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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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 was walking back to my hotel from the town square, and got lost. I turned back and walked around town for an hour, freaking out and panicking. When I finally found the hotel, I realized it was practically a stone's throw from where I was when I turned around. FML
Today, I got lost on my way to a wedding and yelled at my phone's GPS for giving bad directions. After 20 minutes of rerouting, I realized I’d accidentally set it to “walking mode.” I arrived 45 minutes late and sweaty in a full suit. FML
Today, I agreed to go on a last-minute road trip with my friends. Everything was going great until we realized we had no GPS signal in the middle of nowhere. We ended up following a "shortcut" suggested by a farmer and got stuck in a muddy field for hours, with livestock giving us judgmental looks. 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 tried to take a shortcut home. I got lost and had to ask a stranger for directions. They pointed to the street sign above me that literally had my street's name on it. FML
Today, out of desperation, I had to fight my social anxiety in order ask a stranger for directions in a new city. She gave me a detailed answer, and I thanked her, then walked the wrong way for 15 minutes because I was too embarrassed to admit I’d understood none of it past the first sentence. FML
Today, I went for a hike with the local search and rescue volunteer group that I recently joined. I got lost and spent 5 hours wandering aimlessly. FML
Today, my friend and I were getting picked up by his dad after a carnival. As I put my stuff in the back of the car and shut the door to walk around to get in the other side, his dad drove off, thinking I was in the car, leaving me to walk up their hill. It was midnight and I ended up lost. FML
Today, I went on a hiking date with my significant other. Trying to be adventurous and assertive, I suggested we take a shortcut through the woods. We got hopelessly lost and ended up spending the night in a deserted ranger station. Turns out, my idea of adventure is not quite as romantic as it sounds. FML
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Comments (149)
Meettitan 14
Noor, you look a lot better with white teeth!! On a side note, could you share your zombie cure? We locked Jim in the basement, but he won't stop moaning something about brains.
Neligee 9
At least you explored a bit :)!
shadowPlayer 6
GPS next time?
perdix 31
Are you sure it wasn't you with the accents no one could understand?
DespairFaction 11
Who cares you're on vacation get lost and have some fun doing it then when you get back to the hotel have more fun with your husband.
ElricMustang 23
Was I the only one wondering where they went?
dreamcatcher11 4
shove* I really am tired... lol
dreamcatcher11 4
Eugh... I really am tired. Wrong place.. ignore this comment. And this one. -_-
evilplatypus 39
Will do...
vbmg152 19
What's a vacation? If I got to go on one, I'd carry a map & my GPS! But, I'd be happy just to be on vacation, I sure wouldn't be on FML! YDI for complaining!
yeongji 31
How on earth is this considered a FML when you could speak their language, but are not able to communicate with the locals just because you cannot understand their accent? I have been lost before in a country where I do not even speak their native language and I was in an area where there are not a lot of people. But what is the point of traveling if it is not adventurous? Getting lost can be annoying, but that is part of the whole traveling experience and you never know! You sometimes stumble across interesting things along the way.
IsThatAHorse 5
Got lost? Need to find a map? Theres an app for that.