Today, at a bar, I overheard two attractive men speaking in French. I went over and tried to introduce myself with what little French I know. They looked at me like I was crazy and then said in English, "What are you doing?" Turns out they weren't speaking French. FML
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Hey everyone, OP here. This actually happened a few months ago when I was studying abroad in Dublin, Ireland. Yes, I had already had a few drinks. I was also with several other study abroad students who were from Spain and Italy and everyone unanimously agreed that the two men were speaking French. It probably didn't help that we weren't very close to them and it was loud in the bar. The two men were actually from Denmark and they were speaking Danish. I definitely learned my lesson never tried to do anything like that again.
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Quendolin 24
The awkwardness that came up thereafter was strong enough to kill a small to medium-sized dog!
WitEluded 13
Just pretend to be French and maybe they will be into it?
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Quendolin 24
The awkwardness that came up thereafter was strong enough to kill a small to medium-sized dog!
beeferjay 34
or several hamsters
Lalala579121 28
Or an entire ant colony.
FenHarel 9
Nothing kills those bastards. in a war with cockroaches, ants would emerge victorious.
WitEluded 13
Just pretend to be French and maybe they will be into it?
UhHuhHoney 20
Your photo goes so well w/ your comment, so slick lol
WitEluded 13
I get that a lot ;)
Brandi_Faith 34
That's a horrible idea considering she obviously doesn't know French enough to speak it well or even understand what other people are saying, or to know if it's a completely different language being spoken. :)
Jowisee 29
Yes but it sounds as if the men didn't speak French, in which case OP could ramble on about anything as if they were French themselves without the men knowing what they were saying.
MRS_SILVER 11
You just have to repeat one or two phrases over and over again very quickly while you awkwardly walk away
Lalala579121 28
She could also speak in broken English using a French accent.
izntdan 14
If you're not fluent in the language it's an easy mistake to make. A lot of languages share the same root words and sound very similar
scyth3s 13
It sounds like they were speaking op's native language, and op had a dull moment...
NoBookNoGood 14
Indeed, for most people every Asian language might sound like: "cheng wong shi" (no hate)
Talonshere 14
@21, No... Not at all.
bigbrown24 17
maybe it's time to get those ears checked.
Tripartita 45
In similar situations, I just make sure every other word I say is in a different language to cover all bases.
PotatoesAndCake 26
F votre vie
helptheorphans 17
walrus your life? (inside joke that french emersion kids will understand)
SAGARCo 19
Now I'm sad because I'm just a Canadian and don't get the joke.
xooxxooxxooxxoox 3
You kinda messed this joke up on several fronts... first, in french, the word you're thinking of is spelt with a P, not an F - phoque. Second, it means seal, not walrus. (walrus is morse). Finally, unrelated to the joke itself, the french school program is called french immersion, rather than french emersion. Sorry to be so fussy, but it just stuck out at me :P (reply to number 36)
Lagalette 19
"vie de merde" is the french FML website ;) but I still read the ones in english because they're funnier !
Kevinmeowbeanz 22
It's hard to start a threesome
9a_1z 12
Did you find out what language they were speaking? I'm trying to think what languages sound like French, though I suppose it's probably a bit harder to differentiate different European languages if you're American.
oiler 21
OP says they talked to her in english. Im guessing that they were talking in english but OP heard diffrent
xxegosuicide 13
Maybe another one of the "romantic languages?" I've heard they are similar in their structuring and root words.
ApparentlyNotEno 28
Actually Farsi is very French-sounding (due to extensive French influence), and I commonly (fondly) refer to Portuguese as "Spanish spoken with a French accent". Armenian is also a candidate. Danish... I would not have guessed. But **** them for making it awkward and not being kind to you.
Aiden89 23
How many drinks did you have?
iAlissa 34
It's too late to turn back. Keep making eye contact and continue serenading them with your mediocre French skills.