London Ninja

Words: “Are you all right?”
Definition: “How are you?”
Usage: Whenever you hear this phrase, it actually means something completely different than what you think it means. Instead of asking you about your current state of being or that you look like you’re in a state of poor condition, it is just how the Brits say “How are you?” When I first arrived, I was not sure how to answer this…usually these options:

A. “yes, are you?”
B. “um…yes, I am all right..and always right.”
C. “yes, yourself?”
D. “bloody hell”
E. “Some blokes have been smoking my fags”
F. “Blimey, I have a slight headache and my arse feels raw from all the spicey foods I just ingested.”

Usually I answer F, but I think something like C seems to make most sense. I’m still not completely used to that question and generally say “yeah, how are you?” like an American bloke with a raw arse.