British Sayings

If you've texted me since I've been here you might have noticed some British sayings/ abbreviations slipping into conversation. If you haven't texted me since, why not? What's wrong with you? Hit me up on facebook. So here I'm going to breakdown all of the sayings I now use so you can a) understand me or b) use them!

In no particular order:

cba- texting. Stands for "Can't be asked" which is british for "I can't be bothered to do this".

Erm- the equivalent of "umm" or "uhh"

Whilst- basically "while doing" (i.e. We went to the funhouse whilst drunk)

Soz- sorry

Ace!- Awesome!

You alright?- surprisingly, this does not mean "are you hurt" rather simply "what's up?" This was confusing for a while... like yes, I'm fine why are you asking....?

"xxx"- used mostly at the end of a text. similar connotation to "xoxo" (as in it means kisses) but british people use these at the end of every text, to the point where it can be creepy. x

Arse- ass

Mate- friend. Mostly I use this ironically.

Quid- money. The equivalent of "bucks"

Snog- kissing. Think of the book/ movie "Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging"

Taking the piss/ mick- having a laugh, or making a joke.

Uni- short for University. Because people cba to say "university"

Freshers- freshman, or first years (for uni only). Also used for the parties held at the beginning of a semester.

Well, that's all I can think of for now. There's probably more, but TTFN xx

This year for freshers we had an event where we were all given Spiderman costumes to set a Guinness book world record of the most amount of people dressed up as Spiderman in the same room. Enjoy these pictures (and yes I got to keep the costume)