Just returned from a week in UK. I noticed people there seldom say "Thanks." Instead they say, "Cheers!"
Also, to indicate approval, they don't say "Very good!" or "Well done!" Instead they say, "Brilliant!"
germane to this,
the worthless word for the day is: chuffed
updated:
[orig. northern Eng. dial. meaning proud] /chuft/
1) pleased, delighted; flattered; very excited
2) displeased, disgruntled
"Qualifiers and context may be required to distinguish
usage from the previous sense as 'pleased'. Variants
include 'dischuffed' and 'dead chuffed'." [see below]
- Eric Partridge et al. The New Partridge Dictionary
of Slang and Unconventional English (2006)
"'He'll not be chuffed at you paying off old debts on
company time.' 'He's going to be even less chuffed if
something big did happen and South were sitting
there smugly saying, "Well, we did warn you!"'"
- Reginald Hill, Death's Jest-Book (2004)
"'And I thought that Sir Monty.. would be bum-chuffed
to hear that something bad might be happening...'"
- Reginald Hill, The Roar of the Butterflies (2008)
-tsuwm
Ooh, didja say hi to Rodward? Best I recall he lives there.
And, didja have a good time on your trip?
Hope you had fun. Fair warnng, my last trip to England was years ago and I still occasionally use "brilliant!" or "cheers."
Had a great time, though it was for business and I didn't have much free time. Thanks for asking. Last day ended just after noon and a few of us went to visit H.M.S. Victory, Lord Nelson's ship at Trafalgar. Excellent tour. Lasted almost 45 minutes, but it only seemed like 15.
English people - the ones I met - are a friendly lot and Portsmouth is a pleasant city with a nice feel. I don't normally like crowds, but I think I could live in that place, in a small house that looked out at the Isle of Wight floating there on the sea.