Today, while working alone, I decided to just try some random impressions, and so I ended up doing a French accent when a customer walked in. To avoid embarrassment, I had to continue faking the accent as he struck up a long conversation with me. 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, while on my break at work, my workmates convinced me to perform my "Indian accent" piece. Everyone laughed while I was doing it. Everyone, that is, but my Indian boss. FML
Today, I spent a full hour working on my British accent. FML
Today, my best friend and I went to the movies. There was a hot cashier, so I thought it would be cool to talk in a British accent to try and be sexy. I walked up and started talking when he interrupted me and said in a very heavy British accent, "I know you're faking. You can stop now." FML
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
Today, I decided to work on my social anxiety by ordering some food. I waited in line, practicing my order in my head all the way. When I got to the front, I said my order with no mistakes. The cashier just stared blankly at me until I mumbled, "Never mind..." and left. FML
Today, I had to call a customer. I usually try to avoid calling customers because I have a very prominent speech impediment. Well, it turns out the customer I called also has a speech impediment and thought I was mocking her. She hung up on me and filed a formal complaint with my company. FML
Today, my mom thought it would be a good idea for me to talk with a British accent during my job interview to make me sound smarter. I'm applying for a job at McDonald's. FML
Today, while at work, a customer refused to speak louder, despite me asking her to do it several times. As a result, I took her order incorrectly. The customer then finally decided to raise her voice, but only to yell at me about my poor listening skills. FML
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
Today, I pretended to be on the phone to avoid small talk with someone from my building. I spoke loudly into the phone while walking by them. My phone rang in the middle of my fake conversation. FML
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Top comments
elektra2 16
As long as he didn't understand that you were faking it, what's the problem? ;)
Waxwell 21
Hon hon hon baguette no?
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Comments (69)
ZoroMiHawk 25
What if he realised you were faking it and decided to troll you by keeping you talking for as long as possible... xD
theinfiniteend 21
Bon chance, Mon ami(e).
SK8WITME 19
I was just playing AC Unity which is full of.... french accent, and now reading this, I can only imagine how funny your conversation must've sounded
rebamoo 14
You have good taste in games! ???☺️
Lalala579121 28
If you like shitty, bug-filled, mess-of-a-game games published by shitty companies, then yes you have a good taste in games.
ohSNAPyall 27
Ooh la la!
lolliaudry 13
that would be 'bonne chance'
chalalala_fml 2
That must have been awful to speak with a French accent, I hate my French accent..
catherinecas 30
I don't understand. Creole people speak French too.
Emirac 10
That doesn't make sense. Why would he pretend to be Creole? Yes, they do speak French but the accent would be way off. Just like English has different dialects and pronunciations, so does every other language. French and the accompanying accents vary from France to Canada to côte d'Ivoire to creole/Cajun. I would know, I had four years of French studying many dialects and now live in Cajun Louisiana.
RedPandax 23
Actually saying 'Bonne chance' in French to someone is originally thought to bring bad luck by some people. 'Bon courage' would work, I don't think 'Merde' would work, because its seen as informal. Or maybe I'm just looking to deep into this.
catherinecas 30
@45 it's a common joke in my area that kids are fluent in French but then fail French class because the accents are different! Thankfully most teachers are cool about it.