Kjordy, who often posts about life as an American expat in London, has shared the British slang he now ‘loves’ using every day since moving to the UK
An American who lives in London has revealed the three British phrases he now loves to use, even though he found them ‘weird’ at first.
Kjordy is famous for his unique takes on British culture on TikTok, where he has more than 250,000 followers. One of his most popular videos that quickly went viral involved him asking what Brits found weirdest about Americans, with an interviewee joking that calling fizzy drinks ‘soda’ was the oddest thing they do across the pond.
In a recent video, Kjordy appears to be settling well into the UK, and admits he’s even picked up some of our slang. He opened the video by saying: “As an American living in London, these are the top British phrases I used to think were kind of weird, but now I just love to say.”
1. Rubbish
He began the list with: “Coming in at number three, absolute rubbish.
“Rubbish was so weird to me cuz I was so used to saying trash or garbage. So, every time I hear rubbish, it would make me just like cringe a bit. I’m like, playing your boy in FIFA while you beat him 3-0. He’s rubbish.
“Or something bad happens on the tube. Rubbish. I sadly enjoy saying that way too much. Rubbish.”
2. Telling the time
Next up, Kjordy claims the Brits tell time differently to Americans. He said: “Number two, it’s the way they tell time and I used to hate it.
“They would never say an actual time. They’ll say, “Oh, let’s meet a half five.” Oh, let’s meet at quarter past. And it took me so long to get used to that.
“But now that I actually understand it now, it’s so much quicker. Oh, mate. Let’s just meet a half six. Like, it’s just so much more simple.”
3. Chuffed
And finally, there was a simple word that Kjordy says he finds himself using now he’s settled into the UK.
He revealed: “Coming in at number one, I now cringe at myself for saying it, but I just love it. And that is chuffed to bits or just chuffed. It’s an odd word.
“I’ll be honest. It’s just such an odd thing to say. And I’ll use it probably on a daily basis. And when I first moved here, it was such a culture shock with all this new slang and all these new words.
“Once you get used to it and you hear it everyday slang and everyday English and it’s just so normalised, that’s when I started to get used to like, okay, you know what? This isn’t that bad.
“And that’s why I’m going to start saying them more and more and more. And plus, I’m trying to be British innit.”
Kjordy says that other Americans have noticed the change in his language, revealing: “Every time I talk to my friends back home, I sound more British. You get me? I’m chuffed now.”
Some comments were confused by one of the TikToker’s choices, with one asking: “I’m sorry how do Americans say the time?!” to which he replied: “By The actual time”.
Meanwhile, another fan joked: “I’m chuffed you’re enjoying being here so much! sorry the weather is rubbish”.
