That's exactly why I didn't respond to the the thread when I saw it a couple hours ago. If someone specifically asks for an American perspective, I shut up, even though I have lived there.
You could call us North Americans. I wasn't going to answer b/c American means the U.S. to me
And yes, I like coffee shops & diners. Love weekly diner breakfasts & coffee. I do coffee at least once or twice a week with friends.
See the reason I didn't include Canadians in the OP was mainly because it's always seemed kinda at odds with the lifestyle many Americans lead (the long hours, sometimes multiple jobs) that they could spend a lot of time in the coffee house.
I would have thought considering how differently life is lead in Canada that having free time to just hangout in your local coffee house would be much less difficult to achieve. Which isn't to say Canadians don't work hard or anything. :wink: