Insert Uncomfortable Silence

I found out that one of the people that Gllen works with is from London. I got all excited and curious about the idea of him conversing with someone from a different country... I mean, this is the guy who turns on the subtitles to watch movies where the actors are speaking with the standard midwestern accent.

"So, is this person actually British?" I asked him, grinning at him. He tells me yes. "Do they say things like 'bloody' and 'cheers'?"

"They say 'cheers'" he affirmed, and then buried his face in his hands and let out an embarrassed laugh. "I accidentally said it back to him last time."

I practically screamed with delight. "WHAT? What happened? What did you say?"

Apparently, the fellow ended their conversation with the traditional "Cheers!" and Gllen automatically said it back to him. Then paused with uncomfortable silence and added, "Bye."

Upon further probing, I also discovered that normally when he talks to this person, they farewell with "Cheers!" and Gllen usually doesn't know what to say, so after an uncomfortable pause says, "Okay." (more silence) "Bye."

I delight in envisioning these exchanges.