can@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoWhat was the biggest culture shock you ever experienced?message-squaremessage-square196fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down11
arrow-up185arrow-down1message-squareWhat was the biggest culture shock you ever experienced?can@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square196fedilink
minus-squarethreeduck@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoI’m a NZer living in Australia, some people didn’t understand me saying “a wee bit *”, like “it’s a wee bit annoying”. I’m not very well traveled.
minus-squaremeanmon13@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoThat’s odd, we use “a wee bit *” in the USA too, not a terribly common colloquialism but still used. On second thought, maybe not lol. I do read a lot, perhaps I picked up my familiarity with the phrase from books.
I’m a NZer living in Australia, some people didn’t understand me saying “a wee bit *”, like “it’s a wee bit annoying”.
I’m not very well traveled.
What about “a teensie bit”?
That’s odd, we use “a wee bit *” in the USA too, not a terribly common colloquialism but still used. On second thought, maybe not lol. I do read a lot, perhaps I picked up my familiarity with the phrase from books.