Today, I found out that my German wasn't as great as I thought it was. Trying to give directions to some German tourists, I tried to say, "I hope I don't get you lost." Turns out I actually said something closer to, "I hope I don't seduce you." 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 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, while on a vacation, I tried to step out of myself and flirt with this boy who I thought was cute. He was going along with it and nodding so I thought it was working. Then he opened his mouth and I realized he didn't speak English. FML
Today, my French teacher set up a role-play scenario to act out in front of the class. During one of my lines, I mispronounced a phrase and called my teacher sexy. FML
Today, I tried to seduce the girl I like by telling a joke. It turns out my delivery was so bad that she asked if I was auditioning for a new version of "The Room." FML
Today, I was reading a book in German, which I don't know very well. Suddenly I reached a passage I had no trouble understanding. Excited, I showed my husband, saying I was finally getting the hang of it. He laughed and patted my head. Turns out, that particular passage was a quote. In English. FML
Today, a German guy came into the place where I work. Eager to use the German that I'd learned from my immigrant mother and her family, I started a conversation. Things were going well until the term I grew up thinking meant "Africa" turned out to be racist, translating as "Ape Land." FML
Today, I got lost in a foreign city while on vacation and couldn't communicate with anyone, because I didn't speak the language and no one seemed to be able, or even wanted, to speak to me in mine. FML
Today, I found out that while on foreign exchange for over six months now, I have been pronouncing the word for "night" in German wrong. Apparently, this whole time, the way that I have been pronouncing it in German means "naked". This explains a lot. FML
Today, I had my German oral exam. It was going well, until halfway through I did the biggest burp I could have ever imagined. I don't even know how to say sorry in German. FML
Today, my husband and I went on vacation. We got lost and had to ask the locals for directions to our hotel. Neither of us could understand their accents, and we ended up wandering around blindly for hours until we made it back on our own. FML
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Top comments
fadingfaith 4
Wow, haha. How did you find out you said that?
Molord1 0
Sounds like a strange Porno
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Comments (143)
xixifwadi 0
Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah. That's hillarious, especially if your a guy.
Black_Letter 19
Maybe you should read under the FML where its says that the OP is a woman.
rattusrattus 19
Not really a problem. I wouldn't want to be seduced by a person I'd only known for a few minutes either.
brdude 9
Well, if they were dudes, there's a good chance they might have liked it.
chessypie 0
Fyl
Furry_dude 6
giggity
icic6772 0
What was their reaction
KGabehart9 0
Same difference!
cufaoil 11
well... us Irish can often have a bit of a rep for being flirtatious.... although, OP, I'd recommend being very careful about your use of ich bin and mir ist...
KGabehart9 0
Same difference!
Nevitt 9
i would love it if i was seduced in german =D
Tyler_McCalliste 0
i can do tht
MiaLoves 8
well okay then..