But how must this conversation be correct???
- Excuse me, what's the time?
- It's about six o'clock.
etc.
The problem is that usual Englishman just wouldn't understand you if you speak this way. But for Russian people this seems quite normal and understandable :)
For example the phrase "rain pour like from a bucket" they tell "it rains cats and dogs".
Bow down and hear our cry,
Our earthly rulers falter,
Our people drift and die,
The walls of gold entomb us,
The swords of scorn divide,
Take not thy thunder from us,
Take away our pride.
G.K. Chesterton: English Hymnal