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This is actually the common usage. I've never heard anybody say they're going out to an American-Italian restaurant. Along the same lines, when I tell my frien
by finid 9y ago
This is actually the common usage. I've never heard anybody say they're going out to an American-Italian restaurant.
Along the same lines, when I tell my friends that I'm going to a Chinese restaurant, they know exactly what I mean. And no, it doesn't mean I'm taking the next flight out to Shanghai to eat.
- jameshart 9y agoThe common usage in america. It may come as a shock to you, but there are also Italian restaurants in other countries - not just Italy and America.
- vostok 9y agoThe same pattern is observed in other countries. In India, a Chinese restaurant will typically serve Indian Chinese cuisine rather than Chinese cuisine as it is eaten in China.
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- finid 9y agoYes, the common usage in America, because the article is about Italian restaurants in an American city.
- emodendroket 9y agoDo you think somebody reading nj.com is really likely to be confused about what country the restaurants being discussed are in? This is like complaining about a US newscast referring to "our nation's capital" because every country has a different capital.
- galago 9y agoI live in the Boston area and I most definitely say "Chinese-American" when discussing potential restaurants. For example if my friend asked about Mary Chung's in Cambridge, that's Chinese-American, where as the Shanghai Gate in Alston is Shanghainese. Of course I don't always know. I also would refer to pizza/sub shops that are everywhere around here as Italian-American if someone asked, as opposed to the upscale places in the North End. I may be wrong about my labels, but I do use them.
- emodendroket 9y agoIf I want to make this distinction I usually use the term "Chinese takeout."