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serious crayons:
All of these sound good to me. Brian, your servery seems like kind of a combination between our cafeteria and drive-thrus (sorry, that's how they're spelled). Do you decide in advance what you want, or do you stroll along the line saying "I'll take some beans" "I'll take some mashed potatoes" or whatever?
I did know that about soda pop. The equivalent anecdote I have is talking to a guy who I think was maybe from Tennessee? "Pop is a word you would never hear used in a sentence," he said.
I had a friend In New Orleans who'd say "Do you want to go for a drink?" like, at 2 p.m. or something. That threw me until I realized that to her it meant a beverage of any kind. I think the weirdest of all is Southerners who call it "Coke," even if you're not talking about cola.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on January 22, 2020, 12:50:16 am ---A diner is more casual, and you can usually order "Americana" style of foods like fried chicken, meatloaf, burgers and fries, as well as breakfast items like french toast, eggs and pancakes.
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I'd add chopped steak to that list, too.
--- Quote ---Also most restaurants will have an open and close time, and may have set menus for breakfast, lunch or dinner. A diner is open (at least in NJ) 24 hours, and if you want breakfast food at 7PM, you can order that, the full menu is available at all times.
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Diners are that way, here, too, except that the one my dad and I frequent closes at midnight Sunday night and reopens at 7 a.m. Monday. I presume that's for some kind of cleaning.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on January 22, 2020, 09:31:33 am ---That's so different from here that I don't even know what a servery is!
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I've been places where they hand you what is essentially a pager that they buzz when they have a table for you. I guess it's better than having somebody call out "Smith! Party of four!" when your table is ready.
I've also seen places where there is an opening where food is put through to the dining area from the kitchen, except that it's the server and not the diner who picks up the order and carries it to the table.
I have a friend who once lived in a pre-War apartment building here in Philadelphia that had a built-in place in the wall where the a milkman could put a milk delivery or a baker a bread delivery, and the milk or bread could be retrieved from right in the kitchen. (The apartment also had a maid's quarters!)
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on January 22, 2020, 10:08:26 pm ---I think the weirdest of all is Southerners who call it "Coke," even if you're not talking about cola.
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Around here when they call it coke and they don't mean a soda they're talking about something that gets snorted up the nose. 8) ;D
brianr:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on January 22, 2020, 10:08:26 pm ---All of these sound good to me. Brian, your servery seems like kind of a combination between our cafeteria and drive-thrus (sorry, that's how they're spelled). Do you decide in advance what you want, or do you stroll along the line saying "I'll take some beans" "I'll take some mashed potatoes" or whatever?
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No, you order from the menu and pay often at the bar but collect from the servery, either when your number goes up or your pager buzzes.
It is more usual here to pay when you order in cafes, taverns and bistros not after you have eaten your meal. That (now I think of it) would be a major difference with a restaurant where you pay the bill at the end. In fact that is something I hate when travelling, trying to get the server's attention that you want the bill.
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