Hold on, at the start of the article is woman from England, yes she is British; as am I. But in Scotland we do not speak the exact same way as they do in England or her region of England. There are vast differences throughout the British Isles and Ireland. In Scotland we definitely do not say; "You alright?" that is English, and if my memory serves me right it is from the south of England.
In Scotland we will say to you "how's it going" or in Scottish , How's it gaun'. You might hear; "No' bad" or "aye, no' bad" (not bad) in return. One very amusing thing in the Glasgow and surrounding areas is, if someone doesn't know your name they will call you Jimmy. We often joke about that; in jest or in actual conversation some will say to a random stranger as they greet them be it, a man, woman, child or a dog in the street; everyone gets called Jimmy if you don't know their name. Classic comment would be; "Hey Jimmy how's it gaun?" Especially in a pub no offence is taken by this either, may be a laugh or a smile.
Funnily in Australia someone will say; "G'day" and it could be the middle of the night, it is just a friendly greeting to say; Hi. That takes foreigners a little time to get used to; like a lot of Australian ways, but done with friendly affection.
Also replying with" good thanks" is common, but it doesn't necessarily mean the people are going to engage in a conversation, they just walk on by and no offence is intended. Even at the start of a phone call many people will do this and then get into what they have to say.
Lol, We don't write the word Oz like Aus, that is never done, and this is from an Australian journalist or reporter, oh dear me. The article is too short and not entirely useful showing; a) a lack of knowledge in this subject matter b) the reporter comes across in lacking enough life experience with other cultures especially those that speak English. We are definitely not all the same and some people will take offence.
I think her head would be spinning in Scotland and Ireland with confusion due to the vast regional accents, languages, dialects and expressions in a small island. Because there are vast differences in Scotland especially because many people speak English mixed in with old Scottish (auld Scotts) and even Doric in the east and north east. Our accents throughout the British isles change every few miles too and that takes time to tune into, the further up you travel.
We all share a similar humour though, Australia has a dry humour which fits in well in the British cultures. Not I said cultures, they are all different.
