...listening to you all I have to submit, that my parents seem to have some relatives in the UK.
Mom use to say:
Young Sir- mind your saying or I`ll clean up your words (she use to wash out my mouth then with a bit of soap).
You should have it all better as we did.
As long as you put your legs under my table, you do what you have been told.
Wait until dad returns home (then there was no discussion- either a slap or nuffink)
Eat your veggies up, they are good for you (never understood why all these healthy thingies use to be in spinach and not in sweets)
Dad use to say:
I still wonder if your mom has bought you from some gypsies
Young lad, I will give you something to think/grind/smile/cry about
Sayings from all around:
When you enter a bus: Good morning! (Most busdrivers here had made their license somewhere on a camel-path, don`t speak German either).
When you are handicaped:
Sir/Madam, will you please take my seat.
Sorry, may you please tell me the way to... (nowadays it is: "Hey pricker, where`s the f*ß%&§ townhall)
When you enter the doctor: Good morning- how are we today, any problems?
And all the other usualls:
Good morning
Have a nice day
How are you
Nice to meet you
How is the family
Seems like we are becoming reaaly old.......