the stylishess was inherited from the Chinese (whose invention it was), I suppose.
in the Wikipedia article on samovar they missed a very important moment: after the water has started to boil and you put out the fire, you put the pot over the chimney to keep it warm:
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Date: 2009-01-15 11:18 am (UTC)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermette
Samovars are much more stylish, even when not train-like! But then we've always gone in for function over style, Maoris excepted.
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Date: 2009-01-16 07:21 pm (UTC)in the Wikipedia article on samovar they missed a very important moment: after the water has started to boil and you put out the fire, you put the pot over the chimney to keep it warm:
it is a very important part of the ritual ;)