At work I am constantly being made fun of, and also in my group of friends. While I know they are not doing it out of hate, how do I become witty enough to at least retort?

Haha! I'm sure if its a group of close friends, they are just teasing you because they like you as a friend and you always provide them with good, funny reactions!

I have been the subject of such teasing last time and I think I often tend to retort defensively by teasing another person, thus shifting the focus away from myself. Then, I became the person who teases other instead haha. However, now thinking about it, I do feel bad about doing so as sometimes the jokes might hurt the other person, even though it is for fun.

Nowadays, I tend to just make a joke out of myself for the fun of it and allow others to tease me. I know its all in the name of fun :)

Watch american shows!!! Like big bang theory and the likes