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Pancakes in the street

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Ron Bacardi

Odd. The contribution appears to come from a country which uses British spellings -- "specialised", "theatre", "parlour", etc. -- and yet has non-British grammar -- "differently than" -- and vocabulary -- "betting parlour". The references to "eggs sunny side up" and breakfast pancakes make me think of the United States. But neither in real life or in the films have I ever seen Americans ordering meals from waitresses in the street. Should I get out more?


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