one of my favorite things about being in the uk is that i am constantly asked “Are you alright?” “Alright then love?” “Are you ok?”. it is a standard greeting, but still i check myself every time and say “Yes, thanks. Are you alright?” The answer is usually affirmative and we both go on reassured. repetition breeds relief.
don’t nobody worry bout me
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This is actually an essential part of the British character. I can highly recommend “Watching the English” for a thorough insight into what this and all manner of other English people’s behaviour is all about. It’s by Kate Moss, a cultural anthropologist who decided to take her own, peculiar culture apart to try to discover what are the “rules of Englishness.” It’s a fascinating book that sheds light on why the Brits do the sometimes odd and often endearing things that they do (and where some of our standard “Canadianness” comes from).