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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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)
cynthianicole95 9
Why would it have been embarrassing to get caught?
regaldust_fml 4
"Merde" is clearly informal, like something you would say to your friend for an exam. "Bonne chance" et "Bon courage" are the same thing, at least as a native I've never heard a difference between the two.
saraaa2552 15
Idiot lol
Krypt1c 11
Shoulda changed it up. From French to British to German. lol
MidnaLover 10
Hey, here's an idea, just say "sorry, when I'm working alone I like to do impressions"
worldclassrager 41
I don't see a problem with this...but still if he comes in again you might need to remember to use it...but I think you'll be fine without it
prostar9993 15
At least he didn't start talking to you in French
Emirac 10
Right? I was taught Parisian French but we spent some time going over other areas just to hear the different dialects and it's crazy how different they are. I can barely understand Cajun French because of the dialect. I actually did better with a coworker from the ivory coast.
radiocaf 29
Imagine how much worse it would be if he became a regular, or others heard the accent too and you had to do it for them too...
phreaker913 21
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