Nervous?
By Ashley - This FML is from back in 2012 but it's good stuff - Australia - Gold Coast
I agree, your life sucks
27 071
You deserved it
10 664
Top comments
Comments
KiddNYC1O
20
You walked into that one.
Or they would just assume that you were joking as well?
BeforeItWasCool
12
I agree with 19, it's easy to just laugh and make it sound like a joke.
chowE_fml
4
OP has some rude ass parents.
mylifesucks_fml
1
its not OP's parents... read it again. its her boyfriends parents...
Is it so hard for people to say pardon when they don't hear something?
63 I do not know why you are getting thumbed down it is the truth society thinks that if you do not hear something to just nod and smile and not ask for them to repeat it.
skyttlz
32
Sometimes I have to ask people like 3 times and I still don't understand them
Sooooo true! I would give you two thumbs up if I could. I just say "sorry I'm a bit deaf".
SweetSora
2
That's a sucky first impression...
TheDrifter
23
Speaking of sucky, now his parents can hardly be surprised if they catch her bobbing for Benjamins in his bedroom later.
Lindahhxd
7
You should've just asked for them to repeat it...
Why not just play it off as a jokey answer, to their jokey question?
I guess it wasn't a joke then..
Why not just ask them to repeat if you didn't hear them correctly? I say ydi, whether you are or aren't a gold digger.
I really don't think OP can be blamed. I mean, she's nervous because it's the first meeting, and when you're nervous, you do stupid stuff like that. And c'mon, haven't we all done this once?
Pretty_Pink_Lady
10
Especially when you've already said "what?" multiple times and still can't hear/understand the person and you basically have no choice other than to just smile, nod, and hope that'll be enough.
When I lived abroad and didn't speak the language, it became a natural reaction for me. I wouldn't blame her! :/
That's a pretty crappy joke for a first meeting. I find them to be the pretentious bitches. If they were joking, wouldn't they take your response as joking also?
thats what i thought
If he is rich I don't see a problem
Ladies and gentlemen, we found out gold-digging bitch.
You got thumbed down quick. xD
pandainspandex
19
I would explain yourself ASAP. It will be more believable if you do it sooner. I'm deaf in one ear, so I miss a lot of what people say. I've had similar situations happen to me, and 99% of the time the problem can be solved by just explaining yourself. Good luck!
The one time when the old "smile and nod" does not work.
Just smile and wa... ABORT! ABORT!
It's always hard to make a good first impression on the other parts parents. But why didn't you just ask them to repeat it or joke it off as they were jokingly asking in the first place?
makeupjunkie
5
I once had an ex boyfriends mother assume I was with him for a green card. Which is stupid, because I was born in the country. It's rude to assume though.
You should have just told them you didn't hear what they said.
"I'm sorry I didn't hear you. what was that?"
Exactly! So many of these misunderstanding FMLs can be solved by asking a simple question. It's not rude to ask people to repeat themselves.
That awkward moment when you've already asked 3 times.
Keywords
The Top
I agree, your life sucks
18 915
You deserved it
44 864
I agree, your life sucks
2 052
You deserved it
372
The Top
I agree, your life sucks
50 213
You deserved it
4 017
I agree, your life sucks
1 462
You deserved it
181
I agree, your life sucks
21 887
You deserved it
7 154
I agree, your life sucks
783
You deserved it
73
I agree, your life sucks
3 735
You deserved it
543
I agree, your life sucks
34 667
You deserved it
2 117
You walked into that one.
That's a pretty crappy joke for a first meeting. I find them to be the pretentious bitches. If they were joking, wouldn't they take your response as joking also?