Comments on: 10 Things Americans Say… and What They Really Mean

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By: Tanya

Tanya — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 04:05:00 +0000

1. Saying “have a nice day” is just common courtesy and a friendly gesture.
2. That just means “I want to see/talk to you again sometime soon”
3. “Hooked up” just means arranged, or getting together
4. “Good job” means “whatever you just did, you did well.”
5. In America, just about everybody has a lot of different racial backgrounds, so that’s what being “Irish” means. As an American, I agree that it’s dumb.
6. This is a sarcastic comment and shouldn’t be taken seriously.
7. That’s just a way of saying “I like your shirt.”
8. COULDN’T care less.
9. Restroom is an American word for bathroom/loo

10. I, and most people I know, think the phrase Happy Holidays is dumb and don’t use it.

People, remember that Britain and America are two different countries, and naturally there will be several linguistic differences. British sayings sound just as weird to Americans as American sayings do to Brits.

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By: Christian Vivar

Christian Vivar — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:46:00 +0000

When americans say “i love europe” they really mean ” man it must suck to not matter anymore and spend your time talking about how dumb the only remaining superpower is” yes lots of americans say stupid shit…. every country has idiots. stop telling yourself what makes you feel better about being our bitch. oil is a dollar backed comodoty for a reason, we print the dollar. its the new world, its our world and you all are guests in it. china may challenge….. maybe. stop telling yourself you matter.

By: Kay

Kay — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 03:56:00 +0000

This entire article makes me wonder if the author ran out of things to talk about and thus decided to insult a whole nation to buy herself a couple of weeks to think of a more quality story. Sad.

By: Kay

Kay — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 03:45:00 +0000

“Bless your heart” means that you feel badly for the person for whatever reason; it’s a way of expressing sympathy or empathy for him/her. I’ve only ever heard it said with positive overtones, and most people aren’t actually alluding to God or Jesus when they say it. It’s just a saying here, a colloquialism, to show the other person you care about what he/she is going through…but maybe you already knew that and were just being facetious.

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