Brits always say what they mean. The problem is that the words we use have a slightly different meaning to other English speaking countries.
@ForgottenMan20094 жыл бұрын
One of my all time favorites was "economical with the truth" during some investigation.
@Redrally4 жыл бұрын
We really don't. Being polite in company and using the most subtle back-handed insults has become a national sport.
@galariansceptile30284 жыл бұрын
@@Redrally I agree
@dingo77744 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@SvenTviking4 жыл бұрын
Except for your wife, when you have broken an unwritten rule.
@Thomas-bq8hj4 жыл бұрын
If someone says "I like your hair " it means I like your hair. But if they say "nice hair" it means your hair is so weird that they can't believe you left the house looking like that
@CravingBeer4 жыл бұрын
"Nice hair" is basically asking if you came on a motorbike.
@tonys16364 жыл бұрын
Book an eye examination with an Opticians, if required they would make the referral to the Hospital or prescribe a treatment.
@luvstellauk4 жыл бұрын
They still do it via your GP, however you don't necessarily need to see the GP
@jca1114 жыл бұрын
^^^^ This is the way to do it. I have had eye problems and been referred by opticians. Yes it will go via your GP, but purely as admin, you don't need to see them.
@goggler24 жыл бұрын
Indeed thats how i got referred to the Hospital through my opticians.
@philipellis70394 жыл бұрын
Yes, most opticians can deal with minor eye problems now. You could have also called 111 for non emergency advice who also would have told you that.
@wyterabitt21494 жыл бұрын
@@luvstellauk You shouldn't be wasting GP resources on eye sight issues or inner eye issues really as there are better resources. Opticians will actually be vastly better qualified than a GP to notice anything wrong, or just potentially wrong, with your eyes in pretty much any case imaginable. They will also have equipment that is flat out required to notice many things that could need a referral to a specialist, that no GP will have. A GP will likely not have a clue how to use that equipment either, or be be able to notice issues from the results if they got them. Of course there are things a GP can do with eyes, and problems they will be able to notice and refer for. But nothing that an optician would not be as good as or better.
@jno54 жыл бұрын
Don’t go the GP’s for dry eyes, book an appointment at Specsavers, they will check your eyes and refer you if needed or just go to the pharmacy and they can recommend something
@stevegray13084 жыл бұрын
"Not bad" definitely is good, a high compliment indeed.
@jamananostar4 жыл бұрын
Its actually just a straightforward double negative.
@creature24794 жыл бұрын
Not bad, is the highest compliment there is lol
@territrainor4 жыл бұрын
Another one we brits tend to say is “I’m/It’s Fine”, despite your world falling apart or you’re feeling awful.
@ForgottenMan20094 жыл бұрын
..and an almost infinite range of meaning based on the tone it is said with. From dire and worst to absolutely brilliant..all in the tone.
@Exoixx4 жыл бұрын
Brits experiencing something positive: Not bad Brits experiencing something negative: Brilliant
@Exoixx4 жыл бұрын
I reserve my tsking for queuing complications and south west trains.
@ShahidKhan-ke8fe3 жыл бұрын
something negative: great, fantastic, oh marvellous. And many others delivered with a sarcasm only British people can manage.
@mallockracer4 жыл бұрын
In parliament, you address an MP who is in the same party as yourself as "My right Honorable Friend" If you are addressing an MP from another party you address them as "The right honorable lady/gentleman..."
@braces24 жыл бұрын
If the MP you are addressing is a QC (senior barrister) you address the as "My Right Honourable and Learned Friend."
4 жыл бұрын
Right honourable is reserved for members of the privy council, anyone who is or was a member of cabinet and senior opposition politicians.
@MajesticDemonLord4 жыл бұрын
Same to with the Courts: "Does my knowledgable and Learned friend accept that" Translation "Judge, the opposing council is being a Twat"
@KeithGadget4 жыл бұрын
“I hear what you say... “ means I have heard your point of view, but we will be disregarding that and doing it my way anyway.
@stephpick4 жыл бұрын
I think us Brits are just very sarcastic and polite at the same time. Its a unique combination.
@kphedges14 жыл бұрын
“That’s a Brave decision, I’m not sure I would’ve gone with that” when you show a Brit your newly painted yellow bathroom. ( It’s Hideous)😄
@YvettesVibes4 жыл бұрын
My mum literally had a yellow bathroom once upon a time
@kphedges14 жыл бұрын
Yvettes Vibes 😄😄👍
@Ltloola4 жыл бұрын
@@YvettesVibes Thats a brave decision, im not sure i wouldve gone with that.
@Thetasigmaalpha4 жыл бұрын
You’ve got to remember the receptionist at doctors , they feel there job is to stop you seeing the doctor.
@markm80904 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's very strange. Kind of a running joke I'd say in this country now.
@jacketrussell4 жыл бұрын
They also eat babies.
@winclouduk4 жыл бұрын
No they ask u because they can offer u to see a nurse or say suggest going to pharmacist first. Lots don’t realise that nurse can still diagnose but can’t give prescription and if they are unsure they can walk into a doctor immediately and as for advice :-) so sometimes a nurse is better to see
@ticopipa3 жыл бұрын
Carol.
@aucourant99984 жыл бұрын
If you meet someone in the street you haven't seen for a while and they end the conversation with; "It's been far too long, we must meet up again soon"; the correct response is "Yes, far too long, we definitely must", not; "I'm free next week".
@stumccabe4 жыл бұрын
So it sounds like what you're saying is that British people are polite and considerate. For example, saying "your dress is interesting", would you prefer "your dress is hideous"?
@ade19634 жыл бұрын
In email, if we are fuming with you, we will drop the "Kindest" from "Kindest Regards"
@ShasLaMontyr4 жыл бұрын
You just give out "Kindest" regard to everyone? You maverick. I rarely go above "Kind Regards" at most
@spaizemunkie43974 жыл бұрын
😂 So true! We'd have to be really angry though because dropping the "Kindest" is really quite rude and you may hurt the recipient's feelings. 😂😂😂
@speleokeir4 жыл бұрын
These are all fairly spot on. As you say many of us Brits don't like confrontation or for people to think us rude so we tend to be a bit more subtle. You need to pay more attention to tone and body language which we use to convey what we really mean. This is particularly true of women and the middle classes, especially in the South. There also tends to be a North/South divide as so often happens in Britain. People from the North are often blunter and more direct and less likely to be as tactful and diplomatic in my experience. People from more working class or uneducated backgrounds tend to be less subtle and more direct too as are men compared to women. These are of course huge generalisations, but are a good rule of thumb. There is actually a point to using a bit of tact and diplomacy. By couching your opinions in polite terms it reduces the chance of disagreements turning into an exchange of childish insults or provoking a physical fight. Plus it can be fun to give someone a subtle putdown and then watch them try and work it out before the penny drops - by which time you've hopefullly withdrawn a safe distance!
@persephonekore77384 жыл бұрын
speleokeir I thought they were well off 😂 unless she means more English not British though...cause it’s definitely not true for a lot of Scotland 😂
@dandelionmel4 жыл бұрын
😂 spot on with so many things, especially the “you’re brave” which I get a lot and it always amuses me
@samc95164 жыл бұрын
In Parliament, they use the terms "my honourable friend" and "the honourable lady/gentleman" because the rules of Parliament are to refer to each other with these respectful terms (almost titles in a way, but not quite) and not by name. They're not deliberately saying something they don't mean, they are just following the etiquette and the rules and can potentially be told off if they don't. "Friend" is someone from the same political party, and "right honourable" is a member of the Privy Council. Anyone with a title that supersedes these titles are generally referred to as such - for example the Prime Minister is referred to as the Prime Minister (sometimes both terms are used; "my right honourable friend, the Prime Minister"). Further terms such as "gallant" and "learned" can be added in addition to "honourable" if an MP is from the military or is a lawyer. For example "the honourable and learned member for [Constituency name]". Obviously it's all antiquated and stupid pomp but that's Parliament for you. The times to look out for when they mean something else is if two members from the same party who disagree don't refer to each other as "friend" or they're sarcastic about the term "friend", things like that. So your example of the leader of the opposition referring to the Prime Minister as "my right honourable friend Boris Johnson" would probably be laughed at for using the incorrect terms, might be reminded to use the appropriate terms although in this case "friend" is an over-extension of courtesy rather than under-extension, so may be unchallenged ("the right honourable gentleman, the Prime Minister", or just "the Prime Minister" being the expected address in this case) and would be told off if they included the name "Boris Johnson" as well.
@McGrowlers14 жыл бұрын
Sam C 95 I remember as a school boy being taken to the Houses of Parliament to see what goes on. The House was virtually empty but a chap was on his feet giving a speech about council tax being levied on a football pitch which he contended was unfair and unreasonable. Sitting opposite with his legs over the bench in front sat Enoch Powell who was writing a letter. When the speech ended Enoch put the letter in its envelope, put it in his jackets inside pocket and then stood. His opening phrase was “I’d just like to thank the right honourable member for Ballymena for a most stimulating debate which has done this house nothing but credit.....”. At which point I burst out laughing as it was such a p*ss take. Enoch stopped looked up at me, smiled and then continued on playing to the audience. Judging by recent events the House still has its comedians.
@KeithGadget4 жыл бұрын
Just a point: your local GP is a private practice, undertaking contact work on behalf of the NHS, they are not directly “NHS”
@danic93044 жыл бұрын
What's possibly difficult to get to grips with for non-Brits, is usually these phrases can mean very different things : like, 'it's not bad' can mean it's ok, not great, or it can mean it's quite good. 'Quite good' meanwhile, can mean not really very good at all, or really, good. :P
@granthostheflatulent4 жыл бұрын
9:28 "A bit dissapointed not to get a promotion" if said to the boss responsible is actually a thinly veiled threat to leave - often with the underlying secondary unspoken threat of going to work at the current employers direct competitor. We can be politely quite ruthless if driven to it by circumstances. Thinking about it, maybe that's why Hollywood tend to use us as the bad guys.
@megan76634 жыл бұрын
You can get a self referral form at the doctors office and refer yourself to the ophthalmologist. You don’t need a general appointment to do this, you don’t even need to see your GP. Or you can book an optometrist appointment, they can take a look at your eyes and possibly refer you to the ophthalmologist or prescribe you with something. Or you can go to the pharmacy and see the pharmacist, he/she can take a look at your eye and recommend something or they can try to get you an appointment if the issue is bad enough.
@sentinal23374 жыл бұрын
Dry eyes can be caused by dust or a problem with the tear ducts but, make sure an optician checks them as there are other things that could be wrong?.
@AutomaticDuck3004 жыл бұрын
Another one is that if there is food and there is one piece/item of that food left, it's considered rude to just take it. You have to ask everyone "Does anyone else want the last bit of food?" which actually means "I really want this last bit of food but I'm not going to be rude and just take it. I'm going to be polite and ask everyone first." Everyone else usually assumes that you want it and says no, at which point you are free to take it.
@AutomaticDuck3004 жыл бұрын
@Tim Webb good idea, diplomatic too. I personally hate this charade. At least say "Does anyone else mind if I have this?"
@philipgater68552 жыл бұрын
In Parliament MPs are not allowed to use names so they refer to each other as the right honourable gentleman (someone of another party) or my right honourable friend (someone of the same party)
@MajesticDemonLord4 жыл бұрын
As a point of Correction - UK Parlimentary rules prevent people from referring to each other by name. This is part of many of the traditions designed to ensure that in any debate or dispute nothing is ever targetted personally. The Honorable and Right Honorable titles are conferred by the persons position, not by the degree of Sarcasm intended to be levelled at them. Often this is followed by designating which seat is held by the person being addressed. Other positions are also referred to by their title and not by the incumbent: Mr/Mrs Speaker, Black Rod etc. This flows from the idea that the current holder of the position is merely a custodian for it. However, the Houses of Parliment have a very long standing tradition of sticking to the letter of civiliity, whilst drenching the words in Sarcasm: "And surely, My Right Honorable friend, the Member for Basingstoke, must be aware in her long and distinguished career that though such predictions have often be made by her side of this house that thus far none have come to pass?" which roughly Translates as "I think you're talking shit, again and you are an idiot."
@YvettesVibes4 жыл бұрын
Yes! I love it so much!!
@Tin_Town4 жыл бұрын
Another one is 'leave it with me' which means they will never get back to you..
@goggler24 жыл бұрын
Honestly I'd rather people were more direct sometimes. Just say no. Makes planning things a nightmare when people give you unclear answers.
@bellaaustin-baker4756 Жыл бұрын
I'm brittish and all the things your talking about is so natural for us and I love how you think you think we are being polite but we all know what it means so we don't think that we are
@user-uo1xn7kv4r27 күн бұрын
Indeed it's just hypocrisy.
@ganjiblobflankis65814 жыл бұрын
"I'll bear that in mind" can be meant literally if you give some cautionary information. They will not change their course of action, but will at least consider your warning while doing so.
@alancarpenter20704 жыл бұрын
Yvette, the politician's saying, "My right honourable friend," is the "Form" thing to say in parliament. It is a courtesy, not necessarily meant. Alan.
@wulfrunian4 жыл бұрын
Honourable is a courtesy title for any member of Parliament. Right honourable means they are also a member of the Privy Council. Politicians address members of their own party as “my honourable friend” or “my right honourable friend” and members of other parties as “the honourable gentleman/lady” or “the right honourable gentleman/lady”.
@shaungordon97374 жыл бұрын
Most of these apply to Australia as well, it really depends on context, and even the tone in someone's voice.
@tonyhussey36104 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe you got that all spot on..you see through us well. Clear communication is boring..we make it more of an intellectual game, you have to pay attention.
@YvettesVibes4 жыл бұрын
Makes for better comedy!
@TheMoonatDawn4 жыл бұрын
You probably got your eye sorted ages ago but for anyone else who is concerned, if you have problems with your eyes beyond something an optician can deal with - go to your nearest eye hospital first thing in the morning, just turn up and you'll be assessed by a nurse and given an appointment.
@rickydevon93994 жыл бұрын
In Parliament they have to call people by the right name. MPs are either right honourable or honourable. Even when addressing someone they like and genuinely agree with they have to address them in the correct way.
@ollympiangamer32644 жыл бұрын
Honestly I don't even bother going to the doctors when I'm ill because by the time I actually would get an appointment i'm either going to be better or dead.
@Dan-B4 жыл бұрын
"That's not bad" is just a really casual, informal way of complementing something, in situations where it wouldn't be rude to not praise something or it might seems weird to be over complementary (i.e. not going over the top with praise)
@andrewg60354 жыл бұрын
While I never really thought about them, you’re spot on with the interpretations of what we say vs what we mean. It must be very confusing for someone not from the UK.
@macy51743 жыл бұрын
As an American, with an obsession with all things UK, yes very confusing. Especially Leeds slang and most Cockney slang. (and yes, I am a late to finding this comment)
@mrfish45723 жыл бұрын
You've made a quite a good effort at understanding the british Yvettes. I look forward to your next video. The indirect wording is mostly to avoid causing embarrassment than be polite. We brits will move mountains to avoid causing embarrassment to others or to be embarrassed. For example, when a British person bumps on to someone else on the train or the street, the person who has been bumped in to will normally apologise. There's a book called "Watching the English" which has hundreds of these learned behaviours that most Brits aren't even aware of.
@wolfjc904 жыл бұрын
I have used "with all due respect" quite a lot through the years. I had a incredibly horrible rude nasty teacher at high school who clashed with students. And one day i had enough and said to him "with all due respect your a fu**ing idiot" got sent to the headteachers office. And i didnt get in trouble because i said with all due respect. In the manchester area it gets used a lot before insulting someone you shouldnt
@ministry26274 жыл бұрын
Lots of GP have online booking. Check with them. You can log on at midnight and book for the next day. Receptionists are a piss take, they either give you the run around, or try and diagnose you over the phone 😂
@brianbrown76184 жыл бұрын
Slight generalisation.Brits don't say what they mean? English don't... The Scots do! And we are stilll Brits! xxxx
@2opler4 жыл бұрын
That`s an extremely interesting concept = `Why is this lunatic gibbering at me?`
@albamoretti52104 жыл бұрын
Your anecdote about the NHS appointment was very interesting.
@YvettesVibes4 жыл бұрын
I still haven't been able to make one ha
@trampertravels3 ай бұрын
The word 'interesting' has many hidden meanings, for example, having managed to ride my mobility scooter through a lot of rocks and holes I would call it an 'interesting' route.
@DomRivers674 жыл бұрын
There's Green alert, Amber alert, Red alert and "best put the kettle on".....last experienced in The Blitz
@jmurray11104 жыл бұрын
or maybe the troubles
@TheNgandrew4 жыл бұрын
Another enjoyable and interesting video. I think you have noticed some interesting things, although I would say that describing something as 'not bad' should mean that it is not a bad thing, so there's every likelihood it is good. Keep up the good work!
@stevegray13084 жыл бұрын
Try watch "Yes Minister" sometime. Saying "that's a brave decision Minister" is the phrase civil servants use to stop the politicians doing something the civil servants dont like.
@FSMDog4 жыл бұрын
The real killer is 'courageous' - as in a 'courageous decision'.....
@Drew-Dastardly4 жыл бұрын
@@FSMDog Like HS2 - what the fuck has happened to BoJo with that money pit white elephant, while he claims to support the working class northeners who could do a shit tonne more productivity with that type of money fixing the railways there.
@SvenTviking4 жыл бұрын
Drew Dastardly It’s a big infrastructure project. It will employ tens of thousands, similar amount of businesses will benefit for a decade and it should get cars off the clogged roads. In France, towns fought to be on the TGV route, over here, everybody Nimbys.
@jonathanwilde53374 жыл бұрын
Thing is if you know the code it's not aversive, it's quite direct haha
@ChristopherEggleton19754 жыл бұрын
Parliament is full of weird things. Members of parliament when in the chamber are not addressing anyone directly, all statements they make are technically addressed to the speaker of the house. This may have changed but as far as understood it when they say "My right honourable friend"they are talking about a member of their own party and "the honorable member for " is everyone else.
@RudieRickenbacker4 жыл бұрын
"with all due respect" = i'm gonna slag you off in the nicest possible way.
@steveybabe4 жыл бұрын
Hi In UK we don't routinely see specialists thru the NHS. A GP will usually decide if the condition you have warrants seeing a specialist. You would be far better off seeing a high street Optician.
@stephenbarnard86724 жыл бұрын
Had an eye issue so went into Specsavers and they booked me in the same day and after the examination the optician wrote the referral letter in front of me. No need to mess with GP appointments Yvette.
@4svennie4 жыл бұрын
If you look up your registered practice online, it should allow you to make one appointment before you need to sign up, on your visit you can obtain the code or register with them for the online service. This will allow you to check online to see if any available sorts are suitable for you. Alternatively, if your visit a good opticians they may be able to give you a referral themselves or speak to your doctors surgery on your behalf.
@jledgister4 жыл бұрын
Congratulations you are a real Londoner now
@joannegriffiths14004 жыл бұрын
Love this. I didn’t realise how often we use these sayings until you pointed them out but it’s so true! 😂
@julesb77714 жыл бұрын
U won't get that referal... U will be sent to pharmacy to buy some drops
@LG-cz6ls4 жыл бұрын
Getting a GP appointment these days is a nightmare. But don't worry, the NHS is safe in Tory hands... It is unlikely that a GP will immediately refer you to an ophthalmologist unless it's very serious and dry eyes is not going to be a reason on its own. Your best bet for now is to see an optician who will flag up problems with eye health that you can raise with your GP. If need be, they will send you to eye hospital/clinic. Most high street opticians will have free appointments, some even advertise the ones available on the day on a board outside and you can just walk in. You will have to pay for an eye exam, but hey! healthcare is free at the point of use in the UK...honest!
@roguetrooper45264 жыл бұрын
never phone the nhs go down to clinic and insist on seeing the manager lol
@Locochris19563 жыл бұрын
Opticians are mostly private - so just say you want to go private, anyway you get free NHS service as an emergency as a non Brit you can be charged for use of the NHS
@nodroGnotlrahC4 жыл бұрын
"with all due respect" (the amount of respect due is zero) Of a terrible concert or whatever - "that was unforgettable" (no matter how hard I try), "a once in a lifetime experience" (because I won't do that again), and truly unique (thank goodness!).
@KuzzenFeralFerret4 жыл бұрын
When saying hello: "you alright" when we really don't give a shit...
@davidedbrooke93244 жыл бұрын
Dry eyes just ask a pharmacist.
@10thdoctor154 жыл бұрын
I agree with the 'not bad' and 'disappointed', but I wouldn't use the others in those ways.
@Ilmarinen74 жыл бұрын
Hope the day gets better. NHS can be a godawful bureaucracy but it usually works in the end. Felt like I'd heard a few of these together before, but maybe that's you being a newbie with Englishisms, just met them and went "YES!". Still fun to hear. Not bad = good. Quite good = mostly bad. Obviously. GL with the eyes.
@YvettesVibes4 жыл бұрын
NHS is great when i can actually get an appointment haha
@ChristopherEggleton19754 жыл бұрын
I feel a great many of these things you're referencing are things business type "London" people might say. People in the rest of the country are less disengenuous most of the time.
@mattinfullvision95984 жыл бұрын
Of course these are all subjective particularly the "I'd love to" sometimes we really do mean that we'd love to. For example my mate called earlier and asked if I wanted to go to the pub for a couple of games of pool on Saturday. I said "I'd love to but I have to do something for work' in that example I really was being brutally honest with him, going for a couple of pints and a game of pool sounds good to me (it would really help to relieve some stress I've had lately) but I unfortunately couldn't
@mattinfullvision95984 жыл бұрын
@Tim Webb that's exactly what I did, I said "I'd love to but I can't" then 5 minutes later I sent him a message saying "how about next week?" Lol
@SiGr106144 жыл бұрын
you could always go into a local boots, the pharmacy usually have a medical professional who can speak with you about whatever issue you have, and if they have over the counter meds/treatment they can precribe, they will do.
@andrewfairbrother2594 жыл бұрын
SOME Brits don’t say what they mean! Bit of a cultural stereotype based a little in truth, but not true of all of us. We don’t like being rude, but I certainly don’t believe it’s any dislike of confrontation. I always think that anyone who thinks we’re too polite has yet to meet my Mother!
@creature24794 жыл бұрын
All good brits don't say what they mean
@biskitz869133 жыл бұрын
I think tone and facial expression are big factors in the way we speak to each other too. A raise of the eyebrows at work can mean many things but it is rarely misunderstood
@mcncirce4 жыл бұрын
just wanted to mention, cos I've heard you say it so many times, it is "without further ADO" not "adieu" - ado means fuss, adieu means goodbye
@tonybennett99644 жыл бұрын
I think it's the wrong blog
@mcncirce4 жыл бұрын
@@tonybennett9964 She says it in most of the blogs. It is not a Brit vs Aus vs USA thing - it is a correct vs incorrect issue
@welshbloke33614 жыл бұрын
In Wales particularly in the South of the country we say "Now in a minute".. means your on your way but not immediately
@thechildofgodpodcast1164 жыл бұрын
This and the bashing of the escalators is what I'm most nervous about moving there for
@termainewhittick80084 жыл бұрын
When you make a point on a top you think is correct and the Brit says “to an extent”. This means you’re way off.
@dannydorito24344 жыл бұрын
I dont think us English are necessarily overly polite like everyone thinks what we are is passive aggressive
@leecal57744 жыл бұрын
“Brits don’t say what they mean”! Oh, no no no no no no no no, err, ok, yes, possibly (maybe).
@jamingaming92514 жыл бұрын
Sarcasm is comedy that only highly intellectual people can appreciate.
@bdh39494 жыл бұрын
@@jamingaming9251 Think again genius. Sarcasm is a (maybe not so) disguised insult. It is an affront, an insult usually made by a person too cowardly to say exactly what they mean to the person(s) they are taunting. It is most unattractive when the person spewing the sarcasm clearly possesses greater intelligence or knowledge of a subject than the victim though that is often nothing more than an offensive defense of the lack of self-worth.
@catdavies894 жыл бұрын
Two things, welcome to the life of Brits getting annoyed at Doctors receptionists!!! and, try go to Specsavers, I know you have to pay but it'll be much quicker and they are the people who are dedicated to looking after eyes :) :)
@phoebus0074 жыл бұрын
Your comments are largely spot on, apart from those on parliamentary etiquette. However, you omitted to mention our propensity for apologising even when we are plainly not at fault. Bump into a Brit in the street or tread on their toes at a party and they will likely say, "I'm sorry."
@colinwilson46584 жыл бұрын
We British will say one thing mean another and do something else entirely were just simple folk
@jacketrussell4 жыл бұрын
Parliamentary address is a formalised language meant to facilitate debate whilst negating direct insult.
@warrensmith86064 жыл бұрын
Its GP surgeries that are the main issue here. Theyre all bastards about appointments. Basically theyre all so full that they try to bully you out of appointments and set up mad rules for getting appointments like ring at 8am, fail, cause the lines are busy, keep trying and then at 8:20 when you finally get through we'll tell you theyre all gone and ring back tomorrow. they also pry on your delicate issues so they can advise you dont need an appointment, just go to the shed with a rusty saw and cut it off etc...its annoying.
@dianagr49923 жыл бұрын
03:24 video starts
@carlb10564 жыл бұрын
Another is "living the dream" used to say something like "this job is shit" or to generally let someone know how your feeling.
@justinmccormack44184 жыл бұрын
"We could do that", includes the latent understanding "...but we're not going to"
@freddiemac14384 жыл бұрын
Yvette if you have an eye emergency always go directly to the A&E at Moorfields in The City or The Western Eye Hospital on Marylebone Road. They will see you quickly for triage but it will then be a few hours before you see the specialist depending on severity and wait times.
@aw69364 жыл бұрын
Just to correct a comment below: "My honourable friend" is standard when referring to another MP: "Right honourable friend" is only if that person is a member of the privy council. (There are lots of those - I'll leave you to look that up another time!)
@psygertygerart87544 жыл бұрын
im finding this videos rather hilarious. and its making me happy to be british lol xx
@lavayuki4 жыл бұрын
Getting a GP appointment is tough as they're so busy. I never ring, I always book them online on myGP or Patient Access, it's so much easier than dealing with reception. Same day appointments are usually given at 8am, where you speak to the triage on call gp who decides whether to give you phone advice or bring you in same day. But a routine appointment normally means a 3-4 week wait at most GPs
@uoodSJW4 жыл бұрын
"Quite good" and "not bad" are both positive and pretty interchangeable, don't know why you'd think either statement implies something negative. Where you get into confusing ambiguity is something like "it was OK/fine/alright" which could go either way or one person's 'good fine' may be another person's 'bad alright', as 'Matt In Full Vision ' said, some of them are more subjective and depend on context.
@miketaverner44513 жыл бұрын
I plus all your videos when I see them, I'm from the UK probably like the majority of people that watch them👍keep it up
@ChrisWilliams19624 жыл бұрын
Register with your GP online and make appointments that way. Much easier :)
@adelia9884 жыл бұрын
Usually you have to book two weeks in advance for the drs and plan to be unwell then. I would say if a film isn’t very good or a bit predictable, that it is easy watching.
@FSMDog4 жыл бұрын
Just in case anyone wonders, the two week thing at a Drs is due to a target - so you can't book an appt in 3 weeks as it appears that the surgery is 'late', so to stop that they don't let you book that far in advance...
@chrisbutton50054 жыл бұрын
If you register with your local gp (General practice) they will refer you to what you need quicker. Just a tip
@warrensmith86064 жыл бұрын
There is no extremes: The best thing ever is "yeah its alright" in a positive tone and the worst thing ever is "mmm, it was aaaallllriiiiight" in a negative tone. If we use extremes, its rare and it must actually be the best thing we've seen or a terrible experience. "It was amazing" could be used by an American say for a day at the park. How on earth could you be amazed by that? It would have to be spectacular to be amazed. It was awful must also be considered as its awkward to tell someone it was awful if they think it was better than terrible. Youre basically telling them youre stupid if you have anything positive to say about it. Thats rude, so youd say "it wasnt my cup of tea" or "i wasnt thrilled". You have to be sure the other person also hates it first before going any more extreme
@teodorasalamon38664 жыл бұрын
I miss direct communication here. For a long term it can be really annoing that u feel most people are just cannot be honest with each other. Where I come from that’s s childish attitude. Yeah so it’s interesting..but of course there’s the counterexample.
@scottfree99944 жыл бұрын
As an American the "lets get together soon" and meaning the opposite would throw us a curve ball. Because if we say it , we mean it. You will get a call within a fort night with "sup buddy lets get that pint". If not we'd end the conversation differently like "see ya around" or "well it's great to see you again". So that being said, UK women if you ever want to know how an American guy see's you, you just got ahead and end the conversation the UK way and watch his reaction. So the conversation is winding up and you end it with "Hey lets get together soon". If he stutters with Uh..........mmmm.........well.........I ....uh. That means he does not find you attractive. If he says "Hey great Idea" and begins to pull out his phone to exchange numbers, then he finds you attractive.............your in.
@grasshopper6544 жыл бұрын
As a brit you always know what they mean,its just more backhanded
@phillipsindel22914 жыл бұрын
What you are experiencing is "To damn with faint praise"; southern English upper classes. Watch "Yes Minister/ Yes Prime Minister".
@blindarchershaunhenderson37694 жыл бұрын
Verbally were the master of understatement, but vocally we say exactly what we mean, you need to match the words with the tone of voice, that's how you get to the true meaning