@killingfloorman accurate!

@killingfloorman: There's also my favorite and one I use often.

"Alas."

What I mean:
"Sucks to be you,"
"Sucks to be them,"
"There's fuck all to do about it,'
"LOL! Dumbass!",
"Sorry to hear it," or
"I told you so."

What foreigners hear:
"Alas."

@killingfloorman If its a mechanic don't be surprised if they want to go under your bonnet with a spanner and check your dynamo either.