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In the U.S., what does ordering a "plain hamburger" mean where you live?
One of the interesting/annoying things I've discovered is that across the U.S. the notion of a "plain hamburger" varies a lot.
I'm a literalist, but have finally figured out that "plain" (literally, bun 'n' meat. Period.) doesn't mean plain depending on where you are.
Where I live now, it is ubiquitous for a "plain" hamburger to mean meat, bun, and "hamburger sauce" (a nasty Thousand Island based concoction).
I've been in places where "plain" means meat, bun, mustard, ketchup.
In another place, "plain" meant "only mayo" (weird, huh?)
Does it vary regionally for you, or just by the restaurant/chain?