So one useful thing I learned at my orientation for foreign folks is that the Brits are rather passive-aggressive (this is coming from a Brit so any Brits who might read this--don't know why they would anyway--cannot get angry with me. In the words of our orientation leader, Brits do a lot of "tutting." While this trait might be annoying to some, I am overjoyed. I am definitely a "tutter," I just never knew to describe it like that. Basically, if there's something that annoys someone, instead of saying something directly to the person creating said annoyance, a "tutter," will stand by and just be very annoyed and sigh and glare. But no direct action. God forbid. "Tutting" is one of my favorite pastimes because I hate confrontation but I love letting people subtly (or maybe not so subtly) know that they're annoying the hell out of me. So in conclusion, I think the Brits and me should get along just fine.
(On a side note, I just noticed that my blog has a co.uk address and this makes me super happy.)
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