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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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AbortionSurvivor 13
When I was in America most people assumed that Kangaroos roam the city streets in Australia. I also copped the old "did a dingo eat your baby?" several times
gratunka 11
I had a friend from Africa and we were joking about her pet giraffe and cheetah. until the rest of my coworkers started asking in awe.
katachristic 19
"Of course, but our primary public transportation system is comprised mostly of ski lifts and riding rolling maple logs downhill."
orangejubejube 20
I wish, either would be faster than the TTC...
scottishoatmeal 22
Im from Scotland and when I visited New Zealand I managed to convince a whole bar of people that a haggis was a creature that lived in the mountains, and it had one leg shorter than the other so it just went round in circles until it made it to the top. (It's actually a dish of Sheeps pluck, onion, oatmeal and cooked in the Sheeps intestine) Great times.
KaylaRocksss 7
Just like when you're a Texan that travels outside of Texas and everyone asks if you ride horses everywhere and still have shoot outs in the local saloon ._.
burgermike92 17
Why would they ask about igloos though? Igloos are usually associated with Alaska or Antarctica.
mejustbeingme 4
As a fellow Canadian I hope you said yes to everything.
ssnow_fml 20
Wait, Canada isn't real...
gusthecat 12
I have the same problem ... ?
kung_ku_mastet 8
Canadians FTW