TMOliver writes:

Other than in South Louisiana (and then with mixed and amusing result), I
certainly wouldn't try that progression in the US (and if you think so, it's
even more obvious how "out of touch" you are.

This statement seems supremely ironic, given that I was talking about the
_entire world_ ... not just the U.S. The United States is only a very tiny
part of the world, and it is not at all representative.