trashcan@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoWhat was the biggest culture shock you ever experienced?message-squaremessage-square225linkfedilinkarrow-up1192arrow-down13
arrow-up1189arrow-down1message-squareWhat was the biggest culture shock you ever experienced?trashcan@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square225linkfedilink
minus-squarethreeduck@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·2 years agoI’m a NZer living in Australia, some people didn’t understand me saying “a wee bit *”, like “it’s a wee bit annoying”. I’m not very well traveled.
minus-squaremeanmon13@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 years agoThat’s odd, we use “a wee bit *” in the USA too, not a terribly common colloquialism but still used. On second thought, maybe not lol. I do read a lot, perhaps I picked up my familiarity with the phrase from books.
minus-squaretrashcan@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoWhat about “a teensie bit”?
minus-squarethreeduck@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoSaying that would probably net you a hiding
minus-squarethreeduck@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoJokingly suggesting you’d get beaten up
minus-squaregoat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·2 years agoreally? You in the city? wee bit’ used sometimes in rural areas
I’m a NZer living in Australia, some people didn’t understand me saying “a wee bit *”, like “it’s a wee bit annoying”.
I’m not very well traveled.
That’s odd, we use “a wee bit *” in the USA too, not a terribly common colloquialism but still used. On second thought, maybe not lol. I do read a lot, perhaps I picked up my familiarity with the phrase from books.
What about “a teensie bit”?
Saying that would probably net you a hiding
A what now?
Jokingly suggesting you’d get beaten up
really? You in the city? wee bit’ used sometimes in rural areas