Do non-"British" people say "cheers"? If so, does that mean they like old reruns of sitcoms?
2006-06-12 12:33:50 · 19 answers · asked by bunstihl 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I'm not racist. I like "British" people. Some of my best friends are "British." And lots of my favorite people on Y!A are "British."
(by "British" I mean English... I think... right?)
2006-06-12 13:46:28 · update #1
Dory--that's why I put "British" in quotes. Mostly having a tease because there have been questions in circulation about "British" as opposed to "English."
2006-06-13 08:47:07 · update #2
Wow, I can't believe all the wacked out responses! Ker-rumbs, I guess all you gotta do is joke about a stereotype. Well blame it all on Goatboy. I think I had just finished answering one of his questions so I was in a Brit frame of mind.
Cheers, mate!
Or should I say "South Park"? (that's what I'm watching these days).
2006-06-12 18:12:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I'm English, not British! (When you say British, you mean the whole of Britain, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands etc, but when you say English you only mean people from England, Scottish, people from Scotland etc). I'm not having a go at you so please don't get upset, I just know that some Americans get a bit confused at that. And no, it's got nothing to do with the show 'Cheers', it is short for 3 cheers, and it is a form of thank you.
2006-06-13 03:58:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
British London Heights whew lots of explaining as I understand it very well living the the states for a while. Cheers of course means informatl "thanks" or when toasting your glass of drink you say "cheers" like to your health. I am born in London, England and don't mind being called British, English or just Mich. Lol. Cheers!
2013-12-12 15:22:41 · answer #3 · answered by Tourist 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We say it in Australia too. It is said after raising your glasses in a toast. and became a habit I guess...to say it after someone does something nice or sometimes goodbye or at the end of a letter It is like saying cheers to you....cheerio.
2006-06-12 19:37:25 · answer #4 · answered by toe poe gee gee oh 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cheers means thank you in England.
You are walking into a building and someone opens the door for you, you reply "Cheers mate".
2006-06-12 19:35:36 · answer #5 · answered by Ajescent 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
means goodbye as well as to your health ,and is no crazier than bottoms up or ,salud or ,skoll,or gesundheit
and even people who learned English in Brittain say cheers,
it is short for three cheers or hurray ,
2006-06-12 19:39:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not british and i say cheers sometimes.
2006-06-12 19:36:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Cheers" is a very normal word, I live in Canada and use it. You are just a dumb old racist, that's what. The word "cheers" is a very nice & cheerful way to end an e-mail.
Cheers,
Maia
2006-06-12 20:37:41 · answer #8 · answered by ♥ MissMay ♥ 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is an English disease : cheerinitis pupulus , very contagious and is quite uncurable....
My local doc hasn't found a vaccine for that one yet !
Cheers !
2006-06-13 06:59:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
It's a greeting. Like Hello,Goodbye,See ya later....so on
Yeah I have used cheers before. Not much but I have.
2006-06-12 19:35:59 · answer #10 · answered by ▒Яenée▒ 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋