Originally Posted by
Downunder Kilt
I would say that if you just said " I see you got the nod, Congratulations" that would be a elegant sufficency.
If you know the person well and you have read the "Times/ Telegraph" with the Honours listed then yes, if you bump into him/her within a week or two then the above is just fine.
If you don't know the form and why should an American know, then he will be forgiven for asking a "dumb question". I don't wish to be rude here, but here in the UK since international travel is so easy these days we in the UK are quite used to Americans asking "dumb questions",even if we are quite embarrassed by them! Any one expecting a direct and sensible answer will probably be sorely disappointed particularly if the question was asked in front of others.
We are rather more reserved over here and whilst many from abroad might not understand it, we do not like direct personal questions and our national speciality is understatement in all its forms, but on the whole we are quite a tolerant nation!
This is precisely why the inappropriateness of some of your(U S)versions of Highland attire to the occasion grates with some of us so much! The "cringe factor" hits us deeply.
Last edited by Jock Scot; 14th January 11 at 01:04 AM.
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