Adam Foskey shocks Australians on TikTok by revealing Americans don’t use kettles

An American expat has caused a stir online after pointing out one major difference between US and Australian kitchens.

Adam Foskey, who moved from Georgia to Melbourne, revealed Americans tend to make tea by boiling water on the stove rather than using a kettle. 

In a video posted to his popular TikTok page, Adam makes tea as he would in America – by filling a pot with water and letting it boil on the stove – then again as he would in Australia – by simply flicking on the kettle. 

America vs Australia: In a video to TikTok the Georgian man who now lives in Melbourne, showed that Americans make tea by boiling a pot of water on the stove while Australians simply flick on the kettle

Hundreds of Aussie viewers in the comments were shocked to discover that Americans don’t use the common kitchen gadget. 

‘What! America doesn’t have kettles!? Did they forget? Or.. what??’ one wrote.  

‘I remember struggling to make a tea in the USA using the coffee maker, called downstairs for a kettle I got silence,’ said another. 

‘Note to self: Pack the kettle for Disneyland trip,’ a third joked.

Hundreds of Aussie viewers in the comments were shocked to discover that Americans don’t use electric kettles but boil their water on the stove or in the microwave instead

Some pointed out that many Americans skip the stove altogether and use the microwave while others tried to explain why kettles were so uncommon. 

‘I read a whole thread by Americans this morning about boiling water on the stove vs in the microwave…’ one person said. 

‘It’s that the power outlets are low voltage in US so kettles don’t really work or would be super slow to heat,’ another user explained. 

Previously, the US expat revealed the Aussie words and phrases he’s learnt while living down under and what the locals say back in his hometown in Georgia. 

Adam had no idea what the terms meant at first, but preferred some over the US alternative.

‘First up we have ‘skull’ [skol or scull] which I would refer to as ‘chugging’ but it’s basically when you drink a drink really fast,’ he said in a viral TikTok video.

Previously, the US expat revealed the Aussie words and phrases he’s learnt while living down under and what the locals say back in his hometown in Georgia 

‘Next up we have ‘Chrissy’ short for Christmas,’ he continued.

Adam knows Australians ‘love to shorten words’ but wasn’t convinced with the festive slang.

‘This one, I can’t quite put my finger on why I don’t love it, but I don’t think I can get behind it,’ he said.

Adam got excited over the term ‘budgie smuggler’, which he preferred over the word ‘speedo’

He then got excited over the term ‘budgie smuggler’, which he preferred over the word ‘speedo’.

‘Budgie smuggler just amplifies the whole meaning of what a swimsuit is,’ he said.

‘Lastly we have ‘onya’ which just means ‘good on you for going x, y, z, which I would just say ‘good for you’.’ 

The video has since been watched more than 91,000 times and since moving down under Adam has gained a following of over 54,000 people.

Some TikTok users mocked Adam for his accent and the way he pronounced some of the words. 

‘It’s ‘onya’ not ‘own-ya’,’ one person wrote, but Adam replied: ‘That’s what I said.’ 

‘I do love how polite you are about our terms,’ another added.