Walter

Since arriving here in Mexico/USA there has been a few, very funny, moments regarding my English accent and the way I say things. For example, when we were in Madison, sitting around the house one night, we were in the middle of conversation when Rebecca (our host) turned to me and said, totally out of the blue 'would you say Cadbury's eggs?'....so say it I did, much to her satisfaction and our amusement!
The funniest however was last night when we were at the building Erin works at welcoming a new team that had just arrived. I got chatting to one of the girl's mum's who was very sweet with her silver hair tied back in a bun. She had a little difficulty understanding some of what I was saying and was apologising but I laughed and said 'don't worry that's happened a lot since I've been here. In fact one of the most difficult words for American's to understand has been 'water'' (I have to put on an American accent everytime I ask for it in Texas). She looked a little confused so I said again 'water' as slowly and clearly as I could, to which she replied with a smile and a pat on my arm 'well, don't worry dear I'm sure there's not many people called Walter round here'.