British people are famous for being polite,below is a cartoon showing how British people care more about being polite thaneven their lives. Let’s look at 10 things that British people say, and see ifyou can tell what they really mean.
1. “Excuse me, sorry, is anyonesitting here?”
Translation: You have three seconds to move your bag beforeI end you.
2. “Not to worry”
Translation: I will never forget this.
3. “Right then, I suppose I reallyshould start thinking about possibly making a move.”
Translation: “Bye.”
4. “It’s fine”
Meaning: It really could not possibly get any worse, but nodoubt it will do.
5. “Not too bad, actually‘
Meaning: I’m probably the happiest I’ve ever been.
6. “Honestly, it doesn’t matter”
Meaning: Nothing has ever mattered more than this.
7. Saying “You’re welcome” asquietly as possible to people that don’t say thank you but using it as a formof punishing them.
8. “It could be worse‘
Translation: It couldn’t possibly be any worse.
9. “Just whenever you get a minute‘
Translation: “Now.”
10. “No yeah that’s veryinteresting”
Meaning: You are boring me to death.
Okay, maybe now you are taking a longpause, to think about whether you’ve heard something similar from a British person.“it’s fine.” Thank you for listening, see you next time.
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