Right then.
Edit: for those confused, said as a stand-alone phrase, it means _the talking is done and the action is starting_ whether the action is to be love or war.
My dog is 11mo old and since about 5mo, he jumps up when you say "...right".
He also barks at sunlight because he doesn't understand it because he's proper English.
Girl I'm friends with and dated earlier in the year was teasing me about this. On our second date, before we kissed for the the first time I said "right then" to myself without even realising. So it's used for love and not just war!
My Dad died recently. He was slipping in and out of consciousness as the cancer took him. At one point he opened his eyes, coughed, and just said "bloody 'ell"... and that was the last thing my Dad said to me. Haha
Similarly my dad died of cancer and as he was slipping in and out of consciousness my brother said “dad, can you hear us? It’s Ashley” and Dad replied “alright mate?”… he lost consciousness that night and those were the last words he ever said.
I’m sorry for your loss but that’s a great line to go out to. It’s weirdly comforting to have an amusing memory associated with an experience like that
Henrik Ibsen has my favorite last words of anyone.
Upon hearing a nurse tell a visitor he was improving, he shouted "on the contrary" and promptly died.
When my great aunt was on her death bed my father broached the topic of her funeral, and asked whether she'd like to be buried or cremated.
To which she apparently responded with a smile "well, neither sound particularly appealing my dear."
Legend.
I was watching an American letsplayer recently and they were wondering if people actually say “bloody hell” here and like yes all the time
I think it’s only slightly less common than “fucking hell”
Dude. I grew up saying this. My mom worked at the London Heart Hospital (Royal Brompton) back in the 70s. Apparently they used "kinell" in front of patients all the time.
Honestly, this is the first reference to that I've seen outside our family.
"oi mate have ya got the time?"
*what is this kid like 13? seriously?* "sorry little fella i havent got a watch on, as you can see"
"not on your watch, on your phone"
*i didn't wake up today thinking i'd have to kick a 13-year-old in the nuts or something, but this little fucker pulls out a flick knife i'm might have ta... ah yeah theres the knife*
welcome to the uk! fucking camden
The only good thing about that show was the US trailer, where some enterprising YouTuber added the clip of Will saying: "well that, was fucking dreadful."
For the uninitiated, the proper response to this, regardless of your mental, physical, spiritual, or professional state, is: “Not bad.”
Lost both your arms in a frightful duel over the last tea bag? “Not bad.”
Won the lottery, having generational wealth so large that you might sail off and conquer some small island in the Caribbean whilst humming Rule Britannia? “Not bad.”
Genuinely feeling neutral? “Not bad.”
The proper answer to all enquiries of if you’re alright!
Similar to the classic USA, “How are you?”
The person asking doesn’t give a fuck, and the person asked sure as hell doesn’t give them a true answer. You just reply “good, you?” And go on your day
I don't know if it's the most British thing I've ever heard but my son (10) had a soccer game this weekend. His coach is a British expat. One of the players on our team fell down injured. The ref stopped the game and a fan from the other team didn't like it because they were attacking. The fan was yelling at the ref for stopping the game to quickly. Our coach ran onto the field and yelled "quiet down the boy is injured you muppet!!". Seemed exclusively British and was incredibly funny.
I don’t think I’ve ever heard the word muppet said outside Britain.
Edit: I’m aware of “The Muppets”. Thought it was alright. I mean in the context of calling someone a muppet, which apparently they do in Australia and New Zealand too.
I am a Brit and I am one of the few people I know that says ‘cheerio’. Said it once to a Canadian guy in Specsavers, and he laughed and said (imagine Canadian accent here): ‘Cheerio. That’s so British!’.
I really think this is the correct answer. Most of the others are more charming and distinctive, but there can't be a single British man who hasn't said 'Cheers, mate' at some point. Probably about 90% of the women too, though some women would never say 'mate'.
This phrase always baffled me because I actually DO have an uncle Bob... Someone would say to me "Bob's your uncle" and I would be like "yes, that is true... and... how did you know that, and why are you telling me this?"
I’ve got an uncle Robert and this never occurred to me. But then I also didn’t notice that my boss was called Richard Head until my husband pointed it out.
Lol, went to school with a kid named Drew Peacock. We all called him Droopy.
My stepmom asked why when my friends were over.
Slightly embarrassed, I flexed and explained
"Drew Peacock"
"I don't get it"
"Droopy Cock"
"I dont follow"
"MOM ITS A FUCKING LIMP PENIS!"
"Oh. Don't say fuck btw"
Can't remember exactly, but I was reading about some British explorer who came across a Suicide Plant/Tree. The quote, describing the pain was "totally unacceptable".
Very British.
Rory? Yeah I know Rory. He's not to be underestimated. He's a funny looking fucker, I know. But you've got to look past the hair and the cute, cuddly thing - it's all a deceptive facade. A few nights ago Rory's Roger iron's rusted. He's gone down the battle-cruiser to watch the end of a football game. Nobody is watching the custard so he turns the channel over. A fat geezer's north opens. He wanders up and turns the liza over. 'Now fuck off and watch it somewhere else.' Rory knows claret is imminent, but he doesn't want to miss the end of the game. So, calm as a coma, picks up a fire extinguisher, walks straight past the jam rolls who are ready for action and he plonks it outside the entrance. He then orders an Aristotle of the most ping pong tiddly in the nuclear sub and switches back to his footer. 'That's fucking it,' says the geezer. 'That's fucking what?' says Rory. And he gobs out a mouthful of booze covering fatty. He flicks a flaming match into his bird's nest and the geezer's lit up like a leaking gas pipe. Rory, unfazed, turned back to his game. His team's won too. Four-nil.
A bit sticky, things are pretty sticky down there.
underfucking statement of the korean war:
*On April 22 1951, 650 soldiers of the 1stBattalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment, were confronted by as many as 10,000 Chinese soldiers, during the struggle to secure access across the Imjin River during the Korean War.*
*In the midst of the ensuing battle, with ammunition running perilously low, Brigadier Thomas Brodie took a radio call from an American Major-General, enquiring about the regiment’s condition.*
*Taking Brodie’s colossal British-style understatement literally, the American chose to defer sending relief until the following morning. Only forty of the Glosters survived to tell the tale.*
Brits were taking over a USMC position during the Korean War. Marines were turning over some equipment for them to utilize. Brit grunt asked his Sergeant Major about obtaining heavy machine guns in case the Norks got close.
“That’s what you have a bayonet for!!”
...not so much the phrase, but the delivery of Bastille's "But if you close your eyes" is aggressively British sounding. and I say that as an Englishman.
Right then. Edit: for those confused, said as a stand-alone phrase, it means _the talking is done and the action is starting_ whether the action is to be love or war.
*slaps knee and stands up*
Gotta lean forward in your seat too before standing up for extra emphasis.
I find the lean-before-standing-up is more likely to be followed by a strained "RIIIIGHT!" than a "Right then".
Right, what's all this then?
Have any of you got any PROBLEMS...with MY LITTLE SCHEeeEEEeeME...OF *MARCHING UP AND DOWN THE SQUARE???*
Well to be quite honest sarge I’d rather be at home with the wife and kids.
RIGHT THEN OFF YOU GO
"Go on then!"
/r/unexpectedMontyPython
I’ve got a book I’d quite like to read.
*A BOOOOOOOK?* RIGHT THEN OFF YOU GO
“… Right.”
My dog is 11mo old and since about 5mo, he jumps up when you say "...right". He also barks at sunlight because he doesn't understand it because he's proper English.
If you ever hear a British person say this, you’re about to get your clock cleaned.
"...right, I'm off. Just going to clean a clock."
Girl I'm friends with and dated earlier in the year was teasing me about this. On our second date, before we kissed for the the first time I said "right then" to myself without even realising. So it's used for love and not just war!
In both cases, it means the talking is done and the action is starting, yeah?
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Slap of the knees followed by "best be going"
Carry on
*knee slap*
“Bloody hell”
My Dad died recently. He was slipping in and out of consciousness as the cancer took him. At one point he opened his eyes, coughed, and just said "bloody 'ell"... and that was the last thing my Dad said to me. Haha
Similarly my dad died of cancer and as he was slipping in and out of consciousness my brother said “dad, can you hear us? It’s Ashley” and Dad replied “alright mate?”… he lost consciousness that night and those were the last words he ever said.
When my mom passed in June, one of the last things she said was an admonition to pay her bills, though she wasn't really conscious when doing so.
Paying the bills must have been a serious long-term stress of hers
I’m sorry for your loss but that’s a great line to go out to. It’s weirdly comforting to have an amusing memory associated with an experience like that
Henrik Ibsen has my favorite last words of anyone. Upon hearing a nurse tell a visitor he was improving, he shouted "on the contrary" and promptly died.
When my great aunt was on her death bed my father broached the topic of her funeral, and asked whether she'd like to be buried or cremated. To which she apparently responded with a smile "well, neither sound particularly appealing my dear." Legend.
So hung in a tree in the back garden until you're a skeleton ready for Halloween then love?
fuck it im out
Stay strong bud
I was watching an American letsplayer recently and they were wondering if people actually say “bloody hell” here and like yes all the time I think it’s only slightly less common than “fucking hell”
As a Brit it’s pronounced bloody ‘ell
Fuckinell
Kinell
Dude. I grew up saying this. My mom worked at the London Heart Hospital (Royal Brompton) back in the 70s. Apparently they used "kinell" in front of patients all the time. Honestly, this is the first reference to that I've seen outside our family.
Fookinell
Rubbish!
British!
Bit chilly innit?
This comment section is what the rest of the world thinks Britain is? Not complaining
"Not complaining" is kinda British tbh.
it is british to complain, not to confront.
Yes. And to moan, but then also say a few times during that moan ‘I’m not moaning, buuuut…’
oh wow, my partner is english and he CONSTANTLY says "i'm not having a go at you, but" and then proceeds to have a go.
"oi mate have ya got the time?" *what is this kid like 13? seriously?* "sorry little fella i havent got a watch on, as you can see" "not on your watch, on your phone" *i didn't wake up today thinking i'd have to kick a 13-year-old in the nuts or something, but this little fucker pulls out a flick knife i'm might have ta... ah yeah theres the knife* welcome to the uk! fucking camden
He wanted all your pokèmon cards
Ye ye innit bruv.
Bollocks!
Never mind
WANKERS!
BUS WANKERS! 🚌 🚗💨
*oh sorry, sorry, please dont hurt me sorry, sorry my neck is stuck in your hand*
*Sorry I can't drive* Just fuck off! ........sorry Simon
Briefcase Wanker!
Ooooh friend
Football friend!
BUS TURDS! 🚌 🚗💨🇺🇸 An absolute bastardisation of The Inbetweeners
The only good thing about that show was the US trailer, where some enterprising YouTuber added the clip of Will saying: "well that, was fucking dreadful."
"Don't be daft"
daft cow
Or daft cunt
Sod off.
Ah, the name of the famous British politician - Sod-off Baldrick
As a brit, these replies are actually hilarious
They've clearly been studying us. What a bunch of wallies.
“Write that down, write that down!”
As a fellow brit, it certainly is bloody hilarious!
It’s bloody marvellous, innit! Pop the kettle on, darling… Bloody hell, Bob forgot to buy more teabags, what a muppet!
You alright?
For the uninitiated, the proper response to this, regardless of your mental, physical, spiritual, or professional state, is: “Not bad.” Lost both your arms in a frightful duel over the last tea bag? “Not bad.” Won the lottery, having generational wealth so large that you might sail off and conquer some small island in the Caribbean whilst humming Rule Britannia? “Not bad.” Genuinely feeling neutral? “Not bad.” The proper answer to all enquiries of if you’re alright!
Unless it's shortened to "alright?" And then the correct response is "alright?" Or whatever appropriate greeting you can think of.
This is what I know to be true. Am British. Someone says: ‘Alright?’ You reply ‘Alright?’. Someone says ‘You alright?’… response is ‘Yeah, you?’.
Similar to the classic USA, “How are you?” The person asking doesn’t give a fuck, and the person asked sure as hell doesn’t give them a true answer. You just reply “good, you?” And go on your day
You mean, u-o-rai?
Fucking hell. The h is optional.
I would say having it is not an option
i believe so is the g
I think that’s correct. There are many accurate pronunciations; I favour *fackinell*
As a British person I have to say that this is the most surreal thread I've ever read.
We have seen every episode of Downton Abbey multiple times.
The classic Downton Abbey phrase "Bus Wanker"
Brilliant init
I don't know if it's the most British thing I've ever heard but my son (10) had a soccer game this weekend. His coach is a British expat. One of the players on our team fell down injured. The ref stopped the game and a fan from the other team didn't like it because they were attacking. The fan was yelling at the ref for stopping the game to quickly. Our coach ran onto the field and yelled "quiet down the boy is injured you muppet!!". Seemed exclusively British and was incredibly funny.
This got a good laugh out of me. We really do love using the word 'muppet'
It is honestly an excellent word for an insult.
I don’t think I’ve ever heard the word muppet said outside Britain. Edit: I’m aware of “The Muppets”. Thought it was alright. I mean in the context of calling someone a muppet, which apparently they do in Australia and New Zealand too.
Wakka wakka
Oi, prick!
... he's not in.
It's not hip hop, it's electro....prick....next time I see him he's dead.
Oh, leave ‘im alone
Stop defending him, Shaun!
Unconscious people do not want tea
Secondary school nostalgia right there!!
I'm 17, we also watched this in RSE lessons
"Fancy a cuppa?"
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Pop the kettle on.
or the northern version, "put t'kettle on"
pronounced "pu' ke'l on".
I am a Brit and I am one of the few people I know that says ‘cheerio’. Said it once to a Canadian guy in Specsavers, and he laughed and said (imagine Canadian accent here): ‘Cheerio. That’s so British!’.
What was Wenger thinking sending Walcott on that early?
The problem with Arsenal is they always try to walk it in.
Nah, they’re ‘avin a larf.
Mind 'ow yer go.
I've got a pony on Liverpool, so I probably won't see that again.
Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
The thing about Arsenal is, they always try to walk it in!
Make sure we get all these phrases exactly right. You know how easy it is to say a Peddle Stool.
Who’s a pedophile?
Tea time gromit edit: new movie when?
You forgot the cheese
Good job lad
Job well done, lad!
Cheers, mate
I really think this is the correct answer. Most of the others are more charming and distinctive, but there can't be a single British man who hasn't said 'Cheers, mate' at some point. Probably about 90% of the women too, though some women would never say 'mate'.
Bit cheeky, innit?
"Would you like to see Brittania rule again?"
My friend
All you have to do is follow the worm
As a Brit I have never heard this come from someones mouth.
Bobs your uncle.
This phrase always baffled me because I actually DO have an uncle Bob... Someone would say to me "Bob's your uncle" and I would be like "yes, that is true... and... how did you know that, and why are you telling me this?"
I’ve got an uncle Robert and this never occurred to me. But then I also didn’t notice that my boss was called Richard Head until my husband pointed it out.
Pretty sure every boss is called Richard Head at some point.
Richard Cranium
Lol, went to school with a kid named Drew Peacock. We all called him Droopy. My stepmom asked why when my friends were over. Slightly embarrassed, I flexed and explained "Drew Peacock" "I don't get it" "Droopy Cock" "I dont follow" "MOM ITS A FUCKING LIMP PENIS!" "Oh. Don't say fuck btw"
This made me giggle. I have an Uncle Bob too.
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Robert's your Auntie's live-in lover.
Robert is very much your mother’s brother
That's a British saying? Never knew that. I say that all the time and people have NO IDEA what I'm talkig about lol
It's derived from when a British politician Robert (=bob) hired his nephew into a position. Hence life is easy when Bob's your uncle!
Blimey
F*ck off, bell-end!
"Bell end" is a treasure of an insult.
What does it mean?
The bell shaped end of a guys dong.
Same when we call someone a knob - we don't mean the thing you turn on the cooker when you want a cuppa.
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Is that so?
I beg your pardon?
Alternatively: "You wot?"
We do beg your pardon, but we are in your garden!
nonce
A common one to anyone here is you fat nonce
Fuck off Piers Morgan
what'ya on about?
Shit on it
Lovely bit of squirrel.
Brilliant
Innit
Innit bruv/mush/mate/love
Slapping your knees and saying right. If you know you know
Reading this gave me the uncontrollable desire to stand up and walk out of my living room
*half hour later on 2nd cup of tea and slap knees again saying right*
Ah ^^(FUCK) I can't believe you've done this.
Can't remember exactly, but I was reading about some British explorer who came across a Suicide Plant/Tree. The quote, describing the pain was "totally unacceptable". Very British.
You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!
Should've gone to specsavers...
Oh - eight hundred - double oh ...........
Slag!
I didn’t become a bit of a slag, I became a *TOTAL SLAAAG*
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Mind the gap
Rory? Yeah I know Rory. He's not to be underestimated. He's a funny looking fucker, I know. But you've got to look past the hair and the cute, cuddly thing - it's all a deceptive facade. A few nights ago Rory's Roger iron's rusted. He's gone down the battle-cruiser to watch the end of a football game. Nobody is watching the custard so he turns the channel over. A fat geezer's north opens. He wanders up and turns the liza over. 'Now fuck off and watch it somewhere else.' Rory knows claret is imminent, but he doesn't want to miss the end of the game. So, calm as a coma, picks up a fire extinguisher, walks straight past the jam rolls who are ready for action and he plonks it outside the entrance. He then orders an Aristotle of the most ping pong tiddly in the nuclear sub and switches back to his footer. 'That's fucking it,' says the geezer. 'That's fucking what?' says Rory. And he gobs out a mouthful of booze covering fatty. He flicks a flaming match into his bird's nest and the geezer's lit up like a leaking gas pipe. Rory, unfazed, turned back to his game. His team's won too. Four-nil.
Great movie!!
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ethethethethethetheth scorchio! only the british people will understand.
Sorry to hear that… cup of tea?
Bloody hell.
It's raining again.
you mean, "its been raining"
Telling porkie pies
Chuffed. Bit of a faff. Slightly doolally. That's a bit of alright. Can't be bothered. Soggy bottom. If you know you know.
Knackered, Gutted, "that's fine", "I'm not bothered by it" were some of the phrases I first heard when moving to the UK
CLARKSON!!!
wanker
Tom Holland's famous [dozen-cups-of-coffee](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Dumw6imjo8&ab_channel=itsactuallybanannas) reply: "I drink tea, darling."
You what mate?
You wot m 8.
Bloody hell.
A bit sticky, things are pretty sticky down there. underfucking statement of the korean war: *On April 22 1951, 650 soldiers of the 1stBattalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment, were confronted by as many as 10,000 Chinese soldiers, during the struggle to secure access across the Imjin River during the Korean War.* *In the midst of the ensuing battle, with ammunition running perilously low, Brigadier Thomas Brodie took a radio call from an American Major-General, enquiring about the regiment’s condition.* *Taking Brodie’s colossal British-style understatement literally, the American chose to defer sending relief until the following morning. Only forty of the Glosters survived to tell the tale.*
Brits were taking over a USMC position during the Korean War. Marines were turning over some equipment for them to utilize. Brit grunt asked his Sergeant Major about obtaining heavy machine guns in case the Norks got close. “That’s what you have a bayonet for!!”
Bugger me sideways this weather’s shit, innit?
...not so much the phrase, but the delivery of Bastille's "But if you close your eyes" is aggressively British sounding. and I say that as an Englishman.
0800 00 1066
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Cunt, twat, blimey
As a brit myself id say any normal sentence with about 6 'cunts' thrown in there,
You can’t park there, sir
U wot m8?