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12 months ago reesetee said:

Ah, so waitron isn't a local coinage either! I first heard that a good 20 years ago in PA.

12 months ago skipvia said:

Cool! I've never heard it used anywhere else. I suspect ME and AK are in similar situations regarding strange visitors in Winnebagos.

12 months ago John said:

Used in the same sense in Maine, at least as far back as the late eighties, when I was waiting tables and served many a touron. We referred to ourselves as waitrons.

12 months ago skipvia said:

Alaskan vernacular for tourist, since so many of them seem to be from another planet.

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