Miscellaneous: Today, my teacher, who's Irish, called me insensitive and stupid...

By meh - 18/01/2012 05:21 - Canada

Today, my teacher, who's Irish, called me insensitive and stupid for imitating her accent. I'm Filipino and my parents immigrated to Ireland where I was born, and then we moved to Canada when I was 14. Her response to my explanation? "Bullshit." FML

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Today, my teacher called me "stupid and ignorant" for referring to myself as Asian. I'm from Pakistan. Pakistan is in Asia. FML

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By kdubz23 - 17/02/2014 22:41 - United States - Pittsburgh

Today, the parent of a student called to ask me about a homework assignment. At the end of the call, she told me that I seem to be losing my "Asian accent" from when she first talked to me in the summer. I was born in the US, grew up in NJ and speak perfect English. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/09/2021 02:01

Today, my mom hit me in the face after an argument she didn't win. According to her, Mexican and American are languages, and not dialects or nationalities. She even argued with my teachers, and threatened to remove me "from a school full of uneducated people" after they told her I was correct. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/07/2019 12:07 - United Kingdom - Bristol

Today, a customer asked me if I was English, because I was struggling to understand what he was saying. I said yes. He then called me a liar, and said I must be "one of them Polish immigrants." Oh, and he also had a thick Scottish accent. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/09/2013 22:35 - United States - Cypress

Today, my mom mentioned how she loves a certain actor's "British" accent. I couldn't help but mention that there's no such thing, and that there are lots of different accents in Britain. She got pissed and lectured me for "lying" to her and trying to make her feel stupid. FML

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By Panagiotis - 01/10/2022 18:01 - United States

Today, we had a substitute teacher. She was taking attendance and had trouble pronouncing my last name. When I corrected her, I heard her mutter under her breath about, “Goddamn Mexican immigrants…” I’m from Greek ancestry, born in the USA. FML

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By Favorite - 13/11/2023 15:00 - Philippines - Makati City

Today, my mom scolded me for ruining my sister's "vacation" here. She just got deported from abroad, and was only gone for 2 months after falling for a marriage scam. Now she deludes to herself that she was born and raised there, and claims not to understand our mother tongue, calling it third world primate language. FML

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By biblepain - 28/03/2015 02:12 - United States - Tucson

Today, I met my girlfriend's parents for the first time. Within minutes, they said I needed to leave. Their reason? Apparently, I was mocking her dad's speech impediment. I also have one but they wouldn't believe me. FML

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By hackshack - 08/06/2012 19:45 - Brazil - Porto Alegre

Today, my English teacher kicked me out of class for being "rude and disruptive." In actuality, I had called her out for having blatantly used Google Translate for several example sentences, all of which sounded as if a semi-literate foreigner had constructed them. FML

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By KillMeNow - 18/10/2011 16:08 - United Kingdom

Today, on my first day of being a trainee teacher in a classroom, I told a boy to stop using that stupid accent or else I'll give him a detention. Turns out he just moved here from Romania. FML

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Wednesday 18 January 2012 11:57

Damn. But hey, accents are cool.

TheMaster15 10

Wednesday 18 January 2012 11:59

No worries, shes just a wee little lady.

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dotar_fml 23

Thursday 19 January 2012 2:55

What are you talking aboot? :S

zalxd 0

Thursday 19 January 2012 3:07

OMG I was just watching degrassi where the girl say I am going to be showered with money by the FILIPINO community epic timing

jezca1215 0

Thursday 19 January 2012 3:27

I'm Filipino too, and tell ur teacher that we have a different accent then he/she.

robro23 1

Thursday 19 January 2012 3:32

Filipino ftw!

FlyingWhisps 5

Thursday 19 January 2012 3:47

Get her fired

imacatcher 10

Thursday 19 January 2012 3:47

Be-otch..... Hey, is every heritage month apply to you?

Okayitwasme 0

Thursday 19 January 2012 4:03

She's just hate in, yours sounds better!

roniD97 1

Thursday 19 January 2012 4:06

Time to smack a bitch!!!!!

Bently24 6

Thursday 19 January 2012 7:41

Canadian teachers are bitches

Complaining 13

Thursday 19 January 2012 7:44

I have a Filipino/Irish friend. Why doesn't she believe you? It's not that unusual.

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