Re: BrE "caff" (was: Momentarily verbal)
- From: Daniel R. Reitman <dreitman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:55:51 -0700
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:34:08 +0000 (UTC), Salvatore Volatile
<me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The difference, in the US, is clear. A diner/coffeeshop/cafe (in the
relevant sense) is a casual, relatively-low-priced traditional restaurant,
with table service, often with booths (does that concept exist in BrE?),
and often having a counter where one can sit down rather than sitting at a
table or booth, and typically having a fairly extensive menu. In the
eastern half of the US, many such restaurants are traditionally operated
by Greek immigrants (a fact which is often reflected quasi-cryptically in
the name of the restaurant, which will have Greek-derived tokens -- e.g.
"The Olympic Diner", "The Astro Coffeeshop"). As noted, similar such
places exist in the Western United States Section (WUSS) of the country,
but I don't believe they are associated with Greeks and I believe they
tend to be named, and called, "cafes".
. . . .
Also, historically, a true American diner was a prefab designed to be
transported in one or more sections by rail or truck and installed on
site. At one time the major manufacturers were important enough that
their dealings made the New York Times business pages.
Dan, ad nauseam
.
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