Today, my new friend tried to introduce me to "American Culture," as I am new to the city. He explained what a hamburger is and how it differs from the Asian food I was used to eating. I moved from Seattle and have worked at Burger King. FML
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Today, I went to what I thought was my friend’s house for a barbecue. I walked into the backyard and started chatting with people I didn't recognize. After about 20 minutes, I realized I was at the wrong house, eating a stranger's food. FML
Today, my boss at my new job asked whether I was fitting in OK. The company is Swedish, so as a joke, I said that at home I now serve all my food as a smorgasbord, chew on fermented herring and Daim chocolate bars, and buy all my furniture at Ikea. She didn't see the funny side. FML
Today, I went to my boyfriend's house to meet his parents. They informed me they were lawyers throughout the meal, which explained the gorgeous house. My boyfriend excitedly told them I was promoted manager at my job. They asked where I work. I work at Burger King. FML
Today, my friends wanted to try to dine and dash at a McDonald's. I had to explain why that wouldn't work. FML
Today, my friend was complaining about how she did not like Mexican food. Confused, I asked her whether she had even had Mexican food, to which she replied, “Yeah, I mean I’ve had Taco Bell.” FML
Today, I stopped by McDonald's with my brother. I asked him what he wanted and I repeated his order. The lady said, "We don't have that here." I stupidly answered, "That's weird. We have it where I come from," and she replied, "Where did you come from honey, 1995?" FML
Today, I was set to meet my friends at a new, trendy café. I arrived early, eager to impress, but ended up walking into the wrong café and got stuck for an hour engaged in a disturbing conversation about serial killers with a total stranger who'd deludedly mistaken me for a long-lost friend. FML
Today, a customer tried to order a Zinger burger. I tried to explain that he was at McDonald's and that the Zinger is a KFC burger. He accused me of lying to him and tried to report me to my manager. FML
Today, my new coworker told me he expects me to call him King Kong and bow down to him whenever he walks past. FML
Today, a guy asked me out and said he was going to take me to a fancy restaurant where they make the food in front of you. I love Japanese food, so I was really excited. We went to Subway. FML
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vreid 20
You should've played along with it!
morondon000 14
Reread the post... I don't think you know what's going on...
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Comments (81)
hahahaha123123 10
Can I get fries with that?
MarkToast 19
I hate when people think Seattle is in Canada it's like Washington is a forgotten state
gennyv 29
Most people don't think that Seattle is in Canada so I don't know what you're complaining about.
VampOfSavannah 31
Yeah, that keeps me up at night too.
Mightytall 35
Unless your friend was planning to take you to the king as well you should have gone along. BK isn't quite the worst, but there are many better choices for good burgers out there.
Oyas12 14
You're... you're going off topic a little. ..
Mightytall 35
Burgers was one point. That the friend is quite naive, a bit ignorant and mildly racist another. Downvote all you want, sometimes being ignorant to that is not the worst, since offering to go out in the first place is at least a little bit nice also. And in the process you might heal that person of their ignorance and naivety a bit...
iwanttogotoparis 26
How long have you been friends for?
CaroAurelia 12
It's amazing how few people know what an "Asian American" is. Newsflash, people: There have been some quantity of Asians since before the Civil War (the original Siamese twins married American women and several of their kids fought for the Confederacy.) Not every Asian in America is an immigrant.
Cebolamole 13
I think what he did was the best way to show you how american culture really works, he knew it all along.
soulreaper12296 28
Well did you tell him you're from Seattle? If not he probably thinks you actually moved there from an Asian country.
baileygirl88 8
I might be biased since I live in an area with a ton of Japanese people, but you can usually tell if someone is brand new to America or if they are just straight up Asian American. If the OP is from Seattle, I'm guessing it's pretty clear to most that he/she is American! It's just ignorance.
teamnikster 9
Americans brought Chinese people over to work on the railroads. How is it they completely forgot? They intervened in a Vietnamese war and impregnated Vietnamese women, who's children were discriminated against for their mixed blood. The result: they brought those children to America. When the Hmong were being prosecuted for their part in the war, America brought them in. But this has been decades, centuries even.
teamnikster 9
**** the people that down-voted this.
oops6663 26
Racist friends never fail to disappoint.
iAmPaul 49
This FML makes no logical sense. This ethnically Asian man moved from Seattle to Ontario, Canada, and his new Canadian friend is introducing him to "American Culture"? Dafuq? I live in Ontario too, for the record.