The English Language

My one qualm with this blog is that I can't write everything. So much goes on in a day here, it's insane. I find myself making mental lists of things to blog on and in the end it's just too long. I'll write more important stuff tomorrow, but for now I feel like telling you this:

Had a funny miscommunication with a British boy the other day. Mid conversation he asked me "if I was taking a piss." What? Well no, I'm not taking a piss. We are standing in a kitchen. I must have looked confused, because an American girl who's been here since Septemeber informed me that "Are you taking a piss" is another way of asking "Are you joking?" Once this was clarified we all had a good laugh.

British sayings I am picking up:

Keen- as in "I'd be keen for some pancakes." (I mention this because right now I am VERY keen for some pancakes. Sigh. Oy, my diet of grilled cheese and pasta...)
I couldn't be bothered- as in "Did you check the mail today?" "Eh, I couldn't be bothered."
So catchy.

American sayings I am dropping cuz no one understands them:
College. (College is High School here. Very confusing when dropped in convo)
Dude. (They know it, they just make fun of me for it)
Trash. (They'll say "well that's a fancy word for rubbish!" haha)

Randoms:
EVERYONE LOVES OBAMA.
People often ask "So are you from the US or Australia?" Huh.