Will visit the US the first time for SIPS. Given how much I despise fake/exaggerated enthusiasm, I expect they'll absolutely hate me there
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Wait to you see how they write recommendation letters
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I wonder how a German candidate could ever get a job there ...
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Replying to @nicebread303 @lakens and
>until someone said: "Wait, this letter is from the UK." This then led to a reinterpretation of the comment. Disaster averted.
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Replying to @RolfZwaan @nicebread303 and
Uh, don't upset you all but Britishisms don't actually mean multiply it by 10 to get what an American means. Took me years to learn as a
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Replying to @o_guest @RolfZwaan and
Mediterranean but it's way way more nuanced. E.g. signing off email with "Regards" as opposed to "Cheers" or "Kind Regards" actually means
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Replying to @o_guest @RolfZwaan and
"fuck off"... so you might think "quite productive" means very and you might be right, but given pragmatics it could also mean "good at
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Replying to @o_guest @RolfZwaan and
Took me years to realise "quite" has almost opposite meanings in the US (very) and UK (not very).
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Replying to @LisaDeBruine @RolfZwaan and
Not sure it's that simple sadly, yet again. What about this: "That was really quite good wine last night"?
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Replying to @o_guest @LisaDeBruine and
Or this exchange: A: "It's very warm today" B: "Well, quite!"
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Language is tough. 
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