Этот момент, когда понимаешь: в душе ты немного британец.
© SoVeryBritish:
Sounding sarcastic no matter how many ways you try saying "that sounds great" (вечная проблема)
Protecting your area at baggage reclaim as if the lives of your family depend on it (+100500 xD)
Entering into mild panic if unable to pick the correct amount of change from your hand within three seconds
Saying sorry as a way of catching someone's attention
Breaking into a light trot when halfway over a zebra crossing, as if the floor might fall away at any moment (в Украине вообще по-другому нельзя)
Being prepared to argue to the death at any given moment over your correct method of making tea
Not quite catching someone's name, meaning you can never speak to them again
Saying you're pleased with your haircut despite the deep inner sadness it's causing you
Being unable to eat crisps at your desk without worrying that your mouth sounds like a building site
Being asked which floor you need in a lift, saying "three, please" while pressing the button yourself
Hoping your friend finishes their story so you don't have to miss your bus stop (а ведь когда-то пропустила xD)
Deciding which loyalty card to sacrifice to de-ice the windscreen
Sitting in someone's reserved seat and feeling sheer terror until the train has been moving for at least ten minutes
Wishing someone goodbye and then leaving in the same direction
Discovering it's a push door as you open it for someone, making them squeeze by in a flurry of apologies
Saying "correct me if I'm wrong" to indicate that you know you're right and do not wish to be contradicted
И точнейшее описание моей коммуникации с другими людьми в трех примерах:
The unwelcome surprise of someone telling you how they are after you've asked them how they are
Saying hello to a friend in the supermarket, then creeping around like a burglar to avoid seeing them again
Seeing someone you know walking just ahead you, so stopping dead in the street until they’re completely out of sight
UPD:
Saying that somebody's comment is certainly food for thought, as an indication that your last thought ever on the matter has just occurred
Accidentally saying you're welcome too loudly when someone hasn't thanked you, and smiling politely when they look straight at you
Failing to understand someone, begging their pardon three times and then just nodding and smiling
So very British
sum-of-memories
| суббота, 02 марта 2013