'Waiting on'

[floozle]

Ok is it me or have I got this completely wrong? I have read so much about people 'waiting on' things to arrive (from mail-order companies etc). I always thought that 'waiting on' referred to people who worked in restaurants etc. Should it not be 'waiting for'?

Its an americanism. See the usage discussion in here.

Thinks it's also a bit of a northern thing?

It just sounds so wrong and silly.

i think it is a regional dialect thing -it is an expression in use where I live.

it is American - we used to use it at Burger King.