>>>>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.
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>:-)
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>There you are with American idioms! The one that bugs me is:
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>"Hi, how are you?"
>"I'm good"
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>GOOD! that refers to how righteously you lead your life - not what state your health is in!
My son always replies to the question "how are you ?" with "Good thanks. You ? ". Seems polite to me.