Sender

The sender of the article is George Blecher who is an American writer, journalist, and translator who lives in New York. The fact that the sender is a New Yorker adds to his credibility when approaching the topic of the New York diner.

In the article, Blecher talks about various personal experiences with New York diners, which further suggest that he has enough knowledge to explore the topic of the article. For example, he mentions from the start that: “For the past 25 years – since the divorce – I’ve lived a good part of my life in diners. Without them I might be slimmer, but also crazier and more unhappy.” (ll. 1-2)

The opening sentence reveals Blecher is a diner regular but also a writer with a sense of irony and humour, attributes that are meant to make him likable in the eyes of the readers.

Later in the article, the writer shares various other e...