Apparently, the world is disgusted with how Americans heat water :)

[ancmetro]

    I use a small coffee maker. I do not brew coffee.
I boil my water and make hot apple cider, hot chocolate or
hot tea. This way, my hot water never taste like coffee.

[kvanwert]

I don't drink tea but I also find heating water for tea in the microwave is odd.

[betlynjua]

Controversy over this,but sewage and drug paraphphenalia wash ashore.

Long Island Sound looks more grey then "Father Time"!!

Pollution!!!

As true as that is, should we be overly concerned?  Remind yourself of what the Bible says at Revelation 11:18, especially the very last part. 

What is Jehovah's promise?  How should we feel about that?  Does Jehovah have everything under control? 

[kdemers0]

Huh...I've never used the microwave haha. I always just use the stove top. Although I don't have a kettle, I just use a pot.

[mapiklfish]

I think people need to stop worrying about what other people are doing to heat their water.  What difference does it make to them anyway?

[aflyingmonkey]

I think people need to stop worrying about what other people are doing to heat their water.  What difference does it make to them anyway?

Exactly.
Some people, unfortunately, just like to find fault with others to make them feel better about themselves. 

[tnshpalmer85]

I have not owned a microwave in years so I don't heat water in a microwave. I drink tea a lot so I like to boil my water in a pan. I don't like kettles.

[LaTashaS28]

To heat my water...I always boil my water on the stove in a pot or I use a microwave. I use both.

[MichelleHW101]

I've never boiled water in a microwave.  I'm a tea drinker and when I've got to boil water, even for soup, I put it on the stove.  Yes, a microwave is faster, but I don't trust it to properly boil water. 

[alice44]

I use to have an electric water heater and loved it.  It broke and I haven't spent the money to get a new one.  SO I microwave!

[mamatygress]

I drink pour-over coffee and hot tea.  I heat all of my water for drinks in the microwave.

[elvisdo]

This is nothing new. It's been like this for quite some time. But it still is funny to look at the reactions all the time.

[beatsdrop]

I don't mind either ways.

[catchow]

And we care what they think....because?

[nannycoe1]

I heat it in the microwave if I need it really hot. I don't heat water that often.