Temetwir: Her Majesty's Knight

'saach allah belkhair 3amity

My recently acquired British accent does not shine, it seems, unless I am in a lecture or seminar. If I was addressing my professor, in that accent, and then turn to a friend sitting next to me, I code switch - phonologically speaking. It's not intentional or anything. And it doesn't matter since that's not the point.
The British lexicon is what has stuck with me, it seems, at all times. That includes messaging on MSN with some of my friends. Il melag ely 'yesolfon' bel engalaizi lama 'yel3ebon intarnat' ..

At any rate, I reckon since a number of my lovely readers noted out that my last installments on this space have been rather grim, I figured a lighthearted post for a change wouldn't hurt anyone, now would it.
So, here is a list of silly things I have said/written/done throughout the last year.

1. greeting my mother on the phone: "'alaw mum!"
2. at the dry cleaners: 'say again love?', and yes, I do point to my (left) ear
3. for whenever I say 'teslam' bel Kuwait: I say "chairz", and yes, sometimes I give a thumbs up
4. in lecture/seminar, lean back, support my chin up with the side of my middle finger, and have the finger 'you point with' (madre shesamona) across my lips.. not "over", "across", thumb is on jaw.. you're trying it out aren't you?
5. use "sod off" instead of .. you know
6. write: 'oy!' when i message my brother on msn and a few other lads
7. said to cousin when he started bashing me for ignoring his messages: who took the jam outta your doughnut?
8. "AAW BALOWX".. many, many times
9. 'me mate' ya3ni "wa7ed mn elrabi3", bit specific
10. one of the lads ya3ni "wa7ed mn el shabab", more general
11. ridiculous instead of 'ayshay'
12. 'stop being such a ninny' for "ta7acha 3adil larrrenik 3ala 3ainek al7en"
13. highly unlikely instead of 'don't think so'
14. frequent usage of: 'silly', 'jolly good', 'aces' and 'utterly'
15. ending with tag questions, goes without saying 6ab3an
16. press on my lips to force a small grin .. depending on different circumstances
17. tilt my head when eating a sandwich .. which btw is the british thing to do anyway, eat sandwiches instead of "snacking", i guess? but the head tilting is just the jam on the doughnut
18. say 'behaviour' a lot, to describe many things .. speech, acts or commenting on tales
19. "be a dear and .." bedal ma3alaik/ch amer
20. say marvelous, brilliant and gorgeous

And other atrocities of a smiliar nature.