Bill Bailey

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This set was not too bad all things considered

A British soldier in the trenches: *just lost an arm* ... "Well that's not too bad, at least my arm won't be hurting now"

Bill's right. I teach English as a foreign language, online and by phone. With my adult students, when we start the lesson, we say how are you etc. and when my students asked me How are you, Jeanette? I replied "Not too bad." Some of my students were horrified "Jeanette! you feel bad?" Then I explain to them it is an ironic British way of saying I'm fine, thanks. Now, when we start our lessons, I say "How are you?" They all say "Not too bad." ;-)

A British person has just won the lottery and he meets a friend who asks him how he is doing? He replies “not too bad, can’t complain, could have been worse, all things considered’.

This explains why people look at my blank facial expression and ask me , "What's WRONG?" All the damned time! NOTHING! I've just got a case of 3rd generation resting - Brit-face. (Thank you EVER so much Father.)