Americans: why don't you use kettles?

[Miss Caphat]

Can you get it? I hate that filter muck

Yes you can. I used to get it to make iced coffee with back when I used to drink coffee. Mixed with lots of milk it's not that bad. But still pretty gross tbh.

 

[twentythreedom]

Send over some Lancasters to carpet bomb the USA with boxes of PG

 

[Vintage Paw]

I think a decent instant coffee can be miles better than filter if it's not a fresh grind, which it barely ever is unless you make a point of buying fresh ground or grind your own.

During summer I make cold press coffee using fresh ground, which is lovely. The rest of the year I drink Nescafe Espresso instant, which is the best instant I've ever had.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

It has been a rare few days of sunny weather, so its gone to everyones' head here, so ignore them. I think its Vitamin D poisoning.

Children and their toys.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Can you get it? I hate that filter muck

Yes, you can get it. Most of the people I know who drink it are Mexican immigrants who drink it with canned condensed milk. A bit of a poor man's latte.

 

[moose]

Never mind kettles, I once took out a Florida hotel with my high-powered hairdryer.

Anyway, we might not be able to be smug for long http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29004060

 

[wiskey]

The chocolate hobnobs and plain chocolate digestives have gone down particularly well. Once we had cleared up the biscuit/cookie/scone confusion.

Surely not even young Americans think digestives or hobnobs are scones

 

[TikkiB]

Surely not even young Americans think digestives or hobnobs are scones

No, but we had a long conversation about the difference between a biscuit and a cookie, and the fact that american biscuits are apparently 'like' scones, but served with gravy. Mention of the cream and jam really threw the 7 year old.

 

[danny la rouge]

What new kitchen habits? or is this still in an alternative universe?

Lots of new habits.

Do you remember kitchens in the 60s? Did people have chilled ready meals? Nope. That's one big difference.

And there are others. The microwave, like many gadgets, wasn't a solution to problems that existed. People got the gadget, then wondered what to do with it.

Do you remember the adverts with depressed people saying "I use mine for defrosting", but after reading a magazine they were singing about all the things they now used them for.

Those adverts were playing on the fact that people didn't know what to do with them.

 

[TikkiB]

That's got nothing to do with it I'm afraid. Laptop chargers are easily under 100W so easy to charge off USA or UK mains.

oh

 

[TikkiB]

Sugar in salt - that's certainly taking things a little bit far.

I know!

 

[Miss Caphat]

Send over some Lancasters to carpet bomb the USA with boxes of PG

I would love that! FYI I can get PG and other Imported brands at the grocery store but they're expensive. I usually stock up on nice quality teas at TJ Maxx

 

[gosub]

Lots of new habits.

Do you remember kitchens in the 60s? Did people have chilled ready meals? Nope. That's one big difference.

And there are others. The microwave, like many gadgets, wasn't a solution to problems that existed. People got the gadget, then wondered what to do with it.

Do you remember the adverts with depressed people saying "I use mine for defrosting", but after reading a magazine they were singing about all the things they now used them for.

Those adverts were playing on the fact that people didn't know what to do with them.

We had boil in the bag meals, in the 70s,after I was born, as both my parents were alchies, more often than I would have liked. Never really got into microwaves

 

[TikkiB]

There's something weird about blackcurrants in the US - it is (or was) hard to find blackcurrant products for some reason which I have forgotten.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

I think a decent instant coffee can be miles better than filter if it's not a fresh grind, which it barely ever is unless you make a point of buying fresh ground or grind your own.

During summer I make cold press coffee using fresh ground, which is lovely. The rest of the year I drink Nescafe Espresso instant, which is the best instant I've ever had.

Out. Now.

 

[danny la rouge]

Never really got into microwaves

Millions of people, however, did. And they used them to do things they didn't do before.

Just as Americans might if they had electric kettles.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I would love that! FYI I can get PG and other Imported brands at the grocery store but they're expensive. I usually stock up on nice quality teas at TJ Maxx

I bought tea and marmite from a specialist grocer when I was in the States. Expensive, sure, but glad they were there.

 

[DotCommunist]

Are you people dense or something? Why would people buy a whole appliance for something they'd never use? Most people just don't drink tea here or drink it infrequently enough so that boiling it in a stove top kettle or pan is sufficient. That question is like me asking why you don't have portable air conditioners in most uk homes.

we are a hardy people, stunted and verbose but perfectly adapted to our climate. What need have we for your devilish 'portable air conditioners'


mind you, if anyone tries to take away my central heating they will experience a wrath straight out of the Old Testament

 

[littlebabyjesus]

we are a hardy people, stunted and verbose but perfectly adapted to our climate. What need have we for your devilish 'portable air conditioners'


mind you, if anyone tries to take away my central heating they will experience a wrath straight out of the Old Testament

Nothing a nice up of tea can't cure.

 

[Miss Caphat]

There's something weird about blackcurrants in the US - it is (or was) hard to find blackcurrant products for some reason which I have forgotten.

Cause they're not native to North America again a really obvious answer not sure these take a genius to figure out

 

[Miss Caphat]

we are a hardy people, stunted and verbose but perfectly adapted to our climate. What need have we for your devilish 'portable air conditioners'


mind you, if anyone tries to take away my central heating they will experience a wrath straight out of the Old Testament

You have no idea what actual weather is don't make me laugh

 

[TikkiB]

Cause they're not native to the U.S. again a really obvious answer not sure these take a genius to figure out

well, blueberries, oranges and lemons aren't native to Britain but products made with them are pretty ubiqituous here.

That genius enough for you?

Edited to add:
And as I thought, it's slightly more complicated than them not being native. Just checked and they were introduced but their susceptability to various fungus led to them being categorised as a disease vector and banned in the US.

 

[gosub]

Millions of people, however, did. And they used them to do things they didn't do before.

Just as Americans might if they had electric kettles.

I would say millions own them, not sure they get used that regularly, even you are talking about them in the past tense.

 

[DotCommunist]

You have no idea what actual weather is don't make me laugh

I saw your pics of the snow round your parts recently. If that happened here the headlines would be 'SNOW CRIPPLES BRITAIN. EXPECT BLOOD SOON'

 

[danny la rouge]

I would say millions own them, not sure they get used that regularly, even you are talking about them in the past tense.

Yes, because I was discussing the 80s.

Although I'm sorry I started.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

You have no idea what actual weather is don't make me laugh

Rubbish.

We have 23 different words for light rain, I'll have you know.

 

[danny la rouge]

There you go, gosub

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05qpqlm

 

[gosub]

Rubbish.

We have 23 different words for light rain, I'll have you know.

Soft. is all you need.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Rubbish.

We have 23 different words for light rain, I'll have you know.

Do you own a roofrake? If not, you're talking out yer ass.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Do you own a roofrake? If not, you're talking out yer ass.

You got a kagool?