Today, I found out that my parents don't know the difference between a foreign person and a deaf person. They've been yelling at our exchange student for the past 2 days. 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 discovered the terrible things my parents say about my wife while visiting them. They speak in Arabic around us and I've never really been able to understand them. Guess who hasn't only brushed up on his Arabic, but spent the last 6 months teaching his wife… 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 realized the guy I like is not deaf. This would normally be good news. However, for the past two weeks I assumed he was deaf after seeing him use sign language. I've been openly talking about him within earshot. FML
Today, my daughter told me she is pregnant. The father is the foreign exchange student who just moved back to Germany. FML
Today, a deaf customer came to my work. In an attempt to connect with him I introduced myself in sign language. He just rolled his eyes and pointed at my name tag. FML
Today, I bumped into my parents at the mall. They didn't tell me they were around. I live 5,000 miles away, in a different country from them. FML
Today, I went to a drive through with my housemate. She got our order wrong and angrily yelled at the teenager who handed us our food, making her cry. My housemate can't fully speak English because of a learning disability, and she refuses to admit it. FML
Today, I realized my coworker can't comprehend English, or any other language. When I mentioned this to a coworker, they accused me of being an ableist. This is the same person who insults him to his face, knowing he can't understand her. FML
Today, I overheard my parents arguing over who had to tell me that I'm adopted. FML
Today, I was eating dinner with my family. My parents didn't want me to hear what they were talking about so they decided they would spell out the words so I wouldn't understand. I didn't. FML
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Dixbfloppin 11
I hate stupid people.
PeterChaban 9
And parents think that us "youth" are cocky know it alls
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Comments (101)
howrudoin 11
Technically speaking either one understands what your parents are talking about lol. Conceptually if your parents don't know the difference, then FYL.
Matty1188 6
They've been doing it for 2 years and you're just finding out now?
Elmoo_fml 16
It says two days, not two years...
dryersheet 11
Fail
lovelyleah 10
If it was two years the student would most likely know some English.
omgalice 5
Question; where were YOU during the yelling? Were you not in the house?
hatesfate 6
And they say there are no stupid questions....
xZoeAmethystx 12
Just tell your parents to calm down, and be nice to Fez.
zaynismylove 2
I think the r rude
Chill_Turtle95 3
To be honest, reading this makes me want to punch your parents in the face. Are they that arrogant and ignorant?
hatesfate 6
Resorting to violent thoughts due to ignorance of another is pretty ignorant itself. Reading this makes me just pity the OP's parents (and you).
wildsweetchild 19
Common mistake of the language barrier. No matter what nationality, if somebody doesn't understand the language, people often start speaking all the words slower and louder hoping that it will help to be understood. It doesn't help.
un1corns 15
33 - It actually does help to speak slower. Louder? Not so much... unless you speak quietly to begin with.
wildsweetchild 19
Agree, if a person knows at least a little bit of the language, if they don't, it doesn't help. Body language is the key in that case.
spongeydude4 2
Yeah that happens to my parents (deaf) all the time, it annoys the crap out of them
Urpoppy 21
I guess Canadians are just as dumb as so many Americans.
MidnaLink 35
Depends on the Canadian, asshole
the_true_batman 10
I was just thinking how it hurt to see that OP was from Alberta. I'm just going to assume that they were Americans living in Canada. There are plenty of Americans up here.
RigPig 3
They probably just don't like foreigners... Who does?
afairshake 8
It's funny just by the sound of your about me I swear you sound just like the brother of my boyfriend. His brother lives in Edmonton and he lives in Nelson and if it is you wow lol. If you have a sister to boot that's always in trouble I'm betting I'm right small world. Might I add if I am right we read each other to easy and I'm hooped.
RigPig 3
Hmm nope! I don't have any family in BC and my brothers married. Not quite the detective now are you! It is a small world though, that's for sure.
swedeNix 13
And they say youth knows nothing? I speak 3 langagues, My grandma tries to correct my grammar all the time, and she cant use our native language proper
outoftown 27
*properly. Trolling grandmas, gotta love 'em! It can be really fun, if you can play them.