isms

Okay, okay, I have a confession to make. I accidentally said "mum" for the first time a few days ago. It was completely unconscious and I immediately put my hand over my mouth, though I don't think anyone even noticed. That's just the tip of the iceberg with my new speech patterns. I have fully grasped saying "taking the piss out of someone" (ie making fun of someone) and "I can't be bothered" ("can't be asked" is another variation but because of my accent it doesn't work as well) and I'm pretty sure I pull those two off believably. I've even said "cheers" passably a few times. That one took a bit longer though. The one thing that still really gets me though is people asking "are you all right?". People will say it in passing like Americans say "what's up?" or "how's it going?" and it usually ends up coming out more like "you right?" or just "a'right?". It's totally rhetorical, but it really throws me off because when asked if I'm all right, it generally implies to me that something seems wrong. I figure that's pretty typical of Americans, innit? (That's "isn't it?" and something else funny to me that I cannot say in all seriousness).
There are also tons of differences in pronunciation (mostly in food) that I am constantly being made fun of for. That might be a bit harder to explain through typing, but I'll give it a go. First, there are obvious ones like tomato. My friend was eating tomato and basil bread and wouldn't stop laughing at me for not saying TOM-AW-TOW and BAA-SIL. Then there's risotto, which to my British friends is RIZ-AW-TOW and for some reason Liam thinks is the funniest mispronunciation EVER. To be honest, I really like hearing everyone make fun of our accents though. I find it very charming.
There are also differences in word usage. Obviously everyone knows to say toilet rather than restroom, but I think the more vulgar ones are the funniest and strangest. I'll spare you those. Just don't say "fanny" if you mean "butt" (or, rather, bum). I think we all get a kick out of hearing each other say things that just sound ridiculous.
Finally I feel like I need to address a self-realization that I've had here: I actually like being called Rache. Maybe it's something about the accent, but when my friends here (or even just acquaintances who somehow feel comfortable calling me that right off the bat) say "Hey, Rache," my heart melts just a little bit.