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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Sadly, not up to his father's standard. The form is just about there, but the details are a little lacking, and the main character is more in the dark than the reader.
The first thing that really made me aware that the research was not sufficient was our hero being in a furnished apartment in the US and needing to open a sealed envelope.
So, he decided to steam it open, and did so by use of an electric kettle.
I suppose it's just possible that a US apartment might have an electric kettle, but I don't see it happening myself. No-one in the US seems to know what a kettle is. Coffee makers, yes. Kettles, no.
Oh well, at least I can skip his other solo efforts.
Next up: Asimov's SF magazine for Mar/Apr 2017.
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Paul,
Yes we have tea kettles. Both electric and stovetop. So the tea kettle is not out of the realm of possibilities. As far as hot teas go, our grocery stores sell at least 20 different varieties and at least a half a dozen different manufactures. So people in the US do know what tea kettles are. And they are not cheap. See:
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...ds=Tea+kettles
Do not make assumptions. Oh and in the summer in the south, the most popular drink is iced tea.
Just because Sam Adams dumped your tea in the Boston Harbor it doesn't mean we don't drink tea. Many homes have both coffee makers and tea kettles. Or the new Keurig which have teas, coffees, hot chocolate and soups.