In North America, when you ask people how they are, most of the time they say “I’m good.” That has always slightly irritated me because that’s not what they mean. It’s the wrong word. They may, indeed, be good people, but what they really mean to say is that they are healthy, or well. So, […]
“You are more proper than I’m used to,” he said. “It’s probably the accent.” I was completely surprised. We had just spent over an hour chatting about our lives, children, houses, jobs, travel, and so on, and I thought we had quite a lot in common. Then, out of the blue he ended our lunch […]
