Today, some people in my class here in New Zealand found out that I'm from Canada, then spent the rest of the period asking if I had a pet moose and whether or not I lived in an igloo. They were completely genuine questions. 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 heard two of my students having a conversation. One asked what state Arizona was in, and the other replied Canada. I teach sixth grade social studies and they weren't joking. FML
Today, while teaching my history class, a girl asked me where North America was. She lives in North America. FML
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
Today, I actually had to explain to two of my friends that neither Alaska nor Nebraska are in Canada. I think I need new friends. FML
Today, I moved into my university dorm a week before classes start. Everyone kept giving me weird looks as they watched me move my stuff in. Finally, one of my dorm mates asked me if I knew that school had actually started last week. I didn't. FML
Today, I've been living in Canada for past two years, and my friend from the States came to visit. He was talking about how Canadians are so polite, but I was in total denial, that he didn't know anything. While I was arguing with him, a guy in front of us walked into a pole, then apologized to it. FML
Today, we were taking a bio quiz and I understood the subject, so the people sitting behind me asked me to help them out. Being a kind fellow classmate, I did. When the teacher got suspicious, she asked the class, "How are all of you getting the same answers?" everyone pointed directly at me. FML
Today, my grandson asked how old I am and whether I'd seen Mammoths "for real" when I was a kid. FML
Today, a classmate found out I have a boyfriend. He said, "Really? YOU??" FML
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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RickySleeves 20
Did you apologize?
emeraldarcher74 30
Well... Do you?
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emeraldarcher74 30
Well... Do you?
stingray112 24
Yeah I feel you. I'm from Texas and people sometimes ask if I drink from wells/ride horses everywhere.
anyagrande 31
Im from England and somebody seriously asked if everyone was friends with the queen here
baby4mommy 27
The moose lives in the igloo
Clanesda 14
It was a MOOStake to move there...... Please love me
xninix_fml 36
I love you :)
hyperreader 15
You're mine.
flyingflies 36
Tell them how you ride your moose into battle to conquer all the igloos in the neighborhood!
hellobobismyname 24
And that you drink maple syrup straight from the trees eh, and play hockey in the ice in wintertime in just your underwear eh, and choose Tim Hortons over Starbucks eh, and then just apologize a few times because, dammit, you're a Canadian. Eh.
SkoomaKi 28
Please tell me you looked them dead in the eyes and said yes with a straight face.
krazy789 28
Aaah stereotypes... Helping us better understand things we don't
RickySleeves 20
Did you apologize?
OysterPearls 33
Stereotypes are the worst, eh?
Shay_Shay97 23
Just be patient OP. They'll get tired of it eventually. It happened to me when I moved to America from Germany. My classmates asked me if I was a secret Nazi or if I planned on growing a Hitler mustache. Either that or they would throw their right arm up in a Nazi salute and yell "Hail Hydra!"
brenton490 19
Don't even have to be from Germany sadly to get that. As long as they know your German it gets asked.
idfwuidk 12
One of my friends is from South Africa and someone asked her if she lived in a hut with a pet tiger. She was being genuine.
AbortionSurvivor 13
I hope your friend politely informed them that tigers are from Asia not Africa