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By Alan - 02/09/2015 20:13 - Germany

Today, I agreed to stay a week with my wife's parents, who she told me were traditional Japanese. I was prepared for having to wear Japanese clothes while in the house, but I wasn't prepared for communal bathing in the same huge bath with her father, grandfather, uncle and two brothers. FML

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By KeptMyHandsUp - 17/08/2017 17:15 - United States

Today, I was meeting my girlfriend's parents for the first time. She warned me they were a little weird. Right when we walked in the door, her parents were there to greet us...in the nude. Apparently this constitutes as a LITTLE weird. They both hugged me. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/08/2017 05:00

Today, I traveled to my hometown for a funeral. I'm staying with my family in the house I grew up in. My dad told me they'd "completely renovated" the house. There's still only one bathroom for the seven of us and I'm sleeping on the floor for the entire two weeks. FML

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Family dinner [gone racist]

By Thanks everyone - 28/08/2013 22:35 - Australia - Gaythorne

Today, I brought my Japanese girlfriend home for dinner with my family for the first time. They all got drunk and made heaps of racist jokes right in front of us. My dad forgot her name and started calling her "Rice Ball" instead. FML

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Bumbling

By Anonymous - 07/12/2019 20:00

Today, my girlfriend and I enjoyed a lovely shower together. It was indeed lovely until her father came into the washroom to say “Welcome to the family!” whilst taking a giant shit. FML

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Put your foot down

By K.. - 28/02/2021 14:01 - Australia

Today, my boyfriend and I moved into our own house. He proceeded to invite his parents to stay for the week. The same parents we've lived with for the past 5 years. FML

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Her House, Her Rules.

By Anonymous - 02/08/2019 16:03

Today, my grandma told me she likes to clean the house naked every day. I'm staying there all next week. FML

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By painfetish8021 - 17/09/2012 00:50 - United States - Winston Salem

Today, my boyfriend introduced me to his parents. My boyfriend is Japanese, and I wanted to introduce myself in Japanese so I'd asked him. Little did I know he'd taught me how to say, "Hello, I love your son's cock." I almost got kicked out of their house. FML

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Haters

By ForeverAFatty - 29/05/2021 20:01 - United States - Staten Island

Today, my boyfriend invited me to swim at his house. I'm very obese, so I had some reservations about it, but he assured me it'd be alright. Instead, the whole time I was treated to his mother commenting on my weight umpteen times, and his brother calling me "Moby Dick" and throwing pool noodles at me. FML

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By garfield749 - 29/12/2011 05:53 - United States

Today, I discovered that I have to share a room with my new stepbrother. I also discovered that he takes the same number of showers over the course of two weeks as I do in a single day: one. FML

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By ohgodwhy - 10/05/2019 12:00

Today, me, my boyfriend and his family stayed at an AirBnB while on a trip. While I was doing my makeup, my boyfriend told me he was going to take a shower. A few minutes later, I went in the bathroom to shave my legs thinking my boyfriend was in there, but his dad was in the shower, scrubbing his ass. FML

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creatureman 14

Thursday 3 September 2015 9:18

It's a way to learn their culture. While it may have been a surprise, her family might welcome you even more for being part of their custom.

ShortieRose 30

Thursday 3 September 2015 9:29

rub-a-dub-dub six men in a tub!!

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creatureman 14

Thursday 3 September 2015 9:18

It's a way to learn their culture. While it may have been a surprise, her family might welcome you even more for being part of their custom.

nicmack95 16

Thursday 3 September 2015 9:19

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nicmack95 16

Thursday 3 September 2015 17:16

Catfish?! Haha I can assure you I am the person I claim to be, but I shouldn't need to prove that to you :)

meli1195 31

Friday 4 September 2015 5:08

randomest thread ever

Xeebar 28

Thursday 3 September 2015 9:23

It's awkward for sure, but like the first commenter said, just try their traditions out. It'll show you respect their culture, respect being a HUGE thing in Japan.

Shuff52 21

Thursday 3 September 2015 9:27

Hopefully the bath house wasn't the first time you met them. That'd be an awkward greeting

ukeandfoodislife 19

Thursday 3 September 2015 9:28

Yes it "cultural" but if OP isn't comfortable with it, then they shouldn't have to do it.

Shade1982 20

Thursday 3 September 2015 10:19

There may be the issue they don't think of it as strange though.

ShortieRose 30

Thursday 3 September 2015 9:29

rub-a-dub-dub six men in a tub!!

Teh_Links 17

Thursday 3 September 2015 12:27

Well, at that stage, it's no longer PG rated...

SirNiceAss 13

Friday 4 September 2015 1:30

That made me laugh way too hard, #6

SixthSinEnvy 39

Tuesday 29 March 2016 8:54

The first thing that popped into my head after reading your comment was the scene in the Honeybee Inn from FFVII.

daniel271 13

Thursday 3 September 2015 9:35

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laden_swallow09 34

Thursday 3 September 2015 15:20

Well... Yeah. It Japan. It's their culture. Was that supposed to be an insult?

whassallt26 13

Thursday 3 September 2015 9:39

I think that it's a good sign if they want to do traditional things like that with you, it shows that they don't think of you as an outsider

shade34 19

Thursday 3 September 2015 9:41

oh come on!...Although I don't come from Germany, I live there, and you guys can take a bath naked at the swimming pool showers with other people being around! There is even the FKK "the naked beach" and you are complaining now?