Besides automobiles, East African household appliances drew particular attention at this Nanyang Industrial Exposition.
"What is the difference between electric kettles, electric teapots, and electric coffee pots?"
"An electric kettle needs no further explanation—its main purpose is to boil water. The electric teapot is a specialized appliance we introduced specifically for your country's tea culture. As for the electric coffee pot, it is similar to a teapot and is specially used to brew coffee. Their greatest difference from traditional stoves is that they all use electricity to generate heat and warm liquids, rather than fire."
"Then wouldn't it work just as well if I used an electric kettle to make tea or coffee?"
Faced with the Far East Empire customer's question, the East African staff member said, "Sir, of course you can do that. These items may overlap somewhat in function, but they are primarily meant to meet different needs. Ordinary people may not care about such distinctions, but people of a certain taste or status prefer to blaze their own trail. For instance, there is no problem with using a cooking pot to brew tea or coffee, but that does not prevent many nobles and merchants from using specialized utensils."
Similar interesting exchanges could be heard without end in the East African Pavilion. This Nanyang Industrial Exposition had opened the eyes of many people from the Far East Empire, especially deepening their understanding of the development of external industrial civilization.
While East Africa promoted its products in the Far East Empire through the Nanyang Industrial Exposition, a sizable East African Fleet was sailing majestically across the Atlantic Ocean toward the Americas.
This fleet consisted of two dreadnoughts, two pre-dreadnoughts, three cruisers, and other warships, heading westward along the currents near the equator.
A fleet with two dreadnoughts was