American things

Three fourths

The Firth of Quarter

they say "dove" for the past tense of "dive" & "shined" for the past tense of "shine"

Asking about the resort's tipping policy

not using electric kettles

i use one every day

At restaurants, disappearing with your credit card instead of bringing a handheld terminal directly to you.

“Is there a Starbucks nearby?”
“Sorry, no.”
[extremely disappointed sound]

xp

I've been getting dramatically more handheld terminals in the last couple years

“Can I get an ice water?”

these are excellent KBP

Telling sunny the other day how I figured out The Sixth Sense spoiler because, wait, why are they taking a bus out to the suburbs?

these are excellent KBP

several hours in transit at an airport is a goldmine for this thread

yes yes it is

not using electric kettles

― Roz, Thursday, 12 May 2022 03:49 (four days ago) link

Never had an electric kettle until dating/marrying a non-American. Life-changing device, will never go back.

"But where will I plug in my VCR?"
*pulls cans of Dinty Moore beef stew out of camo cargo shorts*

getting a bowl of chowder on a cold day

Is that much ice tea drunk? What does it consist of? (Long Island notwithstanding)

What does it consist of?

tea, ice. sometimes lemon. sometimes sugar.

i don't understand the question your honor

Get yourself an Arnold Palmer for a real thirst quencher, son.

Okay I had an Arizona brand iced tea today. This is what I'm talking about.

https://imgur.com/a/uQVDkO9

King Boy, thanks for the Arnold Palmer tip!

dirty sugar water

sugar: the real american drink

not using electric kettles

Our lack of electric kettles baffles Europeans.

In Europe, they make enormous sense because they're so much faster than using the stove. In the USA, not so much.

In related news, household outlets in the UK and Europe run at 220-240 volts. In the USA, it's 120. https://t.co/rKHmL1Hddh

— Mike Dunford (@questauthority) June 29, 2022

cottage cheese

half & half

under armour

ranch dressing

each person at the table adding dressing to their own salad from the bottle

The not using electric kettles is weird. I can’t remember having a non electric kettle in like the last 2 decades. Do USA’ians really not use them?? Poor people.

I crank on the gas burner (I believe y'all call it a "hob"?) every morning, it's true

however, our roommate uses an electric kettle upstairs for her morning coffee.

I'll probably get an electric kettle soon, but the reason I haven't yet is just that I don't really have room for it. The regular water kettle just lives on the burner of my gas stove. Counter space is precious.

Also, no one I know drinks tea regularly. (Probably bc it is disappointment juice?)

The not using electric kettles is weird. I can’t remember having a non electric kettle in like the last 2 decades. Do USA’ians really not use them?? Poor people.

I come across more "instant hot water" devices in the usa. We have an electric kettle used for some coffee styles and tea. I think they are popular. You can buy one at Target.

this thread is about american things iirc

not european things

Ranch dressing is everywhere, but french dressing feels secretly more american. Ketchup base, cups of sugar, etc.

usa thing: good mexican food outside of mexico

Also, no one I know drinks tea regularly. (Probably bc it is disappointment juice?) _The not using electric kettles is weird. I can’t remember having a non electric kettle in like the last 2 decades. Do USA’ians really not use them?? Poor people._


What do you use it for?

feel like we've been over the electric kettle thing a million times and why it makes sense that they haven't caught on in the US (much, anyway - my tea-obsessed mother has used one for many years)

It's such an internet dead horse but I still don't get why it is such a big deal. Like, water is water. It gets heated. It doesn't taste different based on the method of heating. If you can't detect a difference in a blind taste test you should maybe just be quiet on this boring shibboleth for a while.

My kitchen is tiny and very short of both counter space and electrical outlets, hence I hate single-use appliances.

It doesn't taste different based on the method of heating. If you can't detect a difference in a blind taste test you should maybe just be quiet on this boring shibboleth for a while.

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I proof pizza dough in our electric kettle

brown some london broil in the ole kettle

if you heat water in the microwave it's either not hot enough or it has boiled itself all over the inside of your microwave

I've always been a microwave refusist but could do with borrowing one for tomorrow

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key to microwave happiness is getting the smallest one possible that just sits on the counter. A large microwave hanging over the stove with an ersatz fan will be the death of all kitchen goodtimes.

If you have a stove you can put a teakettle (or even a saucepan) on it, twist the knob, boom, hot water. Like, it's already there, it's the same device that you use to make other things hot. This is not even a little bit complicated.

I can’t think of one thing I would use a microwave for that my toaster oven/stove-top won’t do better. Haven’t had one in decades.

If you have a stove you can put a teakettle (or even a saucepan) on it, twist the knob, boom, hot water. Like, it's already there, it's the same device that you use to make other things hot. This is not even a little bit complicated.

― your marshmallows may vary (Ye Mad Puffin), Sunday, July 17, 2022 8:06 PM (fifty-nine minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

An electric kettle boils much faster, and some of them will also keep the water hot.