text: usa hamburger etiquette - is this correct? i am teaching english in greece. the text book we are using is printed in the uk. there is a section on social etiquette in different countries - don't eat with your left hand in the middle east, don't show the soles of your feet in the far east etc - under the usa is states:-  when eating a hamburger in the usa, you should grasp it firmly with both hands and eat it as quickly as possible. do not try to strike up a conversation until you have finished eating.  is this correct ?? i've heard this before - actually when i was teaching english in france! its not meant to be taken literally, its more of a satirical look at the way other countries see the states. for example, have you also got one which says "in england, you must always start a converstion with a comment about the weather" ? that's because we do like to talk about the weather here. its a kind of stereotype, for our modern times.  it is also not meant to offend anyone!