Miscellaneous: Today, I got a 31% on a Chinese test at school. I moved here...

By Noname - 28/02/2009 20:57 - United States

Today, I got a 31% on a Chinese test at school. I moved here to New Jersey from China two months ago. FML

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By :( - 02/03/2016 14:13 - United States - Saint Paul

Today, I had a Chinese test. Our teacher decided to wait until yesterday to tell us about it because she "knew" we wouldn't study anyway and she didn't want to stress us out. I'm pretty sure I failed. FML

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By kdubz23 - 17/02/2014 22:41 - United States - Pittsburgh

Today, the parent of a student called to ask me about a homework assignment. At the end of the call, she told me that I seem to be losing my "Asian accent" from when she first talked to me in the summer. I was born in the US, grew up in NJ and speak perfect English. FML

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By Asian - 07/02/2016 19:03 - United States - Clover

Today, I was asked to prove that I was Chinese by translating the phrase, "Ching chong ming chang ho". I'm not even Chinese. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/07/2013 21:01 - Canada - Edmonton

Today, after spending months learning Chinese, selling my house and everything I own for my big transfer to Hong Kong, my boss decided I should instead go to our other branch across town. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/09/2016 17:29 - Hong Kong - Central District

Today, at a tutoring center, one of the tutors looked at my worksheet and laughed. She then showed all the other tutors my mistakes and they laughed along with her. The best part? They all speak Chinese and they think I can't understand them. I'm Chinese. FML

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By Miguel - 20/08/2011 19:40 - United States

Today, in algebra, I took out my notebook. My Chinese teacher was so impressed with my "Chinese" writings on the cover that I'm now her "favorite student". Those "Chinese" symbols are actually Japanese, but I wanted someone to like me so badly that I didn't correct her. FML

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By effiestonem154 - 02/04/2013 21:14 - United States

Today, the Chinese student I've been teaching English to got on stage in front of hundreds of people to read her final essay. She ended with, "What a fucking day." I don't swear, and I no longer have a job. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/12/2021 03:31 - India - Mumbai

Today, I analysed my first mock test for an exam I have to take in 5 months. I got 31/150. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/06/2011 20:55 - United States

Today, I found out that I was one point away from passing a state science exam. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/07/2014 01:27 - United States - Gournay-sur-marne

Today, I went to see the school counselor to schedule my classes for school. She asked me if I knew how to speak English. My parents are Chinese and I don't even know how to speak Chinese. I've lived in America my whole life. Plus, I even spoke to her in English to ask about classes. FML

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Madel_fml 0

Sunday 1 March 2009 1:29

Were you born in China? I mean, if you lived there for like a year, then that would make sense. Chinese is hard. If you were born there, well I don't know...

jackaaa 0

Sunday 1 March 2009 1:39

That actually happens often. I've had friends move to Mexico during high school, and they always did poorly on their English tests. It's because they go into more detail in the class than we ever did here. They concentrate on the little things we don't notice. It's normal.

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gleetard 0

Thursday 4 February 2010 23:26

that's more of a mlia

eehizle 0

Sunday 14 March 2010 16:24

**** you all. you've probably never even been to nj. I live in a nice town an hour from the beach. WTF is wrong with that?

adrifter 0

Sunday 18 April 2010 11:03

In us schools, foreign language classes dont teach genuine language. Eg. In spanish class here in TEXAS, they teach tex mex, not even at least mexican spanish, much less the authentic dialect spken in spain. And my teach was spanish. Not mexican, like he thinks; his family hails from spain. So dont feel bad op.

agb2001 2

Sunday 6 June 2010 17:30

It's normal, don't worry. My cousin moved from England to the USA, and in her English essays her teacher kept pointing out spelling "mistakes". It wasn't a mistake to her; she was just using England-English, while her teacher was using USA-English. In a similar way, you were probably using a different Chinese dialect. You would've been correct, but to your teacher you were wrong.

Laxer21 0

Thursday 17 June 2010 14:28

why the **** would you go there. that place sucks

claratayyingsui 0

Thursday 8 July 2010 16:26

aww hey im failing chinese too. my ex-classmate migrated to shanghai cos her dad got a job there. she was failing chinese really badly like me. i really really really hope she gets into a international school.....

AlfaKennyOne 0

Friday 9 July 2010 17:10

hyou ahr du fuhkeeng ediieet . du fahk hyou lahhffe !

liray 4

Thursday 22 July 2010 5:09

amen.

MeganCello 8

Tuesday 9 November 2010 6:27

New Jersey is awesome. Sure as hell beats Colorado...maybe that's because I hate mountains... (yet, love skiing, what?) But...Jersey is one of those pwnsome states.