"Ways to recognize an American in a German restaurant"

• An American will ask for a glass of water or for ice to put in their drinks.
• An American gets upset when someone comes up to the table and sits down.
• An American will wait for a hostess to come and take them to a table.
• An American will ask for the check to pay and want to pay it at the cash register.
• An American will ask for menus for everybody.
• An American will leave a tip at the table.
• An American will eat the rolls and bread on the table after he sits down and gets upset that he has to pay for them.
• An American (female) will forget she needs coins for the Toilette.
• An American will get upset when he can’t sit at a Stammtisch.
• An American will ask for a doggie bag if he can’t finish his meal.
• An American will order coffee with his meal, and it won’t appear until after the dessert, even if he asks until he’s blue in the face.