Case in point - drive throughs. Was it so difficult to get into the restaurant and carry your food on a tray? Not to mention that most of the time the line is so long, that you are better off just going and ordering in the restaurant.
I was at Ronnie's eatery earlier; yes, I'd driven there, but I also had a fuel tank to fill (at Sainsbury's just over the road). My first thoughts were: "If I was American, I'd have used the drivethrough."
But, actually, if I was American, I'd still have parked and ordered inside, risking bemused looks that said "Hey, buddy, why don't you use the drivethrough?" from everyone else still sitting in line. Fact is, I know exactly what the conversation would be like if I
did use the drivethrough:
Me:
Double cheeseburger, large fries and a Coke, please.
Acne-ridden youth working in McDonald's drivethrough booth:
*STATIC* Mmph mmph mphmph mmmmph mmph mmph? *STATIC*
Me:
Er... what?
Acne-ridden youth:
*STATIC* Mmph mmmmph, mmph mphmph mmmmph mmph mmph? *STATIC*
The 14-year-old with the pustulating face is trying to ask me if I want extra cheese with my order, but what chance have I got of knowing that? I point you to TG's American Road Trip, and specifically the point where they tried to talk to the local truckers with CB radios. These, in comparison, are like being in the cab with the trucker in comparison to that...
thing that masquerades as a communication device at a drivethrough.