In England, rather than say "we're in talks" or "we're discussing the topic" they say "i'm having words." It's so literal, isn't it?
There are a few things which have stood out as being particularly foreign to me here in London.
On TV the other night there was a sex education show. Standing next to the program's presenter there stood a naked woman who must have been 9 months pregnant. The presenter kept poking her in different places to show what happens if you poke a pregnant woman.
In the mornings, they actually play the song "London Calling" on the radio. The British are even literal musically.
And, if you're lucky, you can hear in-depth discussions on call-in shows of listeners' lucid dreams. The radio stations are public, nationally funded entities-- so at the end of the day, tax money pays for talk of dreams.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
"I'm Having Words" in England
Posted by LAUREN PALMOR at 3:37 AM
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