British people are famous for being quite a polite bunch, so they’ll rarely tell you exactly how they’re feeling when you ask. To help you out, we’ve created this handy guide – use it to translate their replies!
1. “OK”
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2. “Not bad”
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3. “All right”
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4. “Good”
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5. “Fine”
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6. “Yeah…”
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7. “Splendid”
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8. “Great!!!”
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9. “Not good”
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10. “Can’t complain”
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11. “Really good”
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12. “Really good”
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13. “Grand”
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14. “Terrible”
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15. “Wicked”
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16. “Been better”
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17. “Alright until I saw you”
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