Today, I met my boyfriend's very strict and traditional Korean parents. I had to listen to them while they called me a skank and how I was fat and ugly compared to nice, pretty, Korean girls. They don't know I speak Korean. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was invited by my boyfriend's parents for dinner at their house. The dinner went well I thought, until I was getting ready to leave. Before I could make it out the front door, I could hear them discussing their disappointment that their son would ever consider someone like me. FML
Today, I met my new boyfriend’s parents, hoping that they would like me. They made subtle, mean comments during dinner and made me feel like total crap, all because my boyfriend left his ex-wife for me. They don’t get that we’re both good and compatible for each other, and that’s what matters. FML
Today, I was at my boyfriend's grandmother's house meeting her for the first time. I excused myself to the restroom and as I walked out of the room I heard her say, "You could do a lot better. She's fat." Then I heard my boyfriend reply, "I know." FML
Today, I found the courage to tell my parents about my boyfriend. They simply reacted by lecturing me about how much he'll ruin my life, and how much they don't like him. They haven't met him yet. FML
Today, I went to my boyfriend's house to meet his parents. After hundreds of passive-aggressive comments, my boyfriend and I went into the kitchen. I started complaining to him about how his parents were horrible and mean. Little did I know, his parents had followed us in and were right behind me. FML
Today, I met my boyfriend's parents. Later on, his mom pulls me aside and tells me to back off, saying he will never marry someone like me and he should be with a nice girl like his ex. They broke up after he found her in his bed with his roomate. FML
Today, my parents met my boyfriend for the first time. They spent the entire meal trying to convince him to dump me, all while I was sitting right next to him. FML
Today, I met my boyfriend's parents for the first time. I thought everything went well, until I got a text from him later saying, "Come on mom, she isn't THAT bad." FML
Today, I met my girlfriend's parents for the first time. Within minutes, they said I needed to leave. Their reason? Apparently, I was mocking her dad's speech impediment. I also have one but they wouldn't believe me. FML
Today, I was called fat by my boyfriend's old-fashioned mom. I'm not close to fat but I'm not really skinny either so she calls me fat. She also complained that my feet makes noise when I walk and that girls shouldn't make noise when walking. This week has been hell. FML
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SourCandyyz 0
you should've been like "uhm, thank you?" in korean :)
SweetieLish 0
just say "uh....I speak Korean, thanks"..... but say it in Korean and make them feel like a bunch of a-holes!
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SourCandyyz 0
you should've been like "uhm, thank you?" in korean :)
Zitho 0
That would be "kamsahamida." I'm half South Korean....kekekekeke!
gooBUZZ 0
Yeah I agree. Should have just stabbed one of them...
ey3seecold 0
umm how about they knew that you were Korean and just didn't care. Ever ponder on that.
mamamiaaa_fml 12
ha. I had people talk about me right in front of me at my old job. but they were saying nice things. mostly. and they were trying to guess where I was from. but yeah I turned red. it was awkward.
thesunsetglow_fml 8
Hahaha I can relate to the op!.. My boyfriend is Korean and I'm Italian, but I learned to speak Korean for them because I knew they would be judgemental about that... op you should have whipped out the Korean right away! They wouldn't have had a chance to judge, they would be too impressed with the fact that a white girl was speaking Korean :)
darkaqua3498 3
I know huh she should've said thank u in Korean n see what they would do lol man that's messed up n the bf didn't do anything???
TheRealFamilyGuy 5
나쁜 것입니다 하하, 그들의 개를 먹음으로써 그들을 되찾는
TheRealFamilyGuy 5
aww come on! if you read Korean you would know that I didn't say anything bad!
ActionManly 11
Just tell them you play StarCraft. Then you should instantly gain their respect.
kyarush 10
ayye family guy! I'm from Melbourne too! just thought I'd let you know. choice pic btw lol
TheRealFamilyGuy 5
all melbournians are awesome in my book...except collingwood supports LOL
oliver86 8
NSW all the way
Thin_Ice_fml 0
Haha FYL. I'm Korean but I was born here, and my parents grew up in America. Good thing, too.
houseofame 4
You should say "saranghae too" smiling.
VertigoSD 0
Nice touch of racism! win!!!!
angelofmusik22 0
that's a very good point. why DIDN'T the bf do anything? :/
enroutetothesky 0
Oh really?? I'm Korean but I was born and raised in Canada. I have been in so many situations where people just automatically assume I don't speak English so they start speaking smack about me, in English, right in front of me. Or when I say "Excuse me?" because I didn't hear them (not because I didn't understand them) and the person starts speaking louder and slower, like I'm stupid. It goes both ways so don't go making assumptions and generalizations.
enroutetothesky 0
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Action_Bastard 0
Oh man I feel for you OP. My ex was Korean and her parents were so traiditional that they even started dropping racial hints in the conversations. -____- boy that sucked.
SarahPicc 3
my friend speaks Hindi in the car with his uncle all the time and I feel really awkward because for all I know they could be talking about the weather, dinner, or calling me a bitch. At least you had the upper hand here. :)
audreyy062 2
ah...im korean and although my parents arent "traditional" i can totally see them embarassing me with their korean ways when a bring a boy home (and not the "ooh lets look at her baby pictures way" but the "what ethnicity are you? whats your grade point average? do you do drugs?" kind of way.)
SweetieLish 0
just say "uh....I speak Korean, thanks"..... but say it in Korean and make them feel like a bunch of a-holes!
turturkeykey 0
Then they would just start saying it all to her face though.:P
illjusbedamned 0
there's a Korean word for "*****"?
All_For_Love 0
third? and you shoulda talked back on Korean ^_^
thisgirl2u 9
That is terrible! :( You would think that your boyfriend would tell them that you can speak Korean and you can understand what they are saying. You would also think that he would tell them not to speak that way about you. :/ Unless, your boyfriend doesn't know and you thought you were being sneaky by keeping this from him. If that is the case then shame on you for trying to eavesdrop. ;)
mamamiaaa_fml 12
^this. I mean if she's meeting the parents you'd think he knows and that's awkward if he sat there and let them insult her. and even if she doesn't understand it's still wrong to let them just say those things.
Spacibo100 9
her boyfriend should have said something to his parents
RedPillSucks 33
Strict and traditional means that he keeps his mouth shut and doesn't disrespect his parents. Although, I guess he's already done that by dating a non-korean, so he should just go "all in"
cintakay 0
^ very true
LetsRollOut 2
Maybe he wasn't in the room when they were talking about her.
shycricket 0
Next time you are over you should say something like "hello how are you, nice day isn't it?" in Korean. Something like that. I don't know.
_HeadShot_ 0
gotta love ur pro pic :) what's it from? oh and I'm Korean also 좃밥들아.
izzabella43 0
lol passive aggressive FTW. :P
turturkeykey 0
Lulcakes. Asians are crazy.
Naitras 15
loving the name. How I met your mother is such an epic tv show
LexSwift 17
You should've said something in Korean to REALLY freak their shit out and make them feel like assholes. Haha.
liontigerfan 0
You hve shouldve said sumthing nasty back in Korean
Qluz 3
aah. for revenge. you can steal all of their kimchi and feed it to the poor
starile 20
Not the kimchi!! There are LINES that should not be crossed!
mcr0cutie 0
truuu dattt!! Bahahahaaa!!
takeapieandrun 9
So you're posting this from Korea, but your boyfriend's parents assumed you didn't know Korean?
ColetteL 4
She could be an American stationed there and it would be perfectly normal for her not to speak Korean.
Asstonia 1
yeah. there are tons of people here that don't know Korean.
maybaybe 0
hahahaha