How to respond " Is that everything" or " Anything else" in store?
I just moved to the U.K, sometimes I will be asked: "Is that everything?" or " Anything else" when I do the payment in a store or in a fast food restaurant. I just simply say "yes" or "no“. But I not sure whether it is polite. What would a native English speaker say to respond?

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How to respond " Is that everything" or " Anything else" in store?
I just moved to the U.K, sometimes I will be asked: "Is that everything?" or " Anything else" when I do the payment in a store or in a fast food restaurant. I just simply say "yes" or "no“. But I not sure whether it is polite.   What would a native English speaker say to respond?

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In the US, after being asked "anything else?" I'd say "no, thank you". No other words are needed, buy you can add more if you like. "No thank you, that's great/ that's perfect/ that's all I need."

In response to "Is that everything" I'd say "Yes, that's all, thank you/ yes that's all I need/ that's perfect".

Greater variation and emphasis can sound both friendlier and more fluent, so you can practice adding on extra phrases but the simple basics "yes/ no + thank you" are fine, too.

I'll be curious to hear if UK responses are any different.

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A more polite way would be to say "I'm fine, thanks."  But there is no problem with continuing to say "no, thank you" or "yes, thank you" as you are currently doing.

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