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— Random trans-Atlantic claptrap —

Everyone in Britain has one. No one in America does.

September 10, 2014

There is one thing that you can be sure to find in every household in the United Kingdom: an electric kettle. There’s one in every dormitory room, squat, bedsit, flat, house, bungalow and mansion in the country. I’ve literally never been in any residence or dwelling of any kind, ever in Britain, that did not… Read More Everyone in Britain has one. No one in America does.

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