Today, I was again turned down by a potential host family on a student exchange site. Their reasoning was basically that since I'm American, I might do something to endanger my health, get hurt, and then sue them over my own stupidity. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I fell down a flight of stairs at college. I was taken to hospital with a fractured ankle and had to call my parents to drive me home. They constantly made passive-aggressive remarks on the way home, because I'd "totally ruined" their plans to eat out at a fancy restaurant tonight. FML
Today, I got a letter from a hostel I stayed at saying they were going to sue me for leaving them a negative Google review. I was the victim of a $7000 theft crime there. They refused to call the police and ambulance when it happened, and they didn’t even give me my money I paid to stay there back. FML
Today, I was awakened by knocking on my door, only to find my parents standing there. Turns out, they booked two one-way tickets to visit me from another country. Their plan? I should scrap my upcoming 2-week vacation to hang out because they invested in this trip. Oh, and they didn't book a hotel. I'm 31. FML
Today, my parents threatened to take away my college funds. Why? Because I complained about my 10 pm curfew during break as a freshman in college. FML
Today, I was supposed to start my vacation in Italy. I guess not everyone heard that I canceled it due to health problems, because this morning I caught two of my "friends" unplugging my TV after breaking into my house. FML
Today, I found out that my parents don't know the difference between a foreign person and a deaf person. They've been yelling at our exchange student for the past 2 days. FML
Today, I was uninvited to our usual family Thanksgiving, as well as the rest of the holidays with my extended family. Why? They found out who I voted for. I won't say who, but according to my aunt, I'm to blame for putting their son's healthcare at risk. WTF? FML
Today, I almost got kidnapped. Again. FML
Today, on my family vacation, I tried to put my foot down and declare that my daughter would absolutely not be babysitting anyone's kids. Everyone got mad and made us go home. FML
Today, my parents told me that they're suing my best friend's parents because I broke my leg at their house. I've been begging and pleading and fighting with them not to but they won't listen. They keep saying that it's not personal and it's just a legal thing. Happens all the time. FML
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VFaith14 1
You should sue them for discrimination!
tupelo 6
we Americans ain't that stoopid.
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Comments (99)
mirthfulMessiahs 21
Good luck finding a host home OP!
pedinhuh 23
Well, that's the first time I learn about discrimination against Americans...
graphicstyle7 17
But... if you are in another country (as I assume you will be) THEIR laws apply. Kind of a stupid reason not to host someone. Most countries don't have the frivolous lawsuits so prevalent in the U.S. You can't sue someone who's a citizen in another country under a U.S. law, it just does not work like that. Explain it to the next family if they raise that issue.
karipandaninja 7
op what's the exchange site?I am from mexico but I lived in the USA for 6 years so I know english ,and I'm learning japanese :)
NikkiAmber09 12
That seems to be the foundation our country was built on. But that's not your fault.
irishgreekgirl 7
oh I'm going on a host family trip try not to worry about it too much! there loss right?
Autumnsbeing 9
their*
Spark_Slicker 19
Well, it's their loss for believing stereotypes and not taking the time to actually get to personally know an American.
MrMontague 11
It's sad that America projects this image now. Not all of us have lost our way.
ninjajoehenes48 8
Man, foreign people do not like us Americans. When im playing world of tanks on the test server where it combines all servers together, Russians teamkill American players out of the blue for no apparent reason! And it wasnt just one player, I've witnessed it happen like 20+ times in one night. People everywhere have the same level of stupidity as everyone else. Being American doesnt mean that we are all stupid. Its just a common fallacy that all Americans are stupid just from hearing about one thing.
od4ev 13
I don't blame them.