These lines arenât for making friendsâtheyâre for slipping into character. Youâre not learning English to connect; youâre learning it to download a persona with edge, mystery, and a little bit of an alcohol problem. Heres a starterpack:
âHe means well, but bless him, so does a thunderstorm.â
âIâm not mad, Iâm just sittinâ here remembering everything.â
âYou keep polishinâ a mistake, it donât turn into silver.â
âI didnât come for trouble, but Iâm dressed for it.â
âSome folks get by on charm. The rest of us use work and aspirin.â
âI was raised polite, not blind.â
âThereâs honest, and then thereâs âtoo late to lie.ââ