Today, and for the past 13 months, I've been living in the States. I've been called a Nazi, asked if we have electricity in Germany, and been made fun of the way I speak with my "German accent", the list goes on. I'm not even German, I'm Danish. FML
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Wild Nights Out
Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
Today, I started a new school, after moving from England to New York. People only talked to me just to hear my accent. FML
Today, I came across a tourist in the street asking people for directions, but nobody understood him. I speak English, so I went to help the gentleman out. He said "Knock it off with the cheesy accent, pal" and informed me that my country is a shithole. FML
Today, a kid from my school called me, saying he's going on vacation to Japan soon and that since I was born there, I could teach him the language. His exact words at the start of the call were, "Hey man, you speak Asian, right?" I have to be around this shithead 5 days a week. FML
Today, after I was gentrified out of my rent-controlled San Francisco apartment on June 1st by speculators, which I could only afford because of the rent control, I haven’t been able to find a new place yet. I've been living in hotels off a small settlement, but money ran out last week so now I’m on the streets. FML
Today, while waiting for my mom to pick me up from university, I took out my phone and pretended to talk to someone. I didn't think people still pointed and laughed, but apparently they do when your mom pulls up and shouts, "Stop pretending to talk to someone." FML
Today, while going on a jog through the countryside, I discovered that it is actually possible outside of crappy TV shows to have a rifle leveled at you, and to be shouted at to, "Get off my land." FML
Today, I was insulted and harassed by my sister and her boyfriend, all because I proposed yesterday. They were angry I might get married before they did. They have known each other since primary school; I met my fiancée earlier this year. FML
Today, it's been two months since I started a three-year contract at a new job. So far, 5 people have resigned. Pretty sure I've joined a sinking ship. FML
Today, I was searched and questioned at the airport for having an apple. FML
Today, it's been two weeks since my parents went crazy with their attempts to save on the water bill. Every time I want to take a shower, I have to ask them first. Let's just say I've had to resort to taking sponge baths in public bathrooms to keep my B.O. under control. FML
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Top comments
mclauren29 22
Laugh at their ignorance. Or agree with their Nazi joke and let them know they could be next.
allard 14
I guess, when you moved to America, you did Nazi that coming.
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bazingabitches 17
Come to Canada instead! We're just across the border'
starburst7596 14
Why the heck would you move HERE??
lilrocker90 10
Mmmmmm.... Danish.......
tj4234 36
Could be worse, I'm Scottish but I get called English a lot. Tourists and other foreigners also insist that my country is a part of England (despite the cultural, linguistic and geographical differences). I also speak Scots Gaelic, which most people (English in this case) make fun of me for because it is a 'dead and useless language'.
happy_dino 6
That is why I am so ashamed I have to call myself an American. Please understand that not everyone here is absolutely oblivious to the fact that there are other countries in the world... I apologise for the people of the Unmannered Shittiness of America..
Urpoppy 21
Sorry that so many Americans are so stupid.
rebelliousshroom 12
I think the reason many people are more upset about American ignorance than ignorance elsewhere, is that it shows a general lack of interest in the world outside the USA. This combined with the common belief that they have the right to interfere in other countries' internal affairs without consent from the UN, and that they're the "best" country in the world, when for instance universal healthcare is viewed as a basic human right in large parts of the world - is provoking to the rest of the world. I don't know if American education is any worse than elsewhere (there seem to be significant local differences), but most other places I've visited, people have this general interest in what goes on in the world around them, and so they use the geographical knowledge they have on at least a weekly basis. There are ignorant people who don't care about the world everywhere, of course, but those same ignorant people most often don't claim that they're better than the rest of the world.
MikeD321 1
why did u move the states anyway haha. denmark has an extremely high GDP per capita, the only good thing here is our universities.
SpRiTzSpLaSh 7
America is filled with idiots.
disguy115 4
Welcome to America. It is not that great here.