mixedmedia

perhaps.
the owner's of my daughter's daycare center are Brits as were the owners of the deli in the building I used to work in.
They all say 'cheers' frequently, as a way of saying thank you or goodbye...and it comes out so habitually, I thought maybe it was very common

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