"Pants" isn't an appropriate word for the office, and "quite nice" could offend someone. 'Quite nice' can be understood as an insultAndrew Telfer and his wife moved to Scotland from the US in 2019 to be closer to family. "For example, in America, 'quite nice' can be a modifier that implies something is very nice. Whereas in UK English, saying something is quite nice could imply that it's underwhelming or not good enough. "I once got in trouble for calling somebody's gift 'quite nice,' which I meant as a hearty compliment but was interpreted as an insult."

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Persons: who've, —, Michael Barton, Barton, he's, what's, Sharon Klahr Coey, America weren't, Coey, Klahr Coey, hadn't, Jennifer Cairns, Andrew Telfer, Telfer, somebody's Organizations: Service, New York City, Rebel, National Health Service Locations: British, Denver, London, New York, America, Jonestown, Northern Ireland, Scotland