The importance of kettles...

[almostwitty]

I'm not going to mention this on the flame-war bait that became brits_americans, but I'd just like to point out that kettles are *so* important to the British psyche, they're being used to try and recruit social workers in the UK.

Comments

[actionreplay.livejournal.com]

Yeah! Excellent kettle. Not so keen on the social work bit though.

[countessof-roth.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, if you and Shovethisjob ever come to visit our house, we have an electric kettle, a stovetop kettle and a cabinet full of tea.

We don't own a coffee maker. We never have and we never will. I suppose i'd be able to find a 1920's percolator FOR coffee in the basement, but take our kettles and we'll beat the snot out of ya.

[almostwitty]

Sold!

Although two British-sounding guys called Andrew would get mighty confusing.

[countessof-roth.livejournal.com]

Andrew only sounds British when he's talking w/ someone who is british- he has this FUNNy thing where he unconsciously picks up people's accents. He was once talking to a guy from new orleans who thought Andrew was from the same place.....

:D HIs mother on the other hand.... sounds like Julie Andrews.

[badnoodles.livejournal.com]

I just realized, by staring at it, that I actually do own an electric kettle. It lives on my desk at work, and is used for making hot chocolate and killing maggots, though not at the same time.

[almostwitty]

Oh I dunno. Extra protein in your chocolate...

[kiri-l.livejournal.com]

My kettle sits on my stove. It is the same style my grandmothers had. (and great grandmothers) I have a high end teamaker. I also have Tea tins sitting on my baker's rack.

I just don't see the need for an electric kettle.

or a social worker

[gaijin-grrl.livejournal.com]

For the record, this American just used an electric kettle to boil water for her tea. There. Ha.

I also made coffee this morning, but used a percolator, for what that's worth.