Tonight at a church function, Nick and I were sat at a table with a few folks that he's known for a while. We chatted easily about many things. At one point, I said in response to a comment, "Well, that's 'How to Interact With Children 101'", and the target of my comment smiled and nodded appreciatively. Nick quickly informed me that "101" doesn't mean anything to people in Britain. I asked my conversation partner if he knew what I had meant when I said "101" and he smiled and said "No."
I wonder how many other times I have said or will say something to someone here and they'll just nod and smile and I'll never know that they didn't have a clue what I was on about.
Musings of a Canadian who has moved with her husband to England. Likely to be full of stories of me greatly offending those around me via many cultural foibles. Hopefully some happy stories of how wonderful our new life is.
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