Today, my friend thought it would be funny to change the language setting on my phone to Mandarin. Unfortunately, neither of us knows Mandarin, and we can't change it back to English. FML
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Today, while I was in the shower, my older brother thought it would be funny to change the language on my phone to Serbo-Croatian. I don't know how and can't change it back. FML
Today, I was trying to get my girlfriend to speak Mandarin. After speaking her first words and taking a break, she posted on Facebook: "I speak ching chong! :D :D :D" FML
Today, in an idle moment I tried to change the language on a Word document. Instead, I changed my default Office language, and now all my Office apps - plus all my work Excel files - are now in Ukrainian. It's really hard to fix when you can't read the instructions. FML
Today, I was eating at a Chinese restaurant, when I stopped the waitress to tell her that even though I am of Chinese heritage, I can't understand a word of Chinese. After an awkward silence, she told me she was actually speaking English. 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, I was trying to change my PIN code in order to make my phone more secure and prevent people from getting information from it. Instead, I somehow ended up locking my phone permanently. FML
Today, my husband changed the voice on my car's GPS to Mr T's. I don't know how to change it back. I've been saying, "I pity the fool" over and over again ever since. FML
Today, at a tutoring center, one of the tutors looked at my worksheet and laughed. She then showed all the other tutors my mistakes and they laughed along with her. The best part? They all speak Chinese and they think I can't understand them. I'm Chinese. FML
Today, I texted my friend and asked her what her sad status on Facebook was about. She texted me back, saying her step-mother had passed away. I tried to reply with "awwh" but my phone autocorrected it to "ahaha." FML
Today, my friend asked me to order take out for him because he gets nervous on phones. I called a Chinese restaurant, only to get nervous, and hang up. FML
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Frenchtony 17
I did that once except that I changed it to Japanese, the FML was refused. FML
Kallian_fml 21
Time to make a new Asian friend.
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Comments (124)
Fmldirection69 8
I know my language change thing by heart on my phone and iPod so you need to spend time on your phone more!
downer3498 4
The steps are exactly the same as in English, so just Google it or borrow someone else's phone and compare them side-by-side.
pinguino3669_fml 23
Try getting help off the Internet, or call your phone company for help.
crystalblue7511 6
Use google translate!
iammaddie1234 9
All I do is keep pressing buttons to fix it lol I've done the same before except in Korean, the set up should be the same so just follow it by how it looks and not the words and keep trying!
DoughtyPine 1
How are you typing this?
MidnaLink 35
Are you for real???
yeongji 31
It isn't that hard, especially if you know how to get to your settings. Just play around with it and you will eventually come to an option to change the language. If you are using an old school phone, search for "English" in Chinese writing to get back to the default language. If you are using a smartphone, it is even easier with the icons next to the main menu for the settings screen. Good luck!
metalwolf 17
Rule number 1: "Because it's funny" probably isn't.
therealjc_fml 14
Then how did you post your fml?
Brilliant66star 17
Duh..? Depending on where you are in Canada, it might be easier to find a Mandarin-speaking iPhone user than an Anglo iPhone user. If you can't find either one, try your iPhone QuickStart user guide. FYL.