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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Autumn: Leaves and Laughter
When the leaves fall, the laughter rises. Discover autumn stories as crisp as dried leaves!
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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[email protected] 14
lmao so stupid how can this person think Asians only live in China it's like saying all white people live in North America
dragonrider1959 18
Hamburgers are actually German
thefmlman2011 36
OMG, I work at Burger King aswell! well, aussies call it Hungry Jacks.
False_Stupidity 41
Mate, how can you be in Australia and not know that Burger King and Hungry Jacks are independent businesses.
mattbuchanan11 4
Why would you move away from seattle it's the best city on earth
[email protected] 14
*Vancouver BC
Jenmic 16
I can imagine his friend explain in a condescending monotone "this is a ham-bur-ger".
demonfacee 14
That's actually kind of funny. Hopefully, you played along with it.
lina21 12
I don't exactly call that a friend. If they're automatically labeling you as the "other", you can find better people to hang out with
zman64 9
Does he know that McDonald's has locations worldwide and that, even if you had moved from Asia, it's likely that you would still know what a burger is?
20minutesto9 23
You should play along with it. Then after you've known each other for a while, invite him along on a trip to your "home country", and watch his reaction when the plane lands in Seattle. Also I'm sorry people are so ignorant.
platinumbking 4
He was just being sarcastic