Language again
Actually I revise my earlier statements about language. Well add to anyway - I still think you lot don't end phone calls in the same way we do. But everyday language - going to the shop/getting in a lift type language is akin to learning a foreign language at school. Its very "turn-takey" each person has a role to play and there is a certain script the players follow. We've lost it a bit in London (we'll say morning when we finally get to the office and maybe "have a nice weekend" on a Friday but other than that if we see people in the lift we don't speak to them that much and in a shop you'll be lucky if you get a "2 pound 50 please", "there you go", "here's your change", "thanks"-type conversation - a whole lot of it is carried on with no speaking. Its a bit sad really - especially if you live alone and these are the only times you get to speak to people - its a wonder we don't all forget what our voices sound like! I'm sure its different in the country or somewhere with a community feel but where I come from its more of a novelty than a reality.
posted by NewbieMum @ 10:15 AM
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