U.S. youth using British expressions

I thought Lou Reed and John Cale had already outed your granddad as the biggest H-fiend between Minneapolis and Seattle. I recall something about that in their memoirs of Velvet Underground days.

 

So, I'm guessing ciao, gracias, hasta la vista, Gesundheit!, bon appetit, au revoir, etc., are all out of the question?

 

Of course not. Here in Texas, we always say "ciao" for goodbye. Usually accompanied by a little kiss noise.

 

My first instructor pilot was a Brit. When he'd piss me off, I'd just ask him what he did for the Fourth of July.

I did pick up a couple of phrases, though.

 

I use "Regards" ... the minute it becomes overused, I'll likely change.

 

I use my name.

 

See, I lived in Germany for three years. I picked up some phrases there that I use to this day. Like bitte, and danke.

Getting upset about someone using cheers or no worries is just plain stupid. It's like using flat for apartment or torch for flashlight. Jeebus, get over it.

 

I blame Harry Potter.

Cheers,

RJ

 

Danke!

 

Whingers.

 

I spelled pretty much everything in British style when I played an online roleplaying game for a year and a half or so. An overwhelming majority of my friends hailed from the U.K. or Canada, so I figured I'd adapt. The only thing I recall still spelling in American style was the word "maneuver."

Using British English doesn't bother me unless you expect me to run it in an American newspaper.

 

How has no one mentioned cun+? Has no one seen a Guy Ritchie movie? The good ones, I mean.