Welcome to Not the Queen’s English! In this episode, we talk about the culture of politeness in the UK, and some of the bizarre situations that can arise when politeness goes too far. Listen to find out about the time Holly and Murray lost half a bottle of wine due to sheer British awkwardness, discover detours we have taken to avoid small talk, and learn the only acceptable response to the question 'how are you?'.

We teach you such useful phrases as 'I'll let you get on' and other versatile but meaningless British niceties. For all the things we mention but don’t fully explain, check out the Cheat Sheet for this episode, which you can download from our Patreon page. Patreon supporters also get access to our 35-page PDF accent guide. Cultural guides, including the accent guide, are also available to buy individually from our Ko-fi shop.

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