Once upon a time, I was at a party when my friend came up to me (approached me).
โPinche David, este gรผey siempre es tan negativo.โ (Heโs Mexican).
โI ask him how he is doing and he always tells me โnot too bad.โโ
โI ask him about his job, he says โnot too bad.โโ
โI ask him about his flat, he says โnot too bad.โโ
โAlways so negative!โ
I started laughing.
โNot too bad means good!โ I said.
He was confused.
โIn English if we say something is โnot too badโ, then really we are saying that itโs quite good. Like โbastante bien.โโ
๐คฏ Mind blown.
It must be something to do with British culture but itโs often more common to say something in the negative. For example we might say:
โItโs not too farโ rather than โitโs quite close.โ
โItโs not too difficultโ rather than โitโs quite easy.โ
โItโs not too expensiveโ rather than โitโs affordable.โ
So if your boss ever says โthatโs not too bad an ideaโ, donโt stress.
Really, they think youโre quite clever!

โIโm not too bad mate. Yourself?โ
This weekโs 3 tips:
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๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ โCan I make a question?โ
No, you canโt. What you want to say is:
โ โCan I ask a question?โ
You always need to ask a question, never make.
I wanted to ask the speaker a question.
Make sure to ask questions in your interview!
SOMETHING TO SOUND CONFIDENT ๐ง
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Something new that changes the existing situation in a significant way.
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SOMETHING TO WATCH ๐
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