Walking with God

I was making a tentative arrangement with a friend via text to meet up. I then said, "We'll play it by ear. " After sending the text, I wondered if she knew what that expression meant. Then I thought she must do as she's been living in the UK now for donkey's years. (My friend is from Poland). I soon received a response from her saying she didn't have a clue what I was on about. I explained to her that the expression means, "we'll see how it goes" and she understood. I'm sure all countries have their own quaint idioms which baffle others. 😊

A work colleague and I were sharing fun horror stories about looking for places to rent and flatsharing in London.  She's in her twenties and originally from Germany, but now lives in London. I told her about when I was looking for a flat to share with a friend. We went to look at this flat above a shop. The rooms were a good size. Although there was this gaping hole in the living room, we decided we could live with that. The kitchen was not only tiny, there was an actual bath in the kitchen. My friend and I joked that while she's cooking, I could be taking a bath. When the landlord returned, he asked us what we thought about the flat. My friend and I replied in unison, "We'll let you know." We then literally ran out of the flat and burst out laughing.  We couldn't believe the landlord seriously expected people to live in that flat? "Why didn't you tell him the truth?" my colleague asked me. "We had to be polite, it's the British way,...