Today, for the third time this week, a telemarketer called me. Seriously annoyed, I told him in German that I don't speak English, in an attempt to get rid of him. He then started delivering his product pitch in German. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I picked up on a telemarketer and started speaking in Portuguese. It turns out that this particular telemarketer spoke it as well. Every time I hung up, he called back. Telemarketers get really excited when they find out someone else speaks their language. FML
Today, I returned to Germany for a break from my studies abroad. I got lost while out for groceries, so I tried asking a guy for directions. I went totally blank and strained to think of the right words, prompting him to mutter about rude foreigners not bothering to learn the local language. FML
Today, I was so desperately lonely that I begged a telemarketer not to hang up on me. FML
Today, I got a phone call, and the person on the other line started speaking French. I assumed it was my friend, since we usually speak French with each other, so I said in French, "What do you want, asshole?" It wasn't my friend. It was a representative for the exchange program I'm applying for. FML
Today, I was unable to communicate with a customer who only spoke French. As a result, my boss called me a "monolingual idiot." I speak Spanish, German, and Japanese. FML
Today, a customer asked me if I was English, because I was struggling to understand what he was saying. I said yes. He then called me a liar, and said I must be "one of them Polish immigrants." Oh, and he also had a thick Scottish accent. FML
Today, while working at my call center, I took a phone call. The guy on the other line just yelled "FUCK YOU!" twice at the top of his lungs before hanging up on me. But of course, the phone agent is always at fault. FML
Today, a telemarketer called and asked if they could speak to my "Mommy or Daddy." I'm 25 years old. FML
Today, my boss rang me for the 5th time on my day off. Frustrated I pushed 'ignore' and yelled a string of obscenities at my phone. Turns out I pushed 'talk'. FML
Today, a telemarketer called my house phone and asked for my grandpa. We were in the middle of having his wake. FML
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OhDearBetrayal 25
See that's why it helps to know an indigenous language.
tacojauns 45
Why didn't you just hang up instantly like a normal person?
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Comments (79)
fairgirl99 8
Tell them to remove your phone off the list. That's the Magic Word and if they don't respect that you can actually sue them
bsfiend 7
If you tell them to remove you from their calling list, by law they have to.
Shade1982 21
Yeah, because they will totally do that /sarcasm You do realize there's absolutely no way you can check that, right? They know taking them to court over this isn't worth it, because of the costs involved and the fact courts are so backed-up, it would take months (if not years) before your case is even presented...
Inked0803 12
Double whammy
alliebaba7 8
They call me more then 5 times a day. It's so bad that we have an exact schedule of what times they call.
AlaskanBoy907 4
Maybe you should have responded in dumb ****, surely you can speak it well if your stupid enough to keep answering.
SaxophoneHero 12
They still call again. And again. And again. And again and again...
Vilsitior_93 12
You definitely deserved it lol but I do agree that does suck. And is exactly why telemarketers are assholes
theblacksheep92 1
And you're from China, even better.
swedeNix 13
Hehe i often start To sell things back:) they always Hangs up on me:)
VAddict123 5
Learn something very uncommon like Yiddish. Or make up your own language. Or man up and hang up.