John studies Ianto a long moment, mulling this over.

"Well," he says finally, "I like ferris wheels, college football, anything that goes over a hundred miles an hour, flying, strategy games and surfing. I may not be Torchwood but you know plenty more about me than most people here."

He reaches for the plate again, turns it very carefully.

"And these are called fries in America, if you ordered chips you'd get something else. You're lucky I'm so cultured."

He speaks obscure European terms. Like 'chips'.