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This has, iirc, led to some definite communication issues with allies. I think it was in the Korean war when a British unit was asked by an American unit what their status was. The reply was: just a bit sticky. Americans thought: all good no problem. British meant: we are surrounded, out of ammo and are about to be overrun.
Hehe, yeah, the Brits were surrounded by something like 20k Chinese soldiers, as I recall. A bit sticky indeed.
What happened to them do you know?
I don’t, but from this wiki article it sounds like at least some survivors were eventually rescued:
The surviving Glosters were rescued by a column of tanks; they escaped under fire, sitting on the decks of the tank.
Further reading: Battle of the Imjin River
Nah in that situation it would be bad enough for a “things could be better honestly”
Jokes aside I think this situation would be “a bit of a pickle”
It’s a bit damp here.
The water company is probably privatized
They’re doing a great job, look at all that fresh water!
Fresh water, directly from the Themes.
Stiff upper lip my chap.
Could be worse.
Dutch*
Mustn’t grumble.
Tis but a scratch
Unless they’re in Australia and NZ, then they become “Whinging Poms” because they used to not be able to handle the weather and culture.
I guess I’m British?
Living the dream
Where’s the “innit” and the “loicense” mentions?
Oh yeah? Ask me about the weather, I dare you.
Read: Dr Livingstone, I presume
So… am I just too American to understand the joke? Because my family watches a LOT of British TV and I swear to God it doesn’t matter what the show is but basically half of all dialogue is either a complaint or an insult (which is just a complaint about someone else if you think about it). Like, it there some meta humor I’m not getting? Or is it more of a TV vs Real Life thing?
