By Macysdayparade8 - 09/12/2015 04:01 - United States - San Francisco

Today, my boss of six months asked me what country I'm from. I'm white and from the southern United States. I'm so quiet, he didn't think I spoke English. FML
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Macysdayparade8 8

Op here. I was just trying to say that there are no obvious signs that I'm not from Georgia/from another country, where most people speak English.

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Top comments

gosh_mate 30

Even if you are extremely shy/quiet, your boss should know what language you speak by now... It's not your fault they've paid absolutely no attention!

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Yimpish 15

Just keep going with it and act like you don't speak English to get out of messy situations

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Jachin357 28

Here is what would have happened if you started speaking Scottish. You: "Fit Like! fetch ye' dein' pal!? ye' dinnie ken where ah'm fae? ah cannie mind where ye' would think ah'm fae because I'm constantly listening tae' the bleedin' pipes!" Boss: "...what?"

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zaidthunder1 27

You need to speak up and get yourself heard if you want to make a good career for yourself.

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buddy_J 16

What's the fact that you're white have to do with anything? There are whiter people that don't speak English

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Macysdayparade8 8

Op here. I was just trying to say that there are no obvious signs that I'm not from Georgia/from another country, where most people speak English.

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PenguinBitch 43

*OP working at secretary* "Hello, this is the CEO of the company. Transfer me to your boss, NOW! OP (in Consuelo's voice) "no...no.boss not here. No "

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thefmlman2011 36

That's where they live now, he's from another place in the states.

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Macysdayparade8 8

I'm not sure where California is coming from... I live in Georgia.

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extremereviews 26

The fml says it was published in California, United States

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jbuckets_404 38

OP, at the end of your fml above, it states your username and then supposedly your location, which in this instance states California, not Atlanta, Georgia as per your profile. Perhaps FML is going by the IP address of your internet service provider?

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schreibergx93 19

Hey, you can be exotic if you so choose.

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Witchylady 17

What has being white got to do with it. Belgians are white. Dutch people are white and they don't speak English. Well not all of them

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hoosierholla 17

If you're white and from an American state, you most likely speak English.

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gobiteme2 34

You should walk in on a Monday with an orange hue from a poor spray tan, then the next Monday with a yellow hue. New Monday new hue keep him guessing.

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