when you come to the register to purchase something and they ask “you ok?” And you’re like, well, I guess? I just want to buy this thing I put on the counter, but you knew that, so why ask if I’m ok? It catches me off guard every time.https://twitter.com/joynessthebrave/status/1130578197706412033 …
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Replying to @richarddmorey
I always say 'yeah thanks, and you?' and they never reply lol
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Replying to @priyasilverst
Yeah, that’s the weird thing to me. It does not seem to function like “how are you doing?”. And in my dialect, “You ok?” is often followed by “should I call help?”
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Replying to @richarddmorey
The northern version is also ‘you alright?’ which functions similarly and is met with confusion if you answer with anything but ‘you alright?’
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Replying to @priyasilverst @richarddmorey
This is only mildly related, but in Cyprus the culture is you just go up to people when it's your go to be served — which is totally the opposite in the UK: No point walking up to the till if you haven't been called. And learning to inhibit or just walk up to them is so hard!
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Replying to @o_guest @richarddmorey
Sometimes I wonder how I've lived 20/26 of my years in the UK and not learnt this stuff...
I always just walk up to them... I guess once an immigrant always an immigrant
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Replying to @priyasilverst @richarddmorey
I just learned not to walk up until called and then in Cyprus never get served and have my mum muttering "what are you doing, the fuck, just walk to them, what are you doing" (even if there's not a reason to rush).
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Honestly, it's hilarious.
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