She'll be right?
Dec 17th 2016, 5:24 am
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Dec 17th 2016, 9:12 am
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Re: She'll be right?
I 100% agree with this .. uptight and anxious and running around in an exhausted frenzy. But patting themselves on the back for being this way, I personally can't be arsed with all the manic-ness of them.
Dec 17th 2016, 9:20 am
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'She'll be right' to me means 'don't worry, things will work out' but tbh I haven't really heard folk say it out loud a lot either.
I think the advertising industry just use it to make kiwis look all laid back. I suppose kiwis just go along with it as it's a bit flattering and makes them look all laid back and cool.
I think the advertising industry just use it to make kiwis look all laid back. I suppose kiwis just go along with it as it's a bit flattering and makes them look all laid back and cool.
Dec 17th 2016, 6:41 pm
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Re: She'll be right?
'She'll be right' to me means 'don't worry, things will work out' but tbh I haven't really heard folk say it out loud a lot either.
I think the advertising industry just use it to make kiwis look all laid back. I suppose kiwis just go along with it as it's a bit flattering and makes them look all laid back and cool.
I think the advertising industry just use it to make kiwis look all laid back. I suppose kiwis just go along with it as it's a bit flattering and makes them look all laid back and cool.
Dec 17th 2016, 8:38 pm
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Ahh so just my kiwi friends then.
Dec 18th 2016, 12:51 am
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more like the Kiwi's we know. One of our male kiwi friends is very much a twin of MrF separated at birth. Mind you he had never heard the word tat, and then kept sending pic's through with stuff saying "is this tat?". MrF and him are very "special people". 
Dec 18th 2016, 3:04 am
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Mrs Clappy's Kiwi father uses the phrase often.
I don't think I have ever heard her mother say it though and Mrs Clappy herself uses it only occasionally.
It strikes me that the term is used to justify 'getting-on' with 'things' without any planning or preparation and accompanies the later look of total bewilderment when the 'thing' doesn't work out (due to the lack of planning or preparation).
I don't think I have ever heard her mother say it though and Mrs Clappy herself uses it only occasionally.
It strikes me that the term is used to justify 'getting-on' with 'things' without any planning or preparation and accompanies the later look of total bewilderment when the 'thing' doesn't work out (due to the lack of planning or preparation).
Dec 18th 2016, 3:24 am
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Re: She'll be right?
I think another interpretation could be
when things dont go as planned I like to blame it on everyone and everything else rather then admit it might be me
when things dont go as planned I like to blame it on everyone and everything else rather then admit it might be me
Dec 18th 2016, 4:08 am
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It's also like the UK expression of doing something 'on a wing and a prayer' when you know full well that something is doomed to fail because you don't have the money or resources to fix it but you hope that by some lucky chance you might just get away with it.
Dec 18th 2016, 8:06 pm
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She'll be right is often preceded by 'no worries'
Dec 19th 2016, 6:16 pm
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Dec 20th 2016, 4:53 am
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Re: She'll be right?
Is that a *sweeping statement alert* .I hope so.
As I also hope that my pals do not secretly think that TBH.
No-one that I know says this phrase but I think it means
1 - Who gives a poop really
2 - It will be OK
3 - It will work out
4 - Don't sweat it.
or a good old-fashioned phrase
5 - It will come out in the wash.
As for the happiness graph. Just pass on by. It is silly. Everyones mileage differs.
As I also hope that my pals do not secretly think that TBH.
No-one that I know says this phrase but I think it means
1 - Who gives a poop really
2 - It will be OK
3 - It will work out
4 - Don't sweat it.
or a good old-fashioned phrase
5 - It will come out in the wash.
As for the happiness graph. Just pass on by. It is silly. Everyones mileage differs.
I find it often from staff underperforming and covering themselves.
I often reply with "But you won't be"
Dec 21st 2016, 2:00 am
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I like that lol yep explains it beautifully.