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Re: Vignettes of two cultures: Bonus

[(Anonymous)]

xi. kettle

“Alfred, I need tea.”

“There’s a kettle just in there, Artie.”

I wander through into the kitchen, and I look about for a moment. I mutter.

“Oi, wally! There isn’t”

He wanders through a few moments later, and stares at me.

“There, right there.”

I look over. My expression doesn’t change.

“… What happened to an electric kettle?”

He’s still staring.

“… Man, don’t be lazy. That kettle’s more than good enough. What the hell’s an electric kettle, anyway? I’m sure I’ve seen Japan have one…Looked quite… weird..”

“.. You have pink glow in the dark cakes. Don’t talk.”

Honestly.

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<sub>OP had to add this because it blew my mind.

-I had this conversation literally the other day. Electric kettles are really incredibly expensive in America and you tend to have individual machines for making coffee, so if people own a kettle they usually do with a good old fashioned pot one.

-In Britain, every household owns at least ONE electric kettle. It's about as stationary as owning a fridge and a sink. You just.. can't move in without a kettle practically straight off. it's a bit absurd. You can buy them pretty cheaply, though the better quality ones cost a bit more. I've found electric kettles for £4, which is about 8 dollars, give or take.

-This was a conversation I literally had the other night, so I had to add this. I got called lazy for having one. Americans make glow in the dark. pink. cakes. LOGIC. WHERE IS IT?</sub>

Re: Vignettes of two cultures: Bonus

[(Anonymous)]

An electric kettle is indeed a must-have o.o We have 2 in our family, just to be safe and to avoid potential scuffles in the mornings.

Can't recall if I left a comment before, but I love these little snippets. If you come up with more, please don't hesitate to write and post! ^___^

//Swedish!anon

Re: Vignettes of two cultures: Bonus

[(Anonymous)]

OMG, we get a bonus? <3

I've heard this complaint from so many Brits. I love you guys. XD

But! Burning question? Do electric kettles whistle or beep once the water has reached the right temperature? Because that's why I own a kettle: so I remember I'm making tea! Because, yes, I actually CAN burn water without a reminder. (And might burn the house down, as a bonus!)

Japan has lovely ones, as well, ya know. They dispense water at the perfect temp for green tea. Damn my nation for not being a tea culture. OTL

... Second burning question: We have glow-in-the-dark pink cakes? Really? ... REALLY? At least we've never had a wank-a-thon? ... Oh wait, my bad. We shared that particular experience. Er. At least we never had vending machines that dispensed soiled schoolgirl's panties?

Re: Vignettes of two cultures: Bonus

[(Anonymous)]

I think they are talking about our multi-colored cakes. Red velvet cake would be a great example. We like our pastries a bit on the colorful side.

Re: Vignettes of two cultures: Bonus

[(Anonymous)]

At least red velvet cake is colored with beetroot instead of food coloring? (At least back in the good ol' days, before corporations realized that food coloring, high fructose corn syrup, and so on were cheap ways to make their food more "appealing". Allegedly. OTL) But I see, she meant stuff like that unnaturally green key lime pie, too, I guess. And the whole category of unnatural desserts I call "cancer cakes!"

'Kay, yeah, that ain't right. What can I say? XD I was just kind of terrified we'd invented literally glow-in-the-dark cakes, since we've invented less dangerous ... unnatural glow-y stuff and all.

Re: Vignettes of two cultures: Bonus

[(Anonymous)]

Electric kettles turn themselves off once the water has boiled, so it's not possible to burn water unless the thing's broken. The sound of water boiling is fairly loud so it's hard to miss so long as you don't wander too far. Other than that, there's just the click of the kettle turning off to let you know that it's done.

My last kettle glowed a fetching blue colour when it was on as well, but my current one is a bit cheaper.

Thanks! :D

[(Anonymous)]

An obnoxious sound I can't ignore would get me my caffeine faster, but at least the worst that could happen would be the forgetting my water for ages. (I do wander ... OTL) But it's probably worth it, I'd think, not having to hear that horrible screaming/screeching noise on your way to pull the kettle off the fire.

Yeah, that's probably not worth the additional money, but it is just cool. :D

I just figured out that not having a tea kettle to a Brit is pretty much the equivalent of not having a rice cooker to a Japanese person. It's the exact same "Wait, how the hell can you not have a ...?" kind of reaction. <3

Re: Vignettes of two cultures: Bonus

[(Anonymous)]

But you CAN'T burn water with the electric kettle! That's what it's for! To make things easier. The kettle just automatically "switch" off once the thing is boiled. But you probably won't heard the "click" from the other side of the house

Re: Vignettes of two cultures: Bonus

[(Anonymous)]

We americans dont have electric kettles but we do have instant tea makers. They're like coffee makers but for tea. I dont like them though as the tea usually comes out weak so I just make it the old fashioned way XD

Re: Vignettes of two cultures: Bonus

[(Anonymous)]

We don't have an electric kettle any more we have a tap which only has boiling water too it. INSTANT TEA.

Re: Vignettes of two cultures: Bonus

[(Anonymous)]

Psssh. You want instant hot water for tea?

Microwave that shit.

American assimilation, FTW.

xD Though seriously, this was awesome.

Honestly, the cake thing doesn't surprise me. We like our food to cater to our ADD-ness. And truly, you can forgive us for our frosting choices by having amazing things like Cake Boss. Even if you're wary of eating the cake, you have to admit that it looks bad ass.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzUUCte9p6M

Re: Vignettes of two cultures: Bonus

[(Anonymous)]

spurred by a different story discussing electric kettles i looked it up and you can get them on amazon, definitely more expensive than 8$, 13$ up but have a wide selection at least 40 for under 25$. also the coffee machines i'm familiar with you can just take the coffee out and go through the same steps to get hot water without the coffee.

Re: Vignettes of two cultures: Bonus

[(Anonymous)]

Er...
I have a wok and rice cooker~

But I have never heard of electric kettles~ XD

As for logic?
....
Who needs it!
As long as there's a button saying do not push...
We will push it! XD

Re: Vignettes of two cultures: Bonus

[(Anonymous)]

You can get small electric kettles in the US on the cheap (my mom bought my sister one for college so she can make cup ramen in her room for like, $10.), but they're only really good for one cup. XD

But yeah, we only have a pot kettle that whistles when it's done. My mom usually puts the kettle on then goes outside, so she kinda has to have the whistle or else she'd totally forget about it.

WE AMERICANS LIKE TO WANDER WHEN MAKING OUR TEA OKAY

...Is it bad that I am intrigued by this glow in the dark pink cake and probably would eat it if given the opportunity? XD;; Although the reason wouldn't be because it's normal (...it's not really, glow in the dark, anyway. Bright colors, yes. We like our cakes to grab your attention. 8D), but because I would be able to say I ATE CAKE THAT GLOWED IN THE DARK AND I DIDN'T GET POISONED ISN'T THAT COOL?

LOGIC, I HAS IT

Re: Vignettes of two cultures: Bonus

[(Anonymous)]

What is this hot tea you speak of?

Everyone knows tea only comes iced and sweet!

Re: Vignettes of two cultures: Bonus

[(Anonymous)]

Oh god, sudden flashbacks to "Y'all don' want no sweet tea? DDD:" during my last vacation. OTL

Re: Vignettes of two cultures: Bonus

[(Anonymous)]

This Southern!anon can't stop laughing at the silly truth of it, though. I befriended a British transfer student last year and when she came over for a slumber party (you'd never know we were seniors in high school at the time xD;) I offered her tea (which is ALWAYS sweet and iced-over, with maybe a bit of lemon in it yummm P: ).

I think I offended her when I pulled out the pitcher from the fridge... xD; She was very nice about it, though, so I didn't think anything of it until just about now u__u *unable-to-read-atmosphere!fail*

(to be honest, this anon hasn't had hot tea in years.. xD I never really liked the bitter!watery!taste, though I collect the tins because I think the idea of it is classy.. *fails some more*)

Re: Vignettes of two cultures: Bonus

[(Anonymous)]

this Filipina!anon is amused :D

in here, tea primarily comes powdered and in sachets. you just have to take out a pitcher of cold water, mix the powder, shake, and BAM! instant iced tea! we also have variations such as apple green tea (yes *A*), lychee tea, etc.

the good old fashioned teabags are a little expensive and hard to come by, let alone the tea leaves them selves. and we don't have electric kettles (this is actually the first time i've heard about them), nor do we boil water especially for tea. if we want hot tea, we use the thermos instead.

okay, i'm rambling.

^^

(speaking of tea, recaptcha: biloba encomita. lol wth?)

Re: Vignettes of two cultures: Bonus

[(Anonymous)]

American!anon~ Happy that I knew all these (except for the stones bit). XDD

Highly amused by these drabbles. <3

Before I knew about Hetalia, I always thought "Twat" was a term for "idiot", not a "vagina". I wonder where in the US they use that..

It's pretty common in certain areas of the US for the first floor to be up a level, and the ground floor to be...on the ground. It varies, so it can get confusing. I guess it depends on the building? Though I didn't realize this was a strange thing.

I'm very curious about the glow-in-the-dark cake. XD

Author!Anon

[(Anonymous)]

If I recall, the Americans that first made fun of that came from... Mainly the West of the US, such as California and Oregon and that whole area. Though I think one of them was from Chicago, too..

I am highly aware that things like these vary depending on what state you're in (because JESUS you guys are huge). I think these are more general quirks. I mean, I'd do something about soda and pop, but I know many places in the US call it pop too, so thhat's out. xD

Fellow British!Anon

[(Anonymous)]

I'm loving all these parts especially since I seem to be experiencing these very same problems when talking to Americans xD I really can't get over how MANY cultural differences there are.
Recently I've been told I act cold and 'like I'm better than everyone else' on the basis that I talk.. politely xD; I don't want to think what is going to come next xD

ps. I know Americans who make their tea in microwave. Just... why.

Re: Fellow British!Anon

[(Anonymous)]

Heh, when thinking about "treating everyone equally"? We interpret that as "with equal warmth or friendship" instead of "with equal politeness and distance". See how I'm equating politeness, coldness, and distance? Speaking frankly is pretty much a sign of respect here, although it's better not to be outright blunt. (Then again, our definitions of blunt vary hugely, too...)

But seriously, being too formal or polite to someone here can be a bit disrespectful, as you're treating them like a child. And most people don't want to be looked down upon and "handled" like a child. I think it's the kind of feeling really.

Our cultures really are pretty damn different, considering that people themselves are still the same wherever they go.

... I wish my country would ban the microwave most days. Making tea from microwaved water is just ... sad. Ew. OTL

Author!Anon

[(Anonymous)]

I don't get that too much, but there are clashes at times. Most of the time I sit in calls and be sarcastic at the poor blighters.

Admittedly, (like I've said in the notes) I've been talking to Americans for four years and it's gotten to the point where it's gotten easier to talk to americans than fellow Brits online. You learn to just let their loud-mouth, obnoxious but really quite friendly-after-a-point attitude rush over you and you go with the tide.

of course, being cynical has it's advantages because there are plenty of people who really don't get. it. And. They get insulted. Easily. Well, moreso easily than usual. xD

and oh GOD so do I and.... eeeeegh. Wouldn't that.. mess the tea up? Like, I always put the teabag in first and THEN pour the water in, it filters it better. Just.. Or do they make the whole thing with cold water and THEN microwave it, because then that'd mess up the whole thing compeltely with cold water vs hot and... e___e and right now I feel incredibly stereotypical wasting a whole paragraph COMPLAINING about TEA and AMERICANS and NOT PROPER. .. I'll be over there. xD

American-anon, fail!explaining why we dislike politeness

[(Anonymous)]

Speaking politely or worse, formally, will feel like an attempt to put distance between you and the other person. That's good in a professional or academic environment, but in a social circle, it can feel like a "holier-than-thou" attitude. On the other hand, speaking bluntly is a sign that you consider the other person to be on the same level as you(in other words, an equal). Although that can backfire, too. Best bet is to talk informally, but try to avoid being deliberately rude.

Now that I think about it, the only times I'm purposefully polite to people is when I can't stand them or I'm trying to avoid them, but the present situation prevents outright me telling them so.


Californian!anon must confess that she's never made tea. *is shot*

Re: Vignettes of two cultures: Bonus

[(Anonymous)]

I don't know about the logic - I think we do those things just because we can XD;;