Awful Americanisms

Just spent a lovely week in the Austrian Alps!

In our group were 2 lads from Scotland. I couldn't help notice every mealtime how they requested their food: "I'll get a schnitzel, I'll get a pancake..."and so on.

So how about this: "I'll get mad if I hear any more of that!"

What happened to the "old-fashioned" polite requests "I'd like.......(please)" or "I'll have.......".?

I'm not against Americanisms per se, and I can even tolerate their ghastly use of "guy" for women too. But this "I'll get" business is just downright impolite and smacks of indfference!