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04 Mar 2017, 12:00 am

Is it true that you don't use electric kettles? They are a stable in every British home, how do you boil your water?

Also why do you find beans on toast weird? Do you really eat mushed up corn?

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04 Mar 2017, 12:03 am

They have ice machines in hotels too.

Why???

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04 Mar 2017, 12:08 am

oh thank god i thought this was gonna be some political crap

Alliekit wrote:

Is it true that you don't use electric kettles?

some people do.

(i just use a pot. no reason to get a special appliance IMO. a teacher of mine had one, she is american)

Alliekit wrote:

Also why do you find beans on toast weird?

some people find it weird.

(the textures are not compatible to me, unless i am thinking of something else)

Alliekit wrote:

Do you really eat mushed up corn?

some people eat it.

(i don't, and i have never seen it eaten by anyone else here who has outgrown diapers)

Raleigh wrote:

They have ice machines in hotels too.

Why???

where else are you gonna get ice in a sodding hotel.

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04 Mar 2017, 1:55 am

I have an electric kettle and eat beans on toast with gusto. Admittedly, however, I picked up both practices when I was a student in London. I occasionally go to a British stores and get the plain Heinz beans so it tastes just right.

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04 Mar 2017, 2:05 am

Alliekit wrote:

Is it true that you don't use electric kettles? They are a stable in every British home, how do you boil your water?

Also why do you find beans on toast weird? Do you really eat mushed up corn?

We have an electric kettle at my house, but otherwise a tea pot on the stove top usually works...

I would certainly prefer beans on a tortilla, or fried bread:

especially good if you put butter on it right after frying it.

and I've never seen or been served mushed up corn, mashed potatoes is a thing but I hate the texture of that so I assume I wouldn't like mushed corn either.

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04 Mar 2017, 3:06 am

I use the coffee maker, or microwave water and let tea sit for 5 minutes. For boiling obviously a pot on the stove works fine.

We have beans and corn bread together for Texas style meals. Mmm, quite delicious. Never seen beans on toast though I'm sure it tastes fine. I just think its strange how you UK folks have beans and toast for breakfast??

Mushed up corn I use is creamed corn, which gets mixed into beef dishes.

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04 Mar 2017, 4:43 am

Raleigh wrote:

They have ice machines in hotels too.

Why???

Sometimes people travel with icechest to keep food & beverages cool. My parents always travel with them.

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04 Mar 2017, 4:52 am

Why couldn't they use the freezer in the hotel room?
Or don't they have fridges in hotel rooms there?

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04 Mar 2017, 4:54 am

Raleigh wrote:

They have ice machines in hotels too.

Why???

I've always assumed it's because the hotels are too blasted cheap to just put a mini-fridge in each room. There are exceptions, but it's very rare.

I hate ice machines. There's usually like, TWO on a floor (and many, many rooms on a single floor), and that can mean a long walk just to go get the blasted stuff that will go and melt anyway before the next day, even in a cooler. This is of course provided you can find the horrid things; hotels with particularly weird layouts (like golf resorts) can be a freaking maze.

I know nothing about the other things mentioned here.

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04 Mar 2017, 4:56 am

Raleigh wrote:

Why couldn't they use the freezer in the hotel room?
Or don't they have fridges in hotel rooms there?

Lots have them but some people want to keep things cool on the way to & from the hotel.

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04 Mar 2017, 5:08 am

I mean, why don't they use the ice that's already in the hotel freezer?
Or are the ice machines like bulk ice machines?

This subject has intrigued me ever since I first saw it mentioned on WP.
I'd never even heard of an ice machine before.

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04 Mar 2017, 5:11 am

Raleigh wrote:

I dont know what a hotel freezer is.

The only ice in the vast majority of hotels comes from the huge dispenser machines found on each floor.

It somewhat depends on the area though. Large cities are more likely to have a mini-fridge in each room in their hotels. Less populated areas mostly do not.

I do quite alot of travelling, and I always bring my stupid cooler with, because I know that one way or another, I'm probably going to be making trips to the ice machine due to the lack of a fridge.

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04 Mar 2017, 5:18 am

Wow, I've never stayed in a hotel without a fridge (in the room), and I've stayed in LOTS of hotels.
They usually have ice already made, a jug of water, milk for tea and coffee and sometimes cold drinks which you can purchase at an exorbitant price.

Well, I guess that makes more sense, if there's no fridges in the rooms.

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04 Mar 2017, 7:24 am

Redxk wrote:

Heinz is the only Brand of baked beans I will eat :lol:

It is a student staple, next level: grated mozzerella

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04 Mar 2017, 7:28 am

Raleigh wrote:

Yea I've had the same experience. Also tip for if you come to england I'd your in a hotel that doesn't have offer a free cup of tea/coffee it's not a gooden (Although I haven't stayed in super super expensive hotels so that may be different). Luckily even travel inns (our versions of like motels) provide tea and biscuits.

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04 Mar 2017, 7:31 am

Sweetleaf wrote:

Alliekit wrote:

Is it true that you don't use electric kettles? They are a stable in every British home, how do you boil your water?

Also why do you find beans on toast weird? Do you really eat mushed up corn?

We have an electric kettle at my house, but otherwise a tea pot on the stove top usually works...

I would certainly prefer beans on a tortilla, or fried bread:

I've heard the term grits? Also we have stove top ones for like camping and they take so long!

Baked beans on a tortilla sounds really strange

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