Today, I found out that I was moving to Germany. I'm going to be put back a year in school because of the system change. I also don't speak a word of German. Why? Because my mother wants to brag about this experience to her friends. 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 arrived in Germany for a summer-long stay. The family I'm supposed to stay with had said they spoke fluent English. They don't. I don't speak German. It's going to be a quiet two months. FML
Today, I found out the German I've been learning for nearly a month is a dialect only spoken by people in a small area of the country. This means I'll need to re-learn most of what I thought I knew. FML
Today, I excitedly told my family that, after years of studying and dedication, I've been awarded a full scholarship to Germany. My mom's reaction was to start sobbing about me becoming a "heathen" and my dad and brother started telling Nazi jokes. FML
Today, my daughter told me she is pregnant. The father is the foreign exchange student who just moved back to Germany. FML
Today, my mom booked a family trip to Sweden. This would be great, if she hadn't asked me to tell our former German exchange student that we were coming to visit her in Germany. She was thrilled. Now I have to be the one to let her down. FML
Today, I arrived in Austria. Within about an hour, I realized that I couldn't understand any "German". Turns out they have a totally different dialect here to anything I was taught in school. I'm here till May. FML
Today, I came home to visit my family after a year at college. Expecting to impress them, I proudly informed them that I now speak fluent Swedish. Imagine my surprise when my mother said, "That's a useless language" and everyone agreed. FML
Today, I returned to Germany for a break from my studies abroad. I got lost while out for groceries, so I tried asking a guy for directions. I went totally blank and strained to think of the right words, prompting him to mutter about rude foreigners not bothering to learn the local language. FML
Today, my mom scolded me for ruining my sister's "vacation" here. She just got deported from abroad, and was only gone for 2 months after falling for a marriage scam. Now she deludes to herself that she was born and raised there, and claims not to understand our mother tongue, calling it third world primate language. FML
Today, I found out that while on foreign exchange for over six months now, I have been pronouncing the word for "night" in German wrong. Apparently, this whole time, the way that I have been pronouncing it in German means "naked". This explains a lot. FML
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kameryn25 3
that's not so bad at least Germans drink like crazy and you can drive as fast as you want in some parts of the country. sounds like any teenagers dream.
Iamnotmyself 17
You know what, this is not ok, you should scare her with a bunny, get garden gnomes to conspire against her, and throw away any childhood awards. Then sue.
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TheIndieStar 7
There's tons of international schools in Germany, so if you're really worried about one extra year of education, you can just go to one of those and do American Diploma of International Baccalaureate, both of which are 2 years rather than the 3-year-long German Abitur. I did, and I finished school at the same time as my old classmates in England. Oh, and Germany's actually pretty awesome, especially Berlin - don't judge a place before you move there. Generally, moving to a different country shows out who your true friends are that you'll keep in touch with for a long time, and also lets you gather a bit of experience in life.
colonel42 0
I did that for German, Italian, and Spanish school, you pick up the language in about 2 months, but try or you will fail and be put back a year. Go out and about, you will pick it up quicker, I learned Italian in about 4 weeks.
cclincecum 4
Viel Glück.:)
ElyshaPaige 0
Germany is awesome an you will pick up the language quick, a lot of Germans speak English too.
lebronsucks 3
All hail hitler!
sunnyan 17
It could have been worse OP. I moved to Germany 3 years ago and I still love it here. It might be a bit hard in the beginning if you don't speak the language and stuff, but I found some really great friends who were always there to help me and no I really like it here. Just make sure that you start with an open mind and don't let it drag you down. You'll survive!
Munchkin13 6
What a bitch.
Zotti17 0
I was just Germany, its an awesome place. You can drink, no problem. Haha, it sucks that you know no german, and have to go back a year... I wish you luck.
HU4L188 0
Dont worry.. German is pretty easy to learn
IloveyouJon 11
I'll take your place :3 my friend moved there and I haven't seen him since last year!