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Go to a second hand store or a yard sale or the like. Pick of some cheap pieces of art that look nice to you. Don't worry about tacky or classy, just whatever you vibe with. My wall is filled with an eclectic assortment of random pieces and if it's all random, it goes well together.
Also an electric kettle is really useful, but if you're fresh from college you might already have one.
Electric kettles are great. I use mine for pour over coffee (hot and iced), and even random shit where I need really hot water and don't want to wait for it.
So strange to hear that an electric kettle is not a standard item....
In the UK you'll find them in every household because tea. Back when TV was the main entertainment source, some of the power grids biggest spikes were in BBC TV advert breaks, when everyone would go flick the electric kettle on to make a tea for the next part of the show.
We don't drink tea as often as you all do, and I think a lot of us who do use the microwave to heat their water lmao.
I only got one since I got into Japanese-style pour over coffee, but they're definitely great.
It's for more than just tea/coffee, like you can boil your water in the kettle before adding it to a pot if you need it. Saves you 1) from having to bring water to the boil on the stove 2) doesn't bring the water temp down (much) if you already have the pot at a boil
It's a real jolt. I felt so god damn British in that moment. I get that y'all don't bother with English Breakfast tea - it's a somewhat acquired taste I suppose - I mean there's a reason not everyone does it. But herbal teas? Do y'all not drink mint tea or any of that stuff either? Gotta be one of the very few places in the world to not drink herbal teas.
Herbal teas are probably less common than stuff like English Breakfast tea over here, tbh. I live in the southeast, so the most common tea consumption is heavily sweetened iced tea. The old school way of preparing it involves placing the tea in a well-cleaned gallon container and leaving it to steep in the sun for the better part of a hot afternoon.
I bet we sound like a bunch of cave people lmao.
That's wild. Yeah. I don't know, not even cave. Cave people were the OG leafy tea drinkers. You're homo-americanus, dwellers of the richest country in the world. A country born with a disavowal of all things natural and native. I am always shocked at the amount of premade stuff and sugar that goes into American recipes.
second the art stuff. I used to decorate my room with art and fine china that I found in a charity shop after work. Some of my favourite pieces ever were found in a bin with a bunch of other crap!