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GorGorGorillaNeck  ·  3621 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 3 American Habits I Lost When I Moved to Finland

Yeah but you Brits also have a rhetorical greeting that catches many Americans the same way.

    You alright?

We normally only use that phrase if there is something obviously wrong with someone or if they have just fallen down.

Worked with a guy from London who said that a lot.

"You alright?"

"Well i didn't get much sleep last night but other than that I feel OK. Why? Do I look bad or something?"

"Huh?"