[clivehawkins]

Quote Leighanna

Good points, though I'm not completely sure what it means to "take the mickey out of yourself". I know it's a British phrase, but haven't had someone explain it yet.

Nice comparison. Though I was also usually was nervous when I first started dating someone new.

To take the mickey out of someone means to make fun of, pull someone's leg, have a laugh at someone's expense. I usually do it by saying something that reinforces a stereotype of the English, but very much tongue in cheek. eg Don't call me at 3 o'clock as I'll be drinking a cup of tea, I listen to the national anthem before every lesson, Can they help me find my umbrella I seem to have misplaced, British food is the best in the world (that one certainly gets the Italians going!!)

How did the new class go, by the way?