Understated positive answers

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volunteer

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at the shelter because I enjoy doing

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good. Now, you might be aware that

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British people tend to be quite

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understated. So, slightly more nuanced

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responses include pretty good, not bad,

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or not too bad. Yet another very common

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response is can't complain. This is the

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same as I'm all right. In the UK,

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particularly in the north, you might

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also hear mustn't grumble. Grumble means

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complain. An example, how are things?

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Yeah, mustn't grumble. You'll also hear

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people say hanging in there and getting

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by. These phrases mean that you're

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surviving and so you're fine and they

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are obviously used humorously. How's it

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going? I'm hanging in there. You can

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also use them more seriously if you're

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going through a challenging time and you

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want to answer honestly, but your tone

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of voice will be different. Uh, hanging

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in there. Another classic understated

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response is same old or same old, same

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old, meaning that nothing or not much

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has changed in your life since the last

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time you spoke with that person. This is

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a great response to how's life or been

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up to much. Now, after you've responded,

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you'll