I understand that 24 hour diners are not common in other parts of the world either ....i just take for granted that there will always be somewhere where I can walk in as part of a party of 6 at 3 AM and have the waitress take an order of cheeseburger platter, twin lobster dinner, pancakes, eggs & ham, fried chicken and a triple decker blt without blinking an eye --- and serve them all up within 10 minutes - with, of course, endless cups of coffee