Today, I found out that the nickname my friend has been calling me in Japanese for the past year is the word for "Idiot". FML
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Today, I found out that the loving nickname my Chinese mother has been calling me my entire life essentially translates to "little retard". FML
Today, I learned that the cute pet name my boyfriend has been calling me for the past month is actually an acronym for "pain in the a**". FML
Today, I discovered that my best friend of 3 years has me in her phone as "Stupid Bitch". FML
Today, I found out that my contact name in my girlfriend's phone is "Dipshit McFucktard". FML
Today, my art teacher showed off a painting of his name he got in Japan. I can read Japanese, and it actually says "Old idiot". I really don't want to break it to him. FML
Today, I realized what my mom has been calling me for 20 years. She always calls me her "little fehler." With her being from Germany, I always thought it was a cute little nickname. Apparently, she's been calling me her "little mistake." FML
Today, my best friend sent me a postcard. She’s been calling me by my nickname for so long that she wrote the wrong name on it. FML
Today, I realized that since I was in elementary school, my friends, my workmates, and even my family, all call me accidentally by someone else's name instead of my actual name. I'm 30 years-old. FML
Today, I found out my friends call me 'Shamu the whale' behind my back. FML
Today, I figured out my girlfriend's mother has various nicknames for me. My girlfriend and her family are from Poland and speak on the phone in their native tongue, but they don’t know I’ve been learning the language either. I heard her call me “idiot”, “loser”, “moron” and various other “nicknames” multiple times. FML
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TurquoiseJesus 15
shouldnt be a Baka, then.
laurkk827 14
you should be happy you aren't one of those idiots to tattoo Japanese symbols real big on their body
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Comments (140)
toxic324x 17
ばかだいよ！ maybe you aren't watching enough animu
tournamentdecide 33
Do you realize not everybody likes anime? Even if, they play the more popular ones in English, too.
EJ_Red 9
Now all I hear after reading this are anime girls screaming "Baka!" at boys... Anyway, it is your fault for not asking what that word means and how he came up with it
tj4234 36
You know, you'd be surprised how common it is for bilingual people to (sportingly) do this. You kind of deserve it for leaving it so long to find out. Out of interest, how did you figure it out?
ana_lee_bonde 17
That's common knowledge OP.
ShowMeKay 20
Yeah, in Japan. Not the US lol
Purexinsanity 46
Only common knowledge to those that watch anime and like someone above me said, OP's friend may not have used "baka" (stupid/idiot) but "aho" (idiot/fool)
Catdragon 40
BAKA
RainTears 15
or he was told it meant something else until now
Vestin 18
Maybe OP's friend is just a tsundere...
Bossgirlhana 15
BAKA!!! I knew my years of watching anime would pay off one day!
otaku2530 11
Baka xP
xxlittlemsanime 24
I guess you live up to your nickname, Baka