These lines arenāt for making friendsātheyāre for slipping into character. Youāre not learning English to connect; youāre learning it to download a persona with edge, mystery, and a little bit of an alcohol problem.Ā Heres a starterpack:
āHe means well, but bless him, so does a thunderstorm.ā
āIām not mad, Iām just sittinā here remembering everything.ā
āYou keep polishinā a mistake, it donāt turn into silver.ā
āI didnāt come for trouble, but Iām dressed for it.ā
āSome folks get by on charm. The rest of us use work and aspirin.ā
āI was raised polite, not blind.ā
āThereās honest, and then thereās ātoo late to lie.āā