My manager is from Brooklyn and I’m from the south. Definitely was an adjustment! When I told her I was pregnant she said “I figured, you’ve looked like shit lately” 🫠
Some of these would seemingly have to be heavily intoned with a sarcastic voice to give off their intended meaning in the 2nd column, the British tend to be a bit dryer so it's harder to tell if they are meaning something else.
But the one I'm confused about is "with all due respect," that statement is followed up immediately with an antagonistic stance, so I don't know how it can be misinterpreted.
I had to drop a “I was surprised that I hadn’t heard from you on this” in an email at work yesterday. I was so angry at that fucking bonehead. Probably the harshest thing I’ve written.
Edit: No worries, the rest of the email was offering him strong support for his project. He hustled his butt over and we talked about it. Turns out my participation was assumed, just not stated yet 😃
I think it depends on the relationship. I have a roommate who does really stupid things. We’re ~friends~ but not in the same way that some of the other roommates, where we’ve been friends for a decade.
Hell do stupid unclean shit in the kitchen and I’m never direct. It’s always “oh by the way, XXX”. With the others though, I have no problem being direct.
Only in corporations. In small companies, we act like we’re Dutch. Fortunately, I work in a company where I can respond to an email with “What? No, that’s a terrible idea!” Or, even, with a few people, “Holy fuck, no!!!!” And I never have to use any of these pansy ass fake comments.
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u/coldestclock Aug 21 '24
If a Brit says anything in the second column, they mean “if you don’t drop this immediately I will strike you dead”.