Miscellaneous: Today, I got a phone call, and the person on the other line started...

By Anonymous - 19/03/2009 05:17 - United States

Today, I got a phone call, and the person on the other line started speaking French. I assumed it was my friend since we usually speak French with each other, so I said in French "What do you want, asshole?". It wasn't my friend. It was a representative for the exchange program I'm applying for. FML

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By Frenchgirl - 16/09/2011 01:42 - United States

Today, it was my first day at school in the United States. Being from France, my French accent is really strong. After being made fun of all day, I met someone from Montreal. I was so excited and said, "Parlez-vous Français?" And his response? "HUH?!" FML

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By Anonymous - 22/09/2015 04:31 - United States - Lincoln

Today, I began taking a French language class. After completing and submitting some homework, I got a response. A response that was completely in French. I can't understand shit. FML

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By rosie - 08/03/2021 13:59

Today, I was unable to communicate with a customer who only spoke French. As a result, my boss called me a "monolingual idiot." I speak Spanish, German, and Japanese. FML

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Classic blunder

By Anonymous - 28/10/2022 16:00

Today, I had a phone call from a company I was applying to. It was going really well, until the call ended. Now since I'm so used to calling my girlfriend, I ended the call with, "Love you, bye." And if things couldn't get any worse, I started swearing to myself. The recruitment officer heard me. I forgot to hang up. FML

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By oopsie - 24/05/2009 14:50 - Canada

Today, I got a phone call from a number I didn't recognize. It was a man with a speech impediment, and I began imitating him. He was the manager of a store I applied at. He wanted to arrange an interview. FML

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By Ariane - 03/12/2022 00:00

Today, I work as an executive assistant. My French boss wanted to do business with a big American customer, so he sent her an email suggesting a meeting. He copied me so that I could arrange said meeting. He had written, "Have your ass talk to my ass." FML

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By panther of the desert - 02/05/2012 21:58 - Puerto Rico - Rio Grande

Today, I was to have an important phone interview for a job. I got a call and everything went perfectly, and they said I was hired. Later, I found out that one of my "friends" had gotten one of his buddies to prank call me and make sure the line was engaged when the real interviewer called. FML

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By SpanishInFrenchClass - 06/12/2012 05:35 - United States

Today, I had a presentation in French class. I was so nervous, the first thing I said when I got up there was, "Hola." FML

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By Anonymous - 18/09/2020 10:01

Today, in a job interview I confirmed I could speak French, as I lived in France for 6 years and became fluent, but I was so nervous that when my interviewer started speaking French, I froze up and the entire French language exited my brain like it was escaping a fire. I was kicked out for lying. FML

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By Anonymous - 20/04/2011 03:05 - United States

Today, I picked up on a telemarketer and started speaking in Portuguese. It turns out that this particular telemarketer spoke it as well. Every time I hung up, he called back. Telemarketers get really excited when they find out someone else speaks their language. FML

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ilikerainbows 0

Thursday 19 March 2009 16:12

Tu es tres stupide.

Spiffy 0

Thursday 19 March 2009 16:05

Next time ask before you assume. Because when you assume, you make an ass out of you and me. But in this case, just you :P

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Spiffy 0

Thursday 19 March 2009 16:05

Next time ask before you assume. Because when you assume, you make an ass out of you and me. But in this case, just you :P

ReyEr9412 0

Thursday 11 March 2010 23:30

I agree. Assuming makes an ass out of u and me.

missonedirection 6

Sunday 25 March 2012 19:40

Isn't "ass out of you NOT me...?"

Ramb0 20

Friday 12 February 2016 0:09

no it is not

kamikaze_fml 0

Thursday 19 March 2009 16:10

Votre sont un baiser retarde.

ilikerainbows 0

Thursday 19 March 2009 16:12

Tu es tres stupide.

Gimmedat 0

Monday 31 May 2010 4:54

Comment moderated for rule-breaking.

Show it anyway

cowycal 4

Saturday 5 June 2010 5:42

^Knowing which language it is fail. -_-

RileyFerrari 0

Saturday 19 June 2010 5:28

French, you retard. Très means very.

Lawlihearttigers 5

Sunday 18 December 2011 1:51

F. A. I. L. ! Learn how to speak the language before criticizing.

TaylorLynn462 10

Thursday 28 June 2012 0:48

No, it's a french win.

icrest80 4

Wednesday 29 August 2012 2:52

3 not to be a tight ass but because you probably don't know op it would be vous êtes très stupides. I guess this makes me a French grammar nazi lol

FluffyWizdom 15

Sunday 21 October 2012 21:23

t'es vraiment con

Salzxx 11

Monday 26 September 2016 21:05

#89 it's just one person, so tu works. #3 just forgot the accent

Jimboom 11

Thursday 19 March 2009 16:16

Thanks. You just re-enforce the negative stereotype about French being rude arrogant *******. I say thanks because I like taking the piss out of the French. :-P

photographygal 0

Thursday 19 March 2009 16:17

welllll there goes your chances of making into that program lol

i_f_16 0

Thursday 19 March 2009 16:18

I guess you dont kno ur friends voices that well

ladidalisa 0

Tuesday 8 June 2010 4:37

what I was thinking

iluvfmls456 0

Monday 4 July 2011 20:45

or their phone numbers.

icare4u 0

Thursday 19 March 2009 16:24

c'est bien dommage!!

Shemia 7

Thursday 19 March 2009 16:31

I'm French and I'm never being a rude arrogant ******, thanks a lot.

xolotl 0

Thursday 19 March 2009 16:39

Why would you assume that?

Hlessirah 3

Thursday 19 March 2009 16:43

Well, it's better than if you had said that in English, right? At least you showed them that you're fluent in french cursing...Maybe they were impressed!