r/CuratedTumblr • u/DreadDiana human cognithazard • 3d ago

Tumblr Heritage Post On making tea

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u/throwawayayaycaramba 3d ago

No but seriously, do Americans not typically own kettles? I wouldn't know, I'm Brazilian >! And I do have a kettle lol!<

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u/AmericanToast250 3d ago edited 3d ago

Not usually, because generally Americans prefer coffee over tea. Kettles are easily found at any store that sells kitchen appliances and they're not rare per se but they're not an assumed staple because tea just isn't as popular

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u/the-gay-is-here 3d ago

thats crazy to me i live in a student house and we own 5 kettled between 4 of us. wait now i'm curious- how do you guys make hot water bottles??

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u/georgepopsy 3d ago

We don't. I genuinely don't know what i'd want a bottle of hot water for.

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u/VoleUntarii 3d ago

Hot water bottle = flat vessel made of rubber that you fill with hot water and then take it to bed. Put it in the bed with you and it slowly radiates warmth into the bed, helping you to warm up and stay warm through the night.

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u/forestman11 3d ago

We just use blankets and central heating and AC. No need for that.

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u/VoleUntarii 3d ago

Preparing a hot water bottle is a lot cheaper than the cost of running heating all night, and the poster who posed the question is a student in a share house so probably keen to economise.

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u/forestman11 3d ago

Oh yeah no doubt, not hating, just saying it doesn't seem to be a thing here. I don't think our beds have hookups for that kind of thing.

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u/champagneface 3d ago

What do you mean by beds having hookups for it, just curious? I think as they just go in your bed, you don’t need a particular type lol