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Re:Power surges in Britain caused by millions of people maki... by rmc on Monday January 07, 2013 @05:42AM (#5020389)
They would always use electric kettles. The idea of putting (basically) a pot on a stove to boil water sounds like still going outside to an outhouse to go to the toilet.

When renting a house for a holiday in USA once, my family went out to buy an electric kettle to make tea & coffee, and they weren't as common in shops as we thought. That was a weird eye-opener.

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Re:Power surges in Britain caused by millions of people maki... by toyg on Monday January 07, 2013 @06:30AM (#5020518)
In Italy, very few people would own an electric kettle, or even a classic one.

I've travelled a fair bit and I've never, ever seen as many kettles as in Britain.

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Re:Power surges in Britain caused by millions of people maki... by eru on Monday January 07, 2013 @08:50PM (#5024463)
They are common in Germany as well.
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Re:Power surges in Britain caused by millions of people maki... by officemonkey on Monday January 07, 2013 @08:58AM (#5020936)
Frankly, it's because people in the U.S. don't make tea very often. It's usually just once in the morning, during breakfast (if that.)
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