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I experienced this. I only lived in the U.K. for 6 months, but the number of chiefly British phrases/words/idioms that nestled their way into my way of speaking

I experienced this. I only lived in the U.K. for 6 months, but the number of chiefly British phrases/words/idioms that nestled their way into my way of speaking and stayed (20+ years on) was interesting and somewhat surprising. For example, I never said "supposed to" again — "meant to" has always sounded and felt so much better. Similarly, "can't be bothered/asked" often exactly describes the situation in a way that "I don't want to" seemingly can't. I'd also like to add "bum bag" v. "fanny pack" was a valuable lesson and a memorable laugh.

billyjobob 3mo ago
> can't be asked What you heard wasn't what they were saying.
- bmacho 3mo ago
  what was it then
  - jowsie 3mo ago
    Arsed. Both are used in my experience, though arsed seems more common. Could be regional.
    - stavros 3mo ago
      "Asked" is usually a euphemism for "arsed".
RetroTechie 3mo ago
> can't be bothered/asked Aussie translation: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/can%27t_be_fucked https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/can%27t_be_fucked