Archive for February, 2011

Good, and you ? yourself ?

One day at office :
My Boss : Hey Rudy, how is your weekend ?
Me : Good !
My Boss : ( silence… ).
My Boss : ( after 5 secs ) Good, so how is bla2…

Another day when answering phone call from my boss :
My Boss : Hi Rudy, how are you ?
Me : Good !
My Boss and me : ( silence… ).
My Boss : ( after 5 secs ) Good, I want you to bla2…

What should happen :
My Boss : Hey Rudy, how is your weekend ?
Me : Good ! yourself ?
My Boss : Good, so how is bla2…

and

My Boss : Hi Rudy, how are you ?
Me : Good ! and you ?
My Boss : Good, I want you to bla2…

Keep in mind that you need to ask back when asked by Australian or it will turn awkward. After spend 2 months here, I can’t follow it yet.