me, I'll drink the whole thing thus getting the benefit from the water.
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Yep I'm a necker of squash which is fine for soft drinks, not so good for ale! I think flat water is too much like being in water and trying not to swallow it for me. Full sugar for me though. NAS squash is too sweetner laden for me.
 
kittyP said:
We also only have a hob top kettle, a lovely red Lecruset thing that zenie found us at a boot fair.
It's coz of our shoddy wiring the socket thing in the kitchen gets over loaded easily so I just leave that for the toaster.
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To add more confusion to the mix my kettle is specifically a tea kettle, an American one called a Chantal Loop kettle purchased from my old workplace. I wish I could buy another one over here but there are none. It would have to be an import from the States.
 
The reason Americans don't use kettles stems back to the McCarthy era where it was discovered that in the communist soviet union they used kettles. The stigma remains till this day :(
 
Mogden said:
Squash-tastic here! I very rarely drink flat water as it usually makes me gag. I do have it very diluted and it means I get down my daily water intake without too much fuss.

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You've got your kitchen tiles the right way up, well done.

Those tiles have to be placed so you can see the little chick standing up. :thumbs:
 
Gromit said:
The reason Americans don't use kettles stems back to the McCarthy era where it was discovered that in the communist soviet union they used kettles. The stigma remains till this day :(
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That's like saying they found out the soviets had wheels on their cars or something.

In any case, traditionally your Russian and central Asian folks make tea with a samovar, not a kettle.
 
Plumdaff said:
If I wanted to drink something sugary I would. If I want water I'll have some. But I also drink a lot of lovely sophistimacted squash. I have a small selection, some fruity, some tangy, all delicious. Do you despise flavour, man?
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No, I just don't drink sugary water for kids.
If I'm thirsty all I want is water.
 
Vintage Paw said:
You've got your kitchen tiles the right way up, well done.

Those tiles have to be placed so you can see the little chick standing up. :thumbs:
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Ha I'd not noticed that. I'll have a proper look later. They're going when i redo the kitchen. Kitsch I might be but they're a step too far especially the "wildlife" tiles inbetween.
 
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