A Very British Guide to Borrowing.
Can I borrow your phone? You’ll get it back.
Can I just borrow your husband for a second? You’ll get him back.
Can I borrow a pen? You might get it back.
Can I borrow your lighter? You’ll never get it back.
Can I borrow your phone charger? You’ll get a charger back.
Can I borrow a fiver? Anything under a tenner is a gift, you can’t ask for it back.
Can I borrow a tenner? You’ll get it back, one day.
Can I borrow 20 quid? If you don’t get it back it will drive a wedge between you and you will never speak to each other again
Can I borrow a sanitary towel? You won’t want it back.
Can I borrow your hooded top? Ha – you’ve as good as given it away, you’ll never see it again,
Can I borrow some of your weed? You can’t lend weed. You can sell it, share it or give it away, there’s no in-between.
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