Reason #1 billion why it's not easy to write characters from another country

I apologise in advance for the use of capslock in this post, but it has to be done. I can't adequately express my frustration any other way, I'm afraid.

SCENE: America, our Aussie heroine's hotel room. Because this room is a long-stay room (OAH likes staying long in America) it has a kitchenette. OAH crawls from her bed, cursing the fact that it is not yet Friday, and looks forward to some peanut butter on toast to make the morning better. She plugs the toaster into the wall, but lo, the...