It's not what you say, it's how you say it
- Mar 2
- 1 min read
This episode made me smile - it’s light and will definitely have you think again without how you expressed yourself! It focuses on British English and I am sure most of what is discussed will be familiar to you, but for those of you who English isn’t your first language, you will find it enlightening! Here I was thinking when someone says “hello! how are you?”, they actually cared/ or at least expected a response, well apparently not! It made me think about how much of what we say is contextual and cultural.
I can't resist sharing with you the below, which is from Rory Sutherland's book "Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense".
💬 A quick note: replies can be easy to miss here, so feel free to add a new comment rather than replying directly. This isn’t a fast-fire space, it’s intentionally slower, and shaped for thoughtful engagement with the ideas themselves, rather than back-and-forth responses.
very funny, and very true