>>>I'd have thought they'd rather singe the burger!
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>>Groan...
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>>>Sounds TYPICALLY American
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>>There is a restaurant somewhere here that I read about where the waiters throw the bread to (at) you. Not typically American, but maybe only found here.
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>I was in a restaurant a few years ago where the waiter was one of those very outgoing friendly types. We got along great. Anyway, he asked me if I wanted more coffee, and I said, "I'm fine". He said, "Who cares how you are, I just wanted to know if you wanted more coffee". Absolutely cracked me up.

:-)

There you are with American idioms! The one that bugs me is:

"Hi, how are you?"
"I'm good"

GOOD! that refers to how righteously you lead your life - not what state your health is in!