“That hat really suits you. I hate to use the word, but you look cute”.
“Thank you, but why don’t you like that word?”
“I can’t tell you, but I don’t. OK, I’ll try. Americans use it in the sense of ‘pretty’. You are pretty, but I was only trying to say that the hat suits you. I know it’s not a very good explanation, but it’s all I’ve got at the moment.
“Have you ever spoken to Mike about living abroad? Oh, sorry, I didn’t mean to bring his name up”.
“It’s all right. I don’t know whether he’s done anything wrong yet. No, we never talk about things like that. We both have our jobs and then there’s Shell… It would mean a lot of disruption. It is easier to stay where we are, I suppose, and keep doing what we’re doing. I will probably still be saying that until Shell finishes university in
