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Post by Alpha Hooligan on May 27, 2011 17:19:33 GMT
But the thing that's missing is what to say after 'Thank you'. It seems the only option we've got is 'you're welcome', and that's not British, it's AMERICAN! "much obliged to you ma'am" Oh, wait. Damn!  We must have something...we ruled two thirds of the planet at one stage and yet we don't have a response to "thank you"...then again, our response was probably to steal your country or build a railway or something.  AH |
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Post by housesparrow on May 28, 2011 6:49:30 GMT
I like being British too. But I don't like checkout staff asking me how I am today; surely that is American, and therefore to be frowned upon?
As for asking people how they are - well, one needs to be careful how to phrase it unless one genuinely wants to know. "How do you do" is perfect when meeting a stranger because it requires no more than a "how do you do" back. On subsequent visits I suppose a "nice to see you again" would suffice, even if it isn't.
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Post by housesparrow on May 28, 2011 6:57:10 GMT
But the thing that's missing is what to say after 'Thank you'. It seems the only option we've got is 'you're welcome', and that's not British, it's AMERICAN! "much obliged to you ma'am" Oh, wait. Damn! We must have something...we ruled two thirds of the planet at one stage and yet we don't have a response to "thank you"...then again, our response was probably to steal your country or build a railway or something. AH "You're welcome" might be a British response to "thank you", but at the risk of sounding a snob, it doesn't sound quite Top Drawer. Even worse: "don't mention it." |
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Post by Weyland on May 28, 2011 9:14:55 GMT
"You're welcome" might be a British response to "thank you", but at the risk of sounding a snob, it doesn't sound quite Top Drawer. Even worse: "don't mention it." Pales into insignificance compared with "No problem(s)!". Even worse — "No probs!" ~ My dentist and my plumber both have the same kneejerk automatic greeting: "How are you keeping?!", always followed a couple of phrases later with "How are you keeping?!". I'd shoot them if I didn't need them. ~ Did we ever get to the bottom of "der regen Fraulein"? (Not referring to the missing umlaut.) |
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Post by jean on May 28, 2011 12:38:49 GMT
I hope not, poor girl.
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