Thread: Quite a few

Originally Posted by Hanna

There is a difference between American and British English here.
I actually don't quite know what it means in American English but in British English "quite a few" is an understated way of saying "many".

Example
-John was rather drunk yesterday wasn't he..? How many pints did he have?
-Don't know exactly, but quite a few, I should think! At least six!

In the example if the person answered "many" wouldn't that mean more than "quite a few"?