Americans don't have kettles.
What the... O_o
That is the most bizarre thing I've heard today, aside from jfk's insane idea to link to Coders Workshop.
We do have kettles, we just don't have the 'advanced' ones because too many Americans will just buy prepackaged crap. (I haven't had a soda in about a year) As for my kettle, I use it on a daily basis.