themildthings
This FML is from back in 2010 but it's good stuff
Germany
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Today, whilst working as a language assistant in Germany as part of my degree, some 9 year-old German kids asked me to please speak English to them because my German was so shit. FML
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perdix 31
Face it, a German degree from the University of Phoenix isn't going to get you far anyways. They should have sent you to a place where you could dazzle them with your mad German skillz, like Antarctica. Penguins love guttural languages.
SpaceMannn 0
at least he said please:/
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All_I_Need 4
Don't worry. I am a French Assistant this year and it's not easy at first to speak another language, even if you were good at it before coming to another country. You will improve your skills later, and at least you pupils make efforts to understand your language, mine don't !
Shturmanbasov 0
Why not Chinese? You have billions of people speaking it nowadays :P
Shturmanbasov 0
You could try and look at it this way: it's just some stupid kids, who cares what they say? :P
Helbo 0
You deserve it for saying whilst.
barbarajean 0
So do you know tokio hotel of what?
Trollz4daLULZ 2
YDI for the following reasons: trying new things, trying to learn something and improve yourself, talking to bratty kids (kids suck in any country!), and trying to learn a new language before mastering your own! You split an infinitive when you said "to please speak English", and splitting infinitives is something you should try to never do! And like #58 said: YDI for saying "whilst", fruitcake.
sundayporch 2
I sincerely hope you split that infinitive in your last sentence to make a point.
Trollz4daLULZ 2
I try to never be ironic.
conor19 0
WTF is whilst
CloudEnvy 17
It's a word. I think it's in that book.. Y'know, the one with all the other words.
yummycupcakegirl 0
haha better prctice like I am on my French and Italian 4 the summer.
thehelenlouiseee 5
Mann kann einfach eine stroke bekommen, ea gibt gute aufsiegsmoglichkeiten. haha ;)
yupishi 2
Ich war auch PAD Fremdspracheassistentin, war aber schoen. einfach weitermachen - lesen, hoeren und versuchen zu sprechen!