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> My aunt and uncle are in their mid-90's and have a microwave,
> dishwasher, clothes washer, dryer, kettle, and upstairs by the bed, a
> Teas Maid. There is little difference between homes in NA or Europe!
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> Oh and they also have (and have had for about ten years) a stair lift.

I don't know about that! In this area, coffee is the big drink. And if a
person does have tea, it's usually a bubble tea. I have one friend who is a
tea drinker and I bought her an electric kettle. She had never heard of
them. She boiled her kettle dry then began using pans to heat the water,
boiling them dry too. She's elderly and getting a bit forgetful. She loves
the electric kettle because if she forgets about it (which she often does),
it will just shut off and not boil dry. Of course when she does this, she
has to start all over again but I suppose that is better than wrecking all
of her pans.

I don't know anyone else who has an electric kettle and only two other tea
drinkers. One drinks only iced tea and buys it already brewed. The other
just buys it at Starbucks.