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Originally Posted by 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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That usage is common, I couldn't quite imagine it being used to end sentences though.
Speaking of annoying words added to the end of sentences, most Brits will recognise the completely unnecessary use of "innit" as a punctuation mark.
E.g: "So at the weekend, yeah, I went to see my brother, innit. He was in a crap mood, so we went to McDonalds, innit. Because whenever you're in a crap mood, you need a Happy Meal, innit."
Drives me absolutely spare, especially as a schoolteacher. I actually tell my students that use of "innit" at the end of their sentences causes me to take them approximately 90% less seriously.