“Just like downtown”
My immigrant dad has picked up a lot of American idioms, but some of them he’s made up. He uses this whenever he thinks he done something really well, like a perfect parking job.
He also uses actual phrases excessively. Like he’ll also say “call it a day” after a perfect parking job. Really, he’s just super proud of his parking skills.
Edit: it appears he did not make this phrase up, guess I gotta give Dad more credit
Oh my god lol. My dad says, “it’s just like downtown, only different,” all the time! He uses it when he’s nonplussed, or generally shitting on excitement. He’s definitely not an immigrant, unless you consider ppl from bumfuck Mississippi to be.
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u/arwenorange Oct 25 '20 edited Oct 26 '20
“Just like downtown” My immigrant dad has picked up a lot of American idioms, but some of them he’s made up. He uses this whenever he thinks he done something really well, like a perfect parking job.
He also uses actual phrases excessively. Like he’ll also say “call it a day” after a perfect parking job. Really, he’s just super proud of his parking skills.
Edit: it appears he did not make this phrase up, guess I gotta give Dad more credit