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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Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
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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Mafish 3
One word: map.
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Comments (149)
CCNC 3
How hard is it to ask them to please write down the road names to look for and which way to turn when you get to that road?! Plus you should always carry a map when traveling...
sadistmonkey 19
New Zealanders aren't that difficult to understand so I'm not quite sure how you managed to wander around for hours without being able to understand anyone...
Ninjasaurus18 9
Because maybe they weren't in New Zealand...?
amandalillian 27
I don't know why #128 was down voted. If you post using your account it puts your place as where you say you live. Not everyone changes where they are on their accounts as they travel. Personally, as a New Zealander I would love a heads up of where it is so I can be prepared when I travel :)
conqueror57 11
Where are we going? **clap clap clap** To the hotel!!
worldclassrager 41
pen and paper?
PYLrulz 17
Maps are a hell of an invention
firefightereha 4
Map? GPS? Smartphone with the map app? Just wanted to give you some more options in case you get lost again
lolfood 24
Because haters gonna hate
aJaguarinRed 9
Best smart-assin' of today.
tylerthedope 0
Lmao! (:
mango260 9
Swiper no swiping! Swiper no swiping!