>Like the Glaswegian 'help you', rooting for your team in Strine has a
>decidedly anatomical meaning.
I'm guessing John is wrong in his guess of what 'can I help you' means to your average Weggie. It is only anatomical in the sense that it tends to lead to doctors trying to reattach bits...
Roughly, "can I help you" translates as "very quickly give me a reason why I should not exercise violence on your person for the very foolish thing you just did".
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