After living abroad for a long time, Bryson wanted to get to know the USA again.

in het buitenland

However much you like cake, there comes a point when you don't want another slice.

cake

I gave the money to the lady at the cash register.

kassa

She brought me some cutlery wrapped in a paper napkin.

bestek

She came and wiped the table with a damp cloth.

vochtig

“Would you like some more dressing for your salad?” “No, thank you.”

dressing

The waitress asked Bryson if he had got enough gravy to put on his meat.

jus

I hesitated before saying “thank you” but I couldn't stop myself.

aarzelen

After ten years in Britain he returned to the USA to rediscover his homeland.

vaderland

Then she filled my glass with iced water.

ijs-

Ketchup is a type of tomato sauce.

ketchup

Bryson drove 13,978 miles, keeping mainly to side roads.

voornamelijk

I sat down and the waitress brought me a menu.

menu

She brought me some cutlery wrapped in a paper napkin.

servet

“You might just push off and let me eat my dinner,” I wanted to say, but I didn't, of course.

opzouten

After ten years in Britain he returned to the USA to rediscover his homeland.

herontdekken

She remarked that doing jumps on the snowboard was very difficult.

opmerken

Bryson drove 13,978 miles, keeping mainly to side roads – avoiding the motorways.

secondaire weg

The people at the next table were smiling at me in a slightly mad way.

lichtelijk

Bill decided to order the fried chicken Special.

Speciaal

I just smiled sweetly and said no thank you.

liefjes

She came out of the kitchen with a tray the size of a table-top.

dienblad

I became uncomfortably aware that the people at the next table were watching me.

ongemakkelijk

The waitress asked Bryson if he had got enough gravy to put on his meat.

serveerster

The waitress wiped the table with a damp cloth.

afnemen

She brought me some cutlery wrapped in a paper napkin.

inpakken

“Thank you,” I said. “You're welcome,” she said.

graag gedaan