One of my funnies stories with the English language happened on my first visit to UK.
I had lot of native speaker around me, and every time I said thank you they said “you welcome” The fist month I thought that they were very friendly and kind I really enjoyed been welcoming all the time.
The second month they kept saying “you welcome” to me all the time, and I started to wonder why they were still welcoming me; I had been there for a month. I thought that it was a cultural difference.
The third month arrived and one day when one of my friend bought me a coke and when I thanked him he said “you welcome” I looked at him very crossed and said:
- “ Well, I do not understand you, you treat me like a real friend but after three months here you still welcome me nearly everyday as I have just arrived and it makes me feel very bad because reminds me that I am still a foreigner for you, not a real friend!”
I am sure that you can imagine my poor friend’s face.
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