Hiya friends! When we moved to the UK I had trouble adjusting to the ‘Hiya, you alright?’ greeting. In the beginning, I did not understand what they were saying. Then, I got used to it, and whenever someone asked me “You alright?” all I wanted to do was to just talk about everything that was not alright with me. I agree, it’s an informal greeting and all they expect is a ‘Yes, You?’ in return. But the question ‘Are you alright?’ always wanted me to unload on to the questioner all those troubles that I was bothered with. It was not […]
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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