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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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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Comments (95)
Vanderdale 14
I dunno, I'm from Australia and I don't know if it's the same with New Zealanders but we're rpetty good at asking people ridiculous questions with a straight face. Then again maybe I just think NZ'ers should know better given the ridiculous questions they get from visiting tourists...
mikkyNZ 15
I agree I'm from NZ and we do this ??
Jordan Woodward 9
Haha yeah was coming to say they probably didn’t pick up the tone of sarcasm with our accent
ribx 16
As a New Zealander, I doubt they were serious... Then again... Gisborne...
sarcasmwins 24
I doubt they were serious too. We are just a bunch that likes to take the piss lol
McFishFilet 9
Question: when you are eating dinner in your igloo, do you drink maple syrup or does it go on the food?
kingdomgirl94 29
We pour it on top of our snowcones. (actually ******* delicious, try it sometime. Lots of sugarshacks sell them!)
campbelllp 10
Doesn't happen in Wellington. Sorry gizzy
pos20 26
ask them what they really do with the sheep
Love_L0ST 13
See not only Americans are racist
waleedma 18
Racist or ignorance?
BananEnigma 24
Oh COME ON, New Zealand! I thought you guys were smarter than that! :(....
AKCamoChick 2
I get it worse, I'm from Alaska... I feel your pain!
008GGG 14
This. We Alaskans get those questions from the rest of the United States.
Histayra 11
And if your from Hawaii too! Happen to me when I moved to the states.
jnunez0517 18
Not going to lie I would too
saffy66 34
That's funny because it's generally the other way around, with North Americans asking us (Aussies and Kiwis) if we have electricity, or if we have kangaroos roaming the streets. The answer to that last one, incidentally, is 'sometimes' - usually in country areas of course, where there are large patches of grassland nearby. I'm not sure what the Kiwi equivalent would be.
FalloutScrolls 25
Do you have electricity!? Haha, really? As an American, I just want you Aussies to answer me one thing... Is there a 42 Wallaby Way in Sydney, and does someone named P. Sherman live there?
Emmeleia 8
Kiwis? or ok.. sheep.. in suburbs