Germany is definitely not a tea country, yet everyone I know has an electric kettle.
Same in Sweden. It's also faster than heating water on an electric stove, so it's useful when you're making something like rice or pasta as well.
Exactly, it's also more accurate, as you know the water will be consistently just below 100C as you pour it on the pasta. I set my timer to 7.5 minutes to get a perfect al dente, just slightly undercooked so it can still absorb some of the sauce you mix it with.
And always remember, no oil in the pasta water!!
Anywhere people don't drink that much tea, use a Moka pot for coffee, and boil the milk.